World news about “Belarus” published by euronews.
Azarenka wins Australian Open Victoria Azarenka has beaten Maria Sharapova in the finals of the Australian Open. The final score was 6-3, 6-0. Third seeded in the competition and now… 28/01/2012
No easing of Belarus repression In the cold, outside the human rights defence body the Council of Europe, this handful of exiles from Belarus shout: “Stop Lukashenko!” (president of what… 26/01/2012
Christmas Parade in Belarus – nocomment Seven hundred Father Frosts and Snow Maidens took part in the parade in the Belarus capital which marks the start of the New Year festivities. 27/12/2011
EU sanctions on Belarus not working, say opposition Belarus opposition parties have told euronews that sanctions imposed on Minsk by the EU are not working. Some 200 officials are currently subject to asset… 17/11/2011
Man chase in BelarusPolicemen in plain-clothes pursue a protester ® at Independence square in Minsk. Several dozen people gathered in Minsk on Monday to mark Revolution Day, the… 07/11/2011
Ukraine and Belarus top Eastern Partnership summit EU leaders head to Poland today faced with the tricky task of re-energising relations with the bloc’s eastern neighbours. Democracy and human rights abuses… 29/09/2011
A very strong belarussian soldier!A Belarussian soldier from the Interior Ministry’s special unit displays his skills at his base near the village of Volovshchina, about 25 km (16 miles) west… 20/08/2011
Independence Day in Belarus – nocomment Independence Day in Belarus marks the liberation of Minsk in 1944. A large military parade was held for the occasion. 03/07/2011
Protests against Lukashenko in Belarus A peaceful action against Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko on 15th june, in Minsk, Belarus. (filmed by STOPLUKA2011) 21/06/2011
Belarus seeks emergency IMF loan Belarus has asked for an emergency loan of up to $8 billion (5.5 billion euros) from the International Monetary Fund to stave off a financial crisis in the… 01/06/2011
Syria, Iran and Belarus hit with EU sanctions The European Union has hit Syria’s leadership with sanctions in a bid to end the on-going brutal crackdown against anti-government protests. Hundreds of… 23/05/2011
66th anniversary of Victory Day in Belarus – nocomment Belarus celebrated the 66th anniversary of victory over fascism and the triumph of the Great Patriotic War as war veterans attended various special events. 10/05/2011
Belarus: no sign of change The bomb that ripped through the Minsk metro on Monday, killing 12 and injuring hundreds, has left many observers shaken. Belarus has been controlled by… 13/04/2011
An abandoned house near Chernobyl in BelarusMakar Krosovsky, 73, visits his abandoned in the state radiation ecology reserve in the 30 km (18 miles) exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor… 23/03/2011
Belarus restricts internet accessNew laws have come into force in Belarus restricting access to a range of internet sites that the government deems ‘extremist’. The regime has not revealed… 06/01/2012
Topless activists complain of attack in BelarusA Ukrainian group behind a topless anti-government protest in Belarus says some of its members have been beaten and threatened. The organisation … 20/12/2011
Suspicion surrounds Belarus metro bombing verdictAn extreme danger to society or victims of a political crackdown on the opposition? Rights campaigners in Belarus have cried foul over Supreme Court death… 01/12/2011
Minsk metro bombers sentenced to deathA court in Belarus has sentenced two men to death, after a bomb attack at a metro station killed 15 people. Dmitry Konovalov and Vladislav Kovalyov, both… 30/11/2011
Russia agress cut-price gas deal with BelarusRussia has agreed to sell discount gas to Belarus for a price 60 per cent below what European countries pay. Minsk will pay 164 dollars per cubic metre… 26/11/2011
Belarus jails rights activist for tax evasionA court in Belarus has sentenced a leading human rights activist to four and a half years in prison for tax evasion, in a case the EU has attacked as… 24/11/2011
Russia shapes its own answer to the EURussia, Belarus and Kazakhstan want to create their own answer to the European Union within the next four years. The three leaders signed a deal on Friday… 18/11/2011
Belarus rights activist on trial for tax evasionThe head of a human rights group has gone on trial for tax evasion in Belarus in a case activists say is politically motivated. Ales Belyatsky faces up to… 02/11/2011
Anti-Lukashenko protests in BelarusHundreds of people gathered in cities across Belarus on Saturday to protest against President Alexander Lukashenko. The country is facing its worst economic… 09/10/2011
Tymoshenko trial casts shadow over EU meeting in WarsawLeaders from European Union member countries and their counterparts from eastern European countries are meeting in the Polish capital, Warsaw, for discussions… 30/09/2011
Belarus bomb trial starts: two men in dockTwo men have gone on trial for their lives in Belarus accused of a deadly bomb attack on the underground system in the capital Minsk. Dmitri Konovalov and… 15/09/2011
