Country Report: Belarus August 2026
By Sophia Khan Belarus opposition supporters lay flowers near the Pushkinskaya metro station where Alexander Taraikovsky, a 34-year-old protester, died on Aug. 10, 2020, during a protest in Minsk. (Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images) Although Belarus was a founding republic of the Soviet Union, the 1988 discovery of mass grave sites from Stalin-era targeting prompted calls for independence. Belarus declared independence on August 25, 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet U
Genocide Watch
Aug 17
Lukashenko frees head of banned party in Belarus
FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic...
Associated Press 1
Jul 24, 2024
Lukashenko Is Letting Putin Use Belarus to Attack Ukraine
By Amanda Coakley Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko that any strike on Belarusian...
Foreign Policy
Feb 27, 2022
What is behind the Crisis at the Belarus-Poland Border?
Thousands of migrants and refugees have flocked to Belarus’ border with Poland, hoping to get to Western Europe. Many of them are now...
Allison Newey
Nov 14, 2021
Genocide Watch Report: Countries of Special Concern January-June 2021
By Eric Ross, Nat Hill, and Jessa Mellea Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass...
Genocide Watch
Aug 4, 2021
Belarus Exile Group Leader Shishov Found Dead in Kyiv
Police open murder investigation after activist discovered in park after failing to return from a run By: Andrew Roth and Jon Henley...
The Guardian
Aug 3, 2021
Belarus: An Olympic athlete joins the exodus
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has followed in the footsteps of thousands of others deserting Lukashenko’s totalitarian state By: The Guardian...
The Guardian
Aug 2, 2021
Belarus crackdown: ‘black week’ of raids on NGOs
Human rights groups say latest series of arrests and searches are part of ‘a total purge on civil society’ By: Andrew Roth Belarusian...
The Guardian
Jul 26, 2021
Ten Belarusians file criminal case against Lukashenko
Belarusian president accused of crimes against humanity in response to anti-government protests, lawyers say. Ten Belarusians have asked...
Al Jazeera
May 5, 2021
US re-imposes sanctions on Belarus for human rights violations
New US sanctions are aimed at state-owned enterprises that support the government of Belarus President Lukashenko. The Biden...
Al Jazeera
Apr 22, 2021
Lukashenko plays the Poland card and ratchets up tensions with Warsaw
The strongman is hunting for an ‘external enemy.’ WARSAW — Alexander Lukashenko has a lot of opponents at home, so now he’s making even...
Politico
Apr 1, 2021
UN Rights Body Looks To Investigate Belarus's Crackdown On Protesters
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a resolution to create a team to investigate...
Reuters
Apr 1, 2021
