News: Belarus

We have started to collect the most important news related to Belarus in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Belarus: news

Minsk blast was plot - Lukashenko

Monday, April 11th 2011, 23:01
related places: Minsk

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko says a deadly blast in the Minsk metro system was an attempt to destabilise the country.
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Eleven dead in Minsk metro blast

Monday, April 11th 2011, 19:47
related places: Minsk

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko says 11 people were killed and hundreds injured in an explosion in the metro system of the capital, Minsk.
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VIDEO: Minsk metro system hit by blast

Monday, April 11th 2011, 17:47
related places: Minsk

Eleven people are reported to have been killed and hundreds injured by an explosion in the metro system in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
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Belarus KGB 'tortured' protesters

Tuesday, March 1st 2011, 10:06

A former opposition candidate in the Belarus presidential election alleges he suffered human rights abuses in detention.
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Belarus 'breaks Ivorian embargo'

Monday, February 28th 2011, 10:26

Belarus is seriously violating the international arms embargo on Ivory Coast by supplying helicopters to the man refusing to give up the presidency, the UN chief Ban says.
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Belarus election protester jailed

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 17:05

Belarus dissident Vasily Parfenkov is jailed for four years for a protest against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
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US toughens sanctions on Belarus

Monday, January 31st 2011, 20:49
related countries: United States

The US joins the EU in widening its sanctions on Belarus leaders, following a crackdown on dissent after December's election.
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Lukashenko to face EU travel ban

Thursday, January 27th 2011, 19:38

The EU is to announce a visa ban and an asset freeze on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and 160 officials, diplomats say.
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Deep freeze

Thursday, January 27th 2011, 10:27

Belarus faces isolation after a crackdown on the opposition
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Belarus activists to go on trial

Thursday, January 27th 2011, 6:46

Belarus is pushing ahead with plans to put on trial more than 30 political activists, including four opposition leaders, arrested in December during protests over the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
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Belarus leader begins fourth term

Friday, January 21st 2011, 13:53

Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for his fourth term as president of Belarus, amid sharp criticism from the European Union.
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Belarus battle

Wednesday, January 19th 2011, 6:20
related countries: Poland

Poland leads EU effort to challenge defiant Belarus president
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Belarus boy in custody tug-of-war

Tuesday, January 11th 2011, 14:47

A woman in Belarus battles to prevent the authorities taking custody of her grandson, whose parents are jailed opposition figures.
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