Memorial service for Russian plane crash victimsThe Russian President has joined thousands of mourners at a memorial service for the victims of a plane crash that killed members of a top ice hockey team… 10/09/2011
Polish officials fired over Belarus activist casePoland has dismissed two prosecutors responsible for providing information that helped Belarus arrest a leading human rights activist. Ales Belyatsky was… 16/08/2011
Belarus slams new US economic sanctionsBelarus has hit back at new US economic sanctions, describing them as “an act of aggression.” The comments came from Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich… 16/08/2011
Belarus rights activist arrestedLeading rights activist Ales Beliatski has been arrested by police in Belarus and his home and the office of his human rights group searched. The move comes… 05/08/2011
Belarus police jail more protestersMore than 20 people in the Belarussian capital Minsk are reported to have been arrested in what has become a regular weekly protest against the authoritarian… 21/07/2011
Suspended sentence for ‘defaming’ LukashenkoA journalist for a leading Polish newspaper has been given a suspended sentence for defaming President Alexander Lukashenko. Andrej Pochubut is a… 06/07/2011
‘Silent’ protesters in Belarus appear in courtMore than 70 people appeared in court in Minsk on Tuesday, after taking part in a ‘clapping’ protest. Some of them were sentenced to varying terms in… 04/07/2011
Jail terms for dozens of Belarus protestersThey say they simply wanted to hold a peaceful demonstration on Independence Day. Instead Belarus security forces moved quickly to quash any sign of protest… 04/07/2011
Protesters arrested on Belarus Independence DayDozens of people have been arrested following a protest on Independence Day in Belarus. The demonstration, organised on social networking sites, called for… 04/07/2011
Police break up Belarus protestsHundreds of people took to the streets of the Belarus capital Minsk on Wednesday to protest against the rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Unrest has… 30/06/2011
Russia restores power to BelarusAn unpaid bill which led to Russia pulling the plug on Belarus’s electricity has now been paid. Supplier InterRAO said it disconnected the grid because it was… 29/06/2011
Russia cuts off Belarus’ power after ‘unpaid bill’Russia has pulled the plug on Belarus’ electricity because of an unpaid bill. Supplier InterRAO said it disconnected the grid because it was owed 30 million… 29/06/2011
Moscow cuts power supplies to BelarusRussia has carried out a threat to cut electricity supplies to Belarus. Its western neighbour is in the grip of a major economic crisis and Belarus has not… 29/06/2011
Mystery cash windfall for BelarusThe president of Belarus says his country could soon receive ten billion dollars in cash, but he did not say where the money is coming from. Belarus is… 17/06/2011
Belarus’ economy under pressureBelarus is mired in its worst economic crisis in 17 years amid rare protests against President Alexander Lukashenko’s leadership. The IMF has told… 14/06/2011
Trade restrictions lead to Belarus protestsProtests have broken out in Belarus after the government made it illegal to export cheese, butter, macaroni and several other food products. The… 14/06/2011
Lukashenko warns Belarus not for saleBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko, faced with a currency crisis, has angrily warned key creditor Russia to keep its hands off state assets. The central… 27/05/2011
Belarus jails two more Lukashenko opponentsA court has jailed two opponents of Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko for organising a protest against his disputed re-election. Nikolai… 26/05/2011
Minsk moneymen slash value of roubleBelarussians have been rushing to stock up on essentials and durable goods after the National Bank devalued the rouble by 50 percent against both the dollar… 24/05/2011
Suspended sentence for Belarussian politiciansTwo Belarussian opposition leaders who ran against President Alexander Lukashenko in December have been given two-year suspended prison terms. Vladimir… 20/05/2011
Lukashenko rival jailed for 5 years in BelarusAndrei Sannikov, one of the main political rivals of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of… 14/05/2011
Belarus presidential candidates in courtTwo Belarusian activists who ran for president last year are on trial for organising mass protests. Nikolai Statkevich and Dmitry Uss are charged in… 11/05/2011
Crackdown tightens in BelarusTwo more opponents of Belarus’s President Lukashenko have been put on trial. Both ran against him in the December the 19th election, and both were charged… 05/05/2011
Lukashenko blames ‘democratic excesses’ for deadly metro bomb blastIn his state of the nation speech Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has blamed “democratic excesses” for the recent bombing of a Minsk metro station that… 21/04/2011
Minsk bomb metro reopens five in custodyThe Minsk metro station, bombed on April 11, has reopened. Security is tight following the blast that killed 12 and injured 150. Police in Belarus say… 14/04/2011
