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Belarus election, dismissed by west as sham, returns Lukashenko for seventh term

The vote is not recognized by the EU or the U.S.

Dźmitry Shlethauer was sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of “espionage” and “facilitating extremist activities,” following a closed trial. Photo: X/

Another political prisoner dies in Belarus while in custody

A 22-year-old political prisoner has died in a Belarusian penal colony, marking yet another instance of a political prisoner dying in custody.

Players of Dinamo Minsk pose for a team photo during the Europa League play off second leg game in the 2024-2025 season between Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht and Dinamo Minsk on August 29 , 2024 in Anderlecht, Belgium. Photo: Isosport/MB Media/Getty Images

Legia Warsaw to face Lukashenko-affiliated Dinamo Minsk

Polish club Legia Warsaw will face Dinamo Minsk, the club supported by Belarusian strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko, in the Europa Conference league in November, in a clash with politically charged undertones.

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Warsaw denies Minsk offered to free Polish-Belarusian journalist

Warsaw has denied that Minsk offered to release a Polish-Belarusian journalist jailed on trumped-up charges.

Head of Belarus’ United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at the ‘New Belarus’ democratic opposition conference held in Vilnius, Lithuania. August 3, 2024. Photo: tsikhanouskaya.org

‘New Belarus’ democratic opposition conference opens in Lithuanian capital

Representatives of Belarusian oppositionist circles in exile have gathered in Lithuania’s capital of Vilnius on Saturday to discuss the strategies for fostering democratic change in their homeland.

(L-R) Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko post for a group photo during the SCO summit in Astana, Kazakhst

China and Russia beef up their answer to NATO as Belarus joins regional bloc

Belarus has become the 10th member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an organization sometimes seen as Eurasia’s answer to NATO.

French Defense Minister Sebastien Sébastien (L), German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (C), and Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (2-R) review French troops during their meeting Paris, France, June 24, 2024. Photo: PAP/EPA/YOAN VALAT

Polish defense minister asks France, Germany for help at border with Belarus

The Polish defense minister has appealed to his French and German counterparts for help in dealing with an escalating migrant crisis at his country’s border with Belarus.

“Free Poczobut” poster hanging in front of the Polish Journalists Association (SDP) headquarters in Warsaw, Poland on July 29, 2021. Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Three years since Andrzej Poczobut, Polish-Belarusian journalist, was imprisoned

He is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence following his sham trial on trumped-up charges.