Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian authorities arrest scores of people in latest crackdown At least 64 people were detained across Belarus on charges of “involvement in extremist groups” and “financing extremist activities,” accusations that are routinely used to target dissenters. 24/01/2024
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus political prisoner dies after 'lack of medical care' Vadzim Khrasko died of pneumonia in a penal colony near the northeastern city of Vitebsk after prison authorities were slow in taking him to hospital. 16/01/2024
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus accused of illegally transferring Ukrainian children Ukraine and Belarus’ opposition party have claimed that the Belarusian government is sending children from occupied Ukraine for training with the army 10/01/2024
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus refuses to invite OSCE observers to monitor upcoming elections Officials from OSCE will not be allowed to oversee the country's parliamentary and local elections. This is the latest move of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to establish control over political institutions. 08/01/2024
Now playing Next Belarus President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution Alexander Lukashenko has faced serious challenges to his authority and legitimacy in recent years. 05/01/2024
Now playing Next Belarus More Ukrainian children from Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus Russia's displacement of Ukrainian children from areas it has captured includes moving them across borders without their parents. 28/12/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Former inmate: Belarus political prisoners face abuse and isolation Human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka claims that guards routinely bully, abuse and humiliate prisoners and medical issues are left untreated. 17/12/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. It’s time to bring Belarus back to the European family it belongs to Belarus' place in the European family is not just a dream; it's a destiny that we, as a nation, are committed to achieving. We seek to join the rest of Europe as a full-fledged democracy, embodying the European values of freedom, equality, and fraternity, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya writes. 12/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Tech is 'a beacon of democracy' for Belarus, says Tsikhanouskaya Speaking to Euronews Next, Belarus' opposition leader reflected on human rights abuses in her homeland and technology's role in democracy. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Lithuania shuts two Belarus border crossings over Wagner Group threat The notoriously violent Russian mercenary organisation has been shored up in Belarus after mounting a rebellion that briefly threatened to descend on Moscow. 18/08/2023
Now playing Next Belarus War in Ukraine: Wagner troops could be leaving Belarus The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that a Russian insider source claims Wagner forces are conducting their first stage of withdrawal from Belarus 10/08/2023
Now playing Next Belarus West sanctions Belarus 3 years after Lukashenko's re-election Hundreds of Belarusian exiles marched in neighbouring countries on the third-year anniversary of the vote, widely considered rigged. 10/08/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus is trying to provoke neighbours, says exiled opposition leader Warsaw has beefed-up security along the Poland-Belarus border after it reported Belarusian combat helicopter units and Wagner mercenaries relocating closer towards Polish territory. 07/08/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Wagner mercenaries training Belarusian defence forces The government in Belarus claims Wagner fighters are training its defence forces as more of the mercenaries are reported to have moved to the country as part of the deal brokered by President Lukashenko 18/07/2023
Now playing Next Belarus 'Catastrophic' human rights situation in Belarus - UN report Children are reportedly threatened for expressing their own opinions, it found. 05/07/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt, others aren't so lucky Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military - and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren't so lucky. 28/06/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Prigozhin breaks his silence: March on Moscow was protest, not coup Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russian mercenary Wagner Group has broken his silence, releasing an 11-minute audio message, where he claims that he initiated Saturday's ''march of justice" to Moscow as a protest and "not to overthrow the country's government." 26/06/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus' neighbours tighten security amid Lukashenko-Prigozhin deal Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to coordinate and enhance border measures at the crossings with Russia and Belarus. 26/06/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month Putin announced the planned deployment of short-range nuclear weapons in Belarus earlier this year in a move widely seen as a warning to the West as it stepped up military support for Ukraine. 09/06/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. Today, Minsk is the European capital of political prisoners Lukashenka's continued repression of dissent is a catastrophe unfolding right now in the middle of Europe and on the EU's border. Remaining silent about it will come at a significant cost, Anna Zlatkovskaya, Inna Kavalionak, and Vita Dudko write. 30/05/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus pardons disident blogger Roman Protasevich, state media says Protasevich was accused of coordinating mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020. 22/05/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Photos of Lukashenko appear after questions over leader's health On Monday, the state news agency Belta reported Lukashenko inspected an air force installation and a photo was posted to the presidential website showing him standing stiffly in a military jacket, taking a salute from an officer. 15/05/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Dissident Belarus journalist sentenced to 8 years in prison Roman Pratasevich stood trial on charges of organizing unrest and plotting to seize power. He was arrested in 2021 after being removed from a commercial airplane that was forced to land in Minsk. 03/05/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Putin says Belarus storage facility for nuclear weapons ready by July Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds talks with his Belarus counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, on expanding political, military, and economic ties between the two countries. 06/04/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Euroviews. Re-engaging with Lukashenka is deeply wrong. It must be avoided Negotiating with Belarus' strongman would mean rewarding him for his role in the war against Ukraine and consenting to the repression against opposition-minded Belarusians. It would also open the door for Putin, Arkady Moshes and Ryhor Nizhnikau write. 06/04/2023
Now playing Next Belarus Kremlin likely to 'coerce Belarus into further union' - analyst In February, a leaked document showed Putin's alleged plans to annex Belarus by 2030. 05/04/2023