Five held in Belarus metro bomb blastFive people are now in custody in Belarus suspected of involvement in the deadly metro bomb blast that left 12 dead and 150 injured. Police made three… 14/04/2011
Lukashenko claims Minsk metro bombing ‘solved’President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has said that two people have confessed to Monday’s deadly metro bombing. He also hinted that opposition leaders… 13/04/2011
Lukashenko: opposition must be questioned over bombingAs people in Belarus mourn the victims of Monday’s bombing in Minsk, President Lukashenko says opposition politicians must be questioned over comments made… 13/04/2011
Belarus KGB looking for a non-Slavic bomberSecurity checks are in operation at all railway and metro stations in central Minsk after Monday’s bomb blast. Belarus’s autocratic president is convinced… 13/04/2011
Blame game in Belarus after deadly metro blastProsecutors believe it was terrorism. But as Belarus pays tribute to the dozen people killed in Monday’s metro station blast in the capital, mystery remains… 12/04/2011
Ernest ImbayarwoAnother farm envasion south of Bulawayo Zimbabwe 12/04/2011
Suspects detained over deadly Belarus metro blastSeveral terrorism suspects have been detained in Belarus after a rush-hour bomb attack at a metro station in the capital that left a dozen people… 12/04/2011
Deadly blast hits metro in Belarus capitalSeveral people are reported dead in an explosion at a metro station in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Eleven people are said to have been killed. Dozens… 11/04/2011
Deadly metro blast in Belarus capitalAn explosion has ripped through a metro station in Minsk, the capital of Belarus and the interior ministry said seven people had been killed. At least 50… 11/04/2011
Belarus jails first of December protestersIn a fast-tracked one-day trial a Belarus court has sentenced an opposition activist to four years in a top-security jail for his part in an anti-government… 18/02/2011
Lukashenko sworn in, opponents locked upA handful of frozen protesters make their opposition to the re-election of Alexander Lukashenko as president of Belarus clear. Moments later a convoy of… 22/01/2011
Lukashenko sworn in as Belarus presidentAlexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term as president of Belarus on Friday. He won the election amid criticism from opponents and… 21/01/2011
MEPs call for sanctions against BelarusA call for economic sanctions against Belarus, as well as a European travel ban on the country’s political elite. That is the resolution adopted by the… 20/01/2011
Belarus EU sanction renewal loomsThe renewed souring of relations between Belarus means no more visits to Lithuania for President Alexander Lukashenko like last September’s. European Union… 07/01/2011
EU mulls response to political violence in BelarusSeveral EU countries want sanctions brought back against Belarus, after the recent violent crackdown on demonstrators. Germany, Sweden and Poland have said… 04/01/2011
OSCE office closed down in MinskThe authorities in Belarus have closed down the office of Europe’s leading human rights body in Minsk. It comes after the Organisation for Security and… 31/12/2010
Moscow protest against Belarus detentionsDozens of people have protested outside the Belarussian embassy in Moscow over the ongoing detention of opposition figures in Minsk. At least five… 27/12/2010
EU and US reviewing relations with Belarus“The people of Belarus deserve better.” That is the message from the EU and the US today after a violent crackdown on the opposition in Minsk. Washington… 23/12/2010
Belarus’ opposition rally for jailed protestersThe opposition in Belarus has braved a possible backlash from authorities and held a rally for those arrested following President Alexander Lukashenko… 22/12/2010
Belarus opposition condemns crackdownOpposition leaders in Belarus on Tuesday called on those allied against the country’s leadership to unite after hundreds of protesters were jailed. Many of… 21/12/2010
600 jailed as Lukashenko vows ‘no revolution’ in BelarusAround 600 demonstrators have been jailed in Belarus after police broke up protests against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. Most will… 21/12/2010
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I am not afraid’ Lukashenko tells euronewsBelarus’s presidential election was marred by opposition protests and numerous arrests. President Alexander Lukashenko spoke with euronews‘ Alexei… 20/12/2010
Belarus opposition remain in jailAt least 7 of the candidates in Belarus’ Presidential Election are in prison after taking part in protests against the re-election of President Alexander… 20/12/2010
Europe’s ‘last dictator’ juggles East and WestAlexander Lukashenko has been in power for 16 years. His latest victory gives him a fourth mandate after he abolished a two-term presidential limit in a… 20/12/2010
Lukashenko praises police as West slams Belarus votePresident Lukashenko of Belarus has defended the police handling of opposition protests against his re-election. He condemned what he called opposition… 20/12/2010
