Tag: Belarus
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Talks between Russia and Ukraine officials have begun on Belarus’s border
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials have began on the Belarusian border as diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions on Russia deepen four days after invading Ukraine
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Fears of violence escalate on Poland-Belarus border
Belarus: As the concerns regarding the potential for violence is strengthening, Numerous migrants set up makeshift camps in the harsh conditions near the borders of Poland and Belarus, on Tuesday. The authorities of Poland has previously accused Alexander Lukashenko, a Belarusian leader, of attempting to arrange a crisis on the European Union’s eastern frontier by channeling em-migrants…
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35 years on the Chernobyl disaster exclusion zone is safe haven for biodiversity
Wild horses flourish in Chernobyl 35 years after explosion
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The UN Rights Council Called Wednesday on Belarus to Halt its Crackdown
Geneva, March 24 (AFP/APP): The UN rights council called Wednesday on Belarus to halt its crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, urging the UN rights chief to probe violations in connection with last year’s controversial presidential vote. In a separate move, the United States and 18 other countries announced the creation of a new body for collecting evidence of abuses…
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UN rights body condemns ‘grave violations’ in Belarus
Geneva, (24th March, 2021, 08:10 pm) (AFP/APP):The UN rights council called Wednesday on Belarus to halt its crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, urging the UN rights chief to probe violations in connection with last year’s controversial presidential vote. In a separate move, the United States and 18 other countries announced the creation of a new body…
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Belarus expels two Polish diplomats in spat over WWII event
Minsk, March 11 (AFP/APP):Belarus, which earlier this week expelled one Polish diplomat, tossed out two more on Thursday after Poland expelled a Belarusian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move. The diplomatic spat between the neighbouring countries began Tuesday when Belarus expelled a Polish consul for taking part in an event honouring Polish resistance fighters who fought…
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Belarus president Lukashenko makes son Olympic committee president
Minsk, Feb 26 (AFP/APP):President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko handed over the reins of the country’s Olympic committee to his son on Friday, days after the IOC hinted it might ban its flag from the Tokyo Games. Lukashenko, 67, who had headed Belarus’ National Olympic Committee (NOC) since 1967, promised that he would not be running…
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‘Systematic crackdown’ ongoing in Belarus: UN rights chief
Geneva, Feb 25 (AFP/APP):The UN rights chief on Thursday accused Belarus of systematically repressing protests, and called for independent investigations into widespread torture allegations, in comments slammed by Minsk as “highly subjective”. Michelle Bachelet presented a damning report on Belarus to the UN Human Rights Council, warning that the crisis-wracked country’s “unprecedented” human rights situation…
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Lukashenko rival in court as Belarus sees new crackdown
A leading Belarusian opposition figure went on trial in a nation that was gripped by months of anti-government protests last year
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Fight against smugglers rages on EU border with Belarus
PATERNIEKI, Latvia, Feb 14 (AFP/APP):On the EU’s frozen frontier with Belarus, Latvian border guards are fighting a growing flow of contraband cigarettes reportedly benefitting organised crime and a close ally of authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. More than 200 trucks a day cross into European Union member Latvia at the Paternieki border point, some of…