Kiev has condemned a collection of searches in Belarus concentrating on journalists and rights activists, however the scolding comes amid Ukraine’s personal full-blown crackdown on opposition press and politicians at dwelling – totally supported by the US. ...

The vp of the Belarus Olympic Committee, Dmitry Dovgalenok, has mentioned the Olympic governing physique took a one-sided place whereas imposing a Tokyo 2020 ban on quite a few Belarusian officers. ...

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, who additionally heads the nation’s nationwide Olympic committee, has been barred from visiting the Video games as a part of provisional sanctions imposed by the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC). ...

The UK has condemned Minsk authorities after two British diplomats have been expelled from Belarus for “actions incompatible with diplomatic standing,” having been accused of assembly with the opposition and visiting protests. ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has paid an surprising go to to a detention heart in Minsk, assembly incarcerated members of the so-called ‘Coordination council of the opposition’. ...

Big crowds of anti-government protesters have once more gathered in central Minsk, as mass rallies proceed throughout Belarus pushed by public outrage on the end result of final month's presidential election, which many really feel was rigged. ...

Europe is legendary for its political fault traces, and a brand new one has now emerged: the divide between the ‘core EU’ and peripheral international locations subservient to the US on international coverage, such because the UK, Poland, and the three Baltic states. ...

Tens of 1000's of anti-government protesters are gathering in central Minsk for a brand new rally a day after a protest march resulted in scuffles with the police. Regulation enforcement is sustaining a heavy presence within the metropolis. ...

The Belarusian international ministry has withdrawn accreditation from journalists from sure international media, a choice which the nation's legislation enforcement companies have justified on the idea of 'countering extremism.' ...

Belarusians have taken to the streets to protest what many declare was a rigged election. But the US election – with its hyper-partisan media, nonsense polls, and each events decided to contest a loss – makes Minsk’s look legit. ...