Now playing Next Belarus Kolesnikova 'tore up passport at border' to avoid exile in Ukraine Just in: Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova tore up her passport at the border with Ukraine to avoid being forced from the country, it's been claimed. 08/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Maria Kolesnikova reportedly detained at Ukrainian border Kolesnikova's representatives said they could not reach her after unconfirmed reports emerged that she was kidnapped in Minsk. 07/09/2020
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 Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya to meet Polish PM Tsikhanouskaya has insisted she is open to discussing the situation in her country with all parties, including Russia. 06/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Thousands of women protest in Belarus demanding Lukashenko resigns Around 5,000 women marched in the capital Minsk, according to the human rights organization Viasna. Police followed the march, but no detentions were reported. 05/09/2020
Now playing Next Lithuania Is Lithuania playing with fire by slapping sanctions on Belarus? “If a neighbour’s house is on fire a good neighbour will not rub his palms rejoicing, which is something our authorities do,” Lithuanian MP Naglis Puteikis told Euronews. "Sometimes, it makes sense to keep one's mouth shut." 05/09/2020
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
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus crisis: 'We prevented an attempt at a revolution,' says FM We prevented an attempt at a revolution in Belarus, says country's foreign minister 02/09/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Students in Belarus skip class to protest against President Lukashenko Scores of people were reported to have been detained with students walked out of classes to march to the education ministry in Belarus' capital Minsk. 01/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Lukashenko banned from Baltics after 'massive electoral fraud' The Estonian foreign minister told Euronews the sanctions were decided over a 'massive' electoral fraud by Lukashenko's administration, as well as a "breach of human rights". 01/09/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Lukashenko floats idea of referendum in bid to appease protesters Lukashenko's suggestion focused on court reforms and rejected calls by the opposition to go back to the country's 1994 constitution 31/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Dozens detained in Belarus anti-government protest Thousands took to the streets in a third weekend of rallies against President Lukashenko. 30/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus President Lukashenko claims NATO has aggressive plans against Belarus Belarus' authoritarian leader has accused NATO of aggressively poisitioning forces along its Polish and Lithuanian borders. 29/08/2020
Now playing Next The Cube What is the role of social media in the Belarus protests? | #TheCube From Twitter to Telegram, people in Belarus have been using social media to galvanise their movement. Here in #TheCube we speak with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about internet shutdowns, why social media has been crucial, and what's next for Belarus. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus 'I won't run in new election' Belarus opposition leader tells Euronews Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews she would not run if new, fair elections were held in Belarus, and that her role is to help in the transition of power after 26 years of rule under Alexander Lukashenko. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next Albania 'Give us a chance': Albanian PM says OSCE must mediate Belarus crisis “I am proposing that the OSCE becomes a facilitator of the necessary dialogue, to help Belarus out of this situation,” said Edi Rama. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus EU calls on Moscow to refrain from Belarus intervention Putin says he's ready to send forces to Belarus if protests spin 'out of control'. But the EU and NATO have called on him to refrain from intervening. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus For Belarus, a new chapter has begun - but how will it end? Nadzeya and many of her countrymen have been on an emotional rollercoaster since the disputed election result of August 9, 2020. Hers is the story of thousands, but it's a story without an ending. From elation to detainment, here is the story of the Belarus protests. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus: Lukashenko ‘afraid of his own people’ claims opposition Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko is “afraid of his own people” a member of the Belarusian Opposition Coordination Council has told Euronews, after Lukashenko called on Russian president Vladimir Putin to help quell unrest in the country. 27/08/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Telegram changes emoji of Belarus flag in solidarity with protesters "Because of the dictatorship of Alexander Lukashenko, the red-green flag is now strongly connected to repression, torture and police violence," journalist Franak Viačorka told Euronews. 26/08/2020