West condemns violence in “flawed” Belarus electionThe US and EU leaders have condemned police violence against opposition supporters in Belarus following President Lukashenko’s re-election. Amid protests… 20/12/2010
Belarus police crackdown on oppositionEyewitnesses say state security forces in Belarus have broken up a march by opposition protesters in the capital Minsk after polls closed in the country’s… 19/12/2010
Belarus leader set to romp to victoryBelarus is voting in a presidential election almost certain to see incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko returned to power. Often referred to as… 19/12/2010
State warns against post poll protests in BelarusBelarus goes to the polls in the country’s presidential election with a stark warning ringing in opposition ears. If Lukashenko’s opponents stage a… 19/12/2010
Fourth term formality for LucashenkoAs Belarus prepares to vote in Sunday’s presidential election the result is not an issue as President Alexander Lukashenko looks set for a fourth term as… 18/12/2010
The incredible survival of “Europe’s last dictator”He was branded Europe’s “last dictator” by the Bush administration. Many have predicted his demise. But Alexander Lukashenko has survived, cunningly… 15/12/2010
Belarus: Lukashenko confident of 4th termEarly voting is underway in Belarus where the man once called ‘Europe’s last dictator’ is expected to easily win a fourth term as president. If past… 15/12/2010
Belarus poised for presidential campaignIn Belarus, a date has been set for the country’s presidential election. Parliament has agreed December 19 for the poll in which long-time leader Alexander… 14/09/2010
Belarus set for presidential vote on Dec 19Belarus will hold its presidential election on December 19 in which long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko is expected to run for a fourth term. All but two… 14/09/2010
Belarus: journalist’s ‘suicide’ questionedThe Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has called for an independent investigation into the death of a prominent opposition journalist in… 07/09/2010
Gazprom responds to Belarus gas disputeRussia and Belarus seem to have settled their gas pricing and fee dispute, at least for the moment. It erupted last weak when Russia started to reduce… 25/06/2010
Gas row over gas between Russia and BelarusRussia and Belarus have settled a dispute over gas, which threatened supply to the rest of Europe. With each of the countries accusing the other of owing… 25/06/2010
Russia Belarus gas dispute overFears of gas supply cuts to Europe from Russia have been eased after Moscow resumed the flow of gas to Belarus. It had been reduced because Russia said… 24/06/2010
Belarus and Russia settle gas rowThe latest row between Russia and Belarus over gas supplies has been settled. Minsk says it has paid its outstanding debt to Moscow which in turn has… 24/06/2010
“Sort your own energy row out” EU tells BelarusEurope is becoming increasingly dragged into a dispute between Russia and Belarus which is ostensibly over unpaid energy bills. In response to Moscow… 24/06/2010
Gas war hots upThe stakes in the gas war between Russia and Belarus have been raised even higher. Russia has now reduced gas supplies by 60 per cent over unpaid… 23/06/2010
Russia and Belarus ‘‘face gas war’‘Moscow and Minsk face the prospect of a ‘gas war, Belarus’ President has said. The warning came as the country gets ready to turn off the transit of Russian… 22/06/2010
Belarus president halts gas flowThe president of Belarus has reportedly ordered all Russian gas deliveries destined for Europe to be switched off, in an apparent deepening of a debt dispute… 22/06/2010
Belarus says it won’t disrupt gas supplies to EuropeBelarus and the European Commission have played down fears that gas supplies to Western Europe could be effected by a dispute between Moscow and Minsk over an… 22/06/2010
Belarus to pay unpaid Russia gas billBelarus has said it will pay an unpaid gas bill following an earlier move by Russia’s state owned monopoly Gazprom to start cutting supplies. Moscow began… 21/06/2010
Russia starts cutting gas to BelarusThere are fears gas deliveries to Europe could be affected after Russia’s decision to start cutting supplies to neighbouring Belarus. The move follows a… 21/06/2010
Russia to cut gas supplies to BelarusRussian gas supplies to Europe are under threat once again after Moscow ordered the flow to Belarus to be shut off. The on-going row is over disputed monies… 21/06/2010
Minsk snubs Moscow over energy disputeBelarus pulled out of high level talks with Russia on Friday due to a dispute over energy prices. The meeting went ahead anyway, with Russia and Kazakhstan… 29/05/2010
A sign Belarus is coming in from the coldThe Italian prime minister has become the first Western leader to visit Belarus for 15 years. Silvio Berlusconi was in Minsk mainly to discuss trade and… 01/12/2009
Belarussian leader back in EUThe Belarussian President has made his second trip to an EU country since the warming of relations with the West. Alexander Lukashenko is in Lithuania for a… 17/09/2009
