Poland criticised over stranded migrants after seventh death at border
Identity documents suggest latest person to die was 24-year-old Syrian who arrived in Belarus last month read more
Concerns grow over Poland’s treatment of migrants stuck at Belarus border
Warsaw defies critics to extend state of emergency as it seeks to portray migrants as dangerous read more
EU seeks to tighten Belarus visa rules amid growing migrant crisis
Bloc accuses Lukashenko of incentivising migrants to cross Belarus’s border with the EU read more
Four migrants stuck on Poland-Belarus border die of hypothermia and exhaustion
Minsk accused of abandoning migrants at frontier in attempt to put pressure on EU read more
Belarus opposition leader jailed in Lukashenko ‘purge’
Maria Kalesnikava, prominent opponent of country’s authoritarian leader, sentenced to 11 years read more
Putin and Lukashenko move to integrate economies of Russia and Belarus
Russian president announces agreement on macroeconomic policies, and common tax and customs measures read more
Fears grow for Afghan refugees stuck in ‘Kafkaesque’ Poland-Belarus standoff
Lukashenko accused of encouraging refugees to come to Belarus in retaliation for Brussels sanctions read more
New wave of arrests in Belarus as more than 20 detained in two days
Opposition figure, lawyers and former envoy among latest detained in six cities a year after disputed presidential poll read more
Belarus exiles fear the long arm of the vengeful dictator in Minsk
The attempt to ‘kidnap’ an Olympic sprinter and the suspicious death of an activist are signs of growing oppression read more
Belarus regime steps up ‘purge’ of activists and media
Alexander Lukashenko leading ‘vicious operation to eviscerate critical voices’ and civil society, rights groups warn read more |