‘I fight Russia to topple the tyrant of Belarus’: the Lukashenko guard who defected to the front line in Ukraine
Viachaslau Hranouski, a former policeman responsible for protecting the Belarus leader, reveals why he fled to join Ukraine’s army
June 2024
Serbian court approves extradition of anti-Lukashenko activist to Belarus
Andrei Gnyot says he fears for his life after organising alliance of athletes to oppose country’s dictator in 2020
April 2024
Belarus prisoner smuggles out account of brutal jail written on toilet paper
Katsiaryna Novikava is one of hundreds of political prisoners in country ruled by dictator Alexander Lukashenko
February 2024
Belarus votes in tightly controlled elections opposition have called a ‘farce’
Belarusian flautist’s fate unknown as hundreds of activists remain in prison
January 2024
Belarusian president signs law granting him lifelong immunity from prosecution
Alexander Lukashenko’s law also bars exiled opposition leaders from standing in presidential elections
October 2023
Belarus musicians jailed for up to nine years amid protest crackdown
Rights and freedom
A fake Ryanair hijack – and the fear that has stalked Belarus’s people ever since
September 2023
Children arrive in Belarus after being illegally removed from Ukraine
Belarus leader proposes three-way partnership with Russia and North Korea
August 2023
Former member of Belarus ‘hit squad’ to stand trial over disappearances
Yuri Harauski will be tried in a Swiss court over the disappearance of two political opponents of Alexander Lukashenko and a businessman
Rights and freedom
‘Belarus’s people are still resisting’: exiled leader calls for west’s support
Letting the Ukraine war overshadow Belarus’s beleaguered opposition movement is playing into Alexander Lukashenko’s hands, says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Warsaw sends troops to border, accusing Belarus of violating its airspace
Polish military says army helicopters crossed eastern flank, adding to tensions caused by proximity of Wagner fighters
July 2023
Wagner has handed over thousands of tonnes of weaponry, says Russia
Vladimir Putin said mercenary group would be dismantled after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s short-lived mutiny
Anti-Lukashenko artist Ales Pushkin dies in Belarus prison aged 57
Artist who once depicted authoritarian leader in hell died in ‘unclear circumstances’, his wife says
‘We have ambitious plans’: Anti-Putin forces plan fresh attacks inside Russia
Wagner boss Prigozhin has returned to Russia, Lukashenko says
Could Yevgeny Prigozhin’s ‘rebellion’ against Russia be just an illusion?
June 2023
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis
Belarusian exiles’ hopes dashed as Lukashenko boasts of saving Putin
