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Belarus opposition leader urges international probe of govt

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PRAGUE — A Belarusian opposition leader has called for the creation of an international tribunal to investigate and prosecute crimes reportedly committed by the...

Belarus club removed from European hockey competition

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ZURICH — The only team from Belarus in the Europe-wide Champions Hockey League was removed from next season’s competition on Tuesday because of travel...

In Belarus, yellow tags single out political prisoners

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KYIV, Ukraine — While visiting her son in a Belarusian prison, Natallia Makavetskaya saw deep scars on his wrists left by tight handcuffs. She...

Belarusian journalist in prison video after flight diversion

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KYIV, Ukraine — A dissident journalist arrested when Belarus diverted his flight said in a video from prison that he has been set up...

NATO restricts HQ access for Belarus officials

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BRUSSELS — The NATO military alliance is restricting access to its headquarters for a group of Belarus officials in the wake of Minsk’s decision...

Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links

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KYIV, Ukraine — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk,...

At 26, Belarus journalist has spent a decade in opposition

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KYIV, Ukraine — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would...

Belarusian leader heads to Russia amid showdown with EU

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MOSCOW — Belarus' authoritarian leader heads to Russia Friday to seek assistance amid a bruising showdown with the European Union over the diversion of...

Belarusians who fled crackdown fearful after diverted flight

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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Viachka Krasulin said he was arrested and brutally beaten all over his body by police in Belarus for attending a rally...

EU eyes Belarus sanctions targeting sectors close to leader

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BRUSSELS — European Union nations sketched out plans for new sanctions Thursday against Belarus that will target economic sectors close to its authoritarian president,...