Now playing Next Belarus 'No democratic legitimacy': EU slams Lukashenko's 'inauguration' "This ‘inauguration’ directly contradicts the will of large parts of the Belarusian population [...] and serves to only further deepen the political crisis in Belarus," said EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell 24/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Water cannons deployed to disperse protesters in Minsk More than 150 people were arrested in demonstrations across Belarus on Wednesday following the secret inauguration of President Alexander Lukashenko, according to a monitoring group. 23/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Tens of thousands protest in face of police repression Over a 100 people were arrested at Sunday's protest in Minsk and other cities, a day after over 400 women were arrested at peaceful women's marches. 20/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: More than 300 arrested at women's march in Minsk Among those arrested was 73-year-old Nina Baginskaya who has become a regular figure of anti-establishment protests since they began in August. 19/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Lithuania says its Belarus border is open despite Lukashenko claim Lithuania's FM, Linas Linkevičius, urged caution when it came to statements made by Belarusian President Lukashenko, telling Euronews there had been "no changes whatsoever" on the border between the two countries. 17/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: media homepages blank in solidarity with jailed journalists "There should have been a picture here. Photojournalists Alyaksandr Vasyukovich and Uladz Hrydzin got 11-day jail terms," one independent media wrote on a banner. 17/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusians flag their opposition to Lukashenko with defiant displays Belarus' official flag is green and red. The white-red-white flag one has been prohibited by Lukashenko's administration, leading to these tiny acts of rebellion. 15/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus What Lukashenko's meeting with Putin could mean for Belarus' future Belarus' fate could be sealed in Sochi as Lukashenko sits down with his 'elder brother' Putin to discuss the ongoing unrest. What will it mean for the country's future? 14/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Opposition protesters maintain pressure on Lukashenko Many in the crowd carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns about Lukashenko’s planned meeting with Putin on Monday. 13/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Meet the Belarusian protester, 73, who takes on riot police Bahinskaya has been demonstrating as part of the country's opposition movement since long before Belarus' recent election. 13/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Lukashenko loyalists on why they back Belarus' embattled leader "We all lived in fear under Stalin, but there was impeccable order and respect for order. Democracies are twisted and doomed," one Lukashenko supporter told Euronews. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Unfinished Revolution Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. 10/09/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Soviet WWII propaganda revised to hail Belarus opposition figure The artwork has gone viral. 10/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Stun grenades and rubber bullets: What it's like reporting on Belarus One month on from the disputed August 9 election in Belarus, Emil Filtenborg tells Euronews how he expected some violence, but never anticipated it would be "this brutal, this early." 09/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Opposition lawyers Znak and Salei reportedly detained in Belarus Lawyer Maxim Znak was reportedly taken from the offices of the opposition movement's coordination council on Wednesday by unidentified people in masks. A third opposition figure - lawyer Ilya Salei - has also been detained, according to the Investigative Committee. 09/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus 'If Belarus protests succeed, Russia will be next' warns Lukashenko "All of this is very painful and even tragic for me, but it doesn't mean that I'm giving up," Lukashenko told Russian media on Tuesday. 09/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus 'The regime is in agony': Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko "Our demonstrations are working and our strikes are working (...) The fact that they are kidnapping people shows that they feel fear and don't know what to do," Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. 08/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Tens of thousands take to Belarus streets against Lukashenko The plan for Sunday was a march to Stela and then to Lukashenko's residence 06/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Tsikhanouskaya urges UN sanctions against Lukashenko regime The former presidential candidate called for UN help "to stop blatant human rights violations and cynical disregard for human dignity right in the middle of Europe". 04/09/2020
Now playing Next Finland Finnish ice hockey fans threaten club with boycott over Minsk game fans say it would risk legitimising the authority of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who was elected for a sixth term after a hugely contested presidential election on August 9. 03/09/2020