Belarus News

• Exiled Belarusian opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison camp for ‘treason’

  Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fled to neighboring Lithuania in 2020 after running against incumbent leader Alexander Lukashenko in a presidential election they claim was corrupted.

  World

  Mar 6
  
• Nobel Peace Prize winner handed 10-year prison sentence in Belarus 

  A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus' top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison.

  World

  Mar 3
  
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• Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei dies at 64

  Prior to becoming foreign minister in 2012, Makei, who was a close ally of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, was Lukashenko's chief of staff.

  World

  Nov 26, 2022
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• Canadian hockey players on KHL teams in Russia, Belarus should leave: Ottawa

  Dozens of Canadians play in men's pro leagues across Europe every year. A top KHL player can make over US$1 million a year in salary.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
• Russia denies U.S. allegations it’s preparing pretext to invade Ukraine

  A delegation of U.S. senators is visiting Ukraine to emphasize U.S. support for the country amid rising tensions with Russia, including a representative from Canada.

  World

  Jan 17, 2022
• Canada, U.S and EU allies slam Belarus with coordinated sanctions over migrant crisis

  The nations have targeted Belarus since its president won a sixth term last year in an election that the West and other observers say was fraudulent.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2021
• Russia sends warplanes over Belarus amid migrant dispute at Poland border

  The missions marked the second time in two days that Russia sent its nuclear-capable bombers into the skies over Belarus.

  World

  Nov 11, 2021