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Female political prisoners in Belarus face abuse, humiliation and threats of losing parental rights

Human rights activists say female political prisoners in Belarus are often singled out for abuse and humiliation, threatened with losing their children, and having medical problems ignored

The Independent UK

Russian allies Belarus and Iran agree to boost defence as part of raft of agreements

Lukashenka, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, allowed Russia to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for Moscow’ full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and later allowed the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear missiles.

Euronews

Russian allies Belarus and Iran agree to boost bilateral defense ties

Belarus and Iran signed have new agreements to boost bilateral ties in areas including defense

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‘Highly respected’: Donald Trump’s dictator fan club just got a new member

He likes dictators a bit too much.

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Belarus court sentences journalist Danil Palianski to 10 years in prison for treason

Danil Palianski, detained since September 2024, is one of 37 journalists currently imprisoned in Belarus.

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Belarus journalist is convicted of treason and jailed for 10 years as crackdown on dissent continues

A Belarusian journalist was convicted of treason and revealing state secrets and was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a closed trial

The Independent UK

Belarus targets government critics with continued raids and detention, activists say

Mass arrests and convictions of government critics have continued since Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term as president in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged.

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Putin threatens Ukraine and Europe with hypersonic missile deployment in Belarus

Russia first used the Oreshnik against Ukraine in November, when it fired the experimental weapon at a factory in Dnipro that built missiles when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.

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Putin says Russia's hypersonic missile has entered service and will be deployed in Belarus

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has started production of its newest hypersonic missile

The Independent UK

Aeroflot hacked - Russia's biggest airline forced to ground flights following attack

Two groups claimed responsibility for Aeroflot attack - one from Ukraine, and one from Belarus.

TechRadar

Proposed changes to EU deforestation law will boost illegal Russia timber trade, NGO warns

A majority of EU countries are pushing for changes to the EU deforestation law that could likely boost illegal timber imports from sanctioned Russia and Belarus, according to NGO Earthsight, which claims states pushing for the changes are benefiting from the illegal timber trade.

Euronews

Cyberattack on Russian airline Aeroflot causes the cancellation of more than 100 flights

Prosecutors in Russia say that a cyberattack on state-owned flagship carrier Aeroflot caused a mass outage to the company’s computer systems

The Independent UK

Ukrainian peace delegation proposes 'summit of leaders' between Zelenskyy and Putin by end of August

During the third round of peace talks in Istanbul, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators discussed draft proposals for a ceasefire and potential peace. Talks also addressed a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Euronews

How powerful is your passport? New 2025 rankings reveal Europe’s winners and losers

Singapore claims top spot as Asian nations surge ahead, while Belarus and Kosovo remain Europe’s weakest links.

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Germany supports Poland's measures to curb migration from Belarus

"Poland is Germany's most important partner within the EU, alongside our French neighbours," German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said at the Polish-Belarusian border on Monday.

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From Belarus to the U.S.: Working Practise Engineering to the Top: A High-Tech Economy Full-Functional Skill Development for Future Success

I was a trained engineer in Belarus who learned from a system that was highly disciplined, analytical, theoretical, and heavily based on physics and math technical train

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Lithuanian politicians taken to shelters after Belarus airspace violation alarm

Fighter jets already airborne as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission were scrambled to respond to the incident when the object fell to the ground, approximately 1 kilometre from the border with Belarus.

Radio France Internationale

Russian journalist exiled in Paris has 'no regrets' over criticising Ukraine war

Journalist Ekaterina Barabash was under house arrest in Moscow for 'telling the truth about the war in Ukraine'. Rather than risk a decade in Putin's prisons she chose to flee, crossing the forests of Belarus alone. Having been in Paris for two months now, she spoke to RFI about leaving…

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Authorities in Belarus continue crackdown on dissent, rights group Viasna says

Mass arrests and convictions of government critics in Belarus have continued since 2020, when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term in office in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged.

The Independent UK

Belarus keeps up crackdown on dissent even as authorities free some prisoners, rights group says

Authorities in Belarus continue their crackdown on dissent even as they release some of the prisoners

Latin Times

Iranian Toddler Slammed Headfirst to the Ground by Man at Moscow Airport Miraculously Wakes From Coma

The 31-year-old Belarusian man, who was under the influence of drugs, was arrested and charged with attempted murder of a child.

The Independent UK

Emaciated after 5 years in prison, Belarusian dissident Tsikhanouski vows to fight on

Belarusian dissident Siarhei Tsihanouski says he was held in solitary confinement, in conditions similar to torture, during five years in prison

International Business Times

Freed Belarus Opposition Figure Urges Trump To Help Release All Prisoners

Belarus opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky, who was released following an appeal from the White House, said Sunday that US President Donald Trump could secure the freedom of all Belarusian political prisoners.

Evening Standard

Starmer welcomes release of Belarusian opposition leader’s husband

Siarhei Tsikhanouski is a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

International Business Times

Belarus Opposition Leader Freed From Jail After US Mediation

Belarus's top jailed opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky was freed alongside over a dozen other political prisoners on Saturday in a surprise release hailed as a "symbol of hope".

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