Belarus: News
07 Oct 2022
Nobel Peace Prize3 human rights campaigners jointly clinch Nobel Peace Prize 2022
The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 was awarded jointly to Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties.
15 Sep 2022
UzbekistanSCO Summit: Modi to meet Putin; talks with China unclear
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive at Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday evening for the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, which is the first in-person summit since the pandemic.
06 Aug 2021
International Olympic Committee (IOC)Two Belarus team coaches removed from Tokyo Olympics
Two Belarus team coaches have been removed from the Olympics, four days after they were involved in trying to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to their country.
03 Aug 2021
2020 Tokyo OlympicsBelