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By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A court in Belarus has sentenced the country’s main exiled opposition leader in absentia to 15 years in prison, the state news agency, Belta, said on Monday, as the ...
TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ criminal investigation agency said Tuesday that it has conducted raids as part of a sweeping probe into an alleged attempt by the opposition to seize power three ...
They have reason to grin. The Cyber Partisans are the cutting edge of a militant wing of Belarus’s opposition that is gearing up for action. In a Warsaw safehouse, one dissident preparing to ...
Authorities in Belarus confirmed Wednesday that dozens more raids were carried out against opposition figures suspected of so-called "extremist" activity. The latest crackdown targets efforts to ...
Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus ...
Police officers detain Nina Bahinskaya, 73, during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Credit: AP As part of the ...
LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was handed a 15-year jail term on Monday after being convicted in absentia for treason and "conspiracy to ...
LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya ... "the last and only dictator in Europe", has ruled Belarus with an iron first since 1994, using his ...
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya fled Belarus after elections which she is widely thought to have won Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the Polish government not to shut ...
TALLINN, Estonia — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to ...
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of property belonging to 104 opposition activists who have fled the country, the latest step in a ...
FILE - In this photo provided by the Belarusian Presidential Press Service, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to military personnel during his visit to Oshmyany District, Grodno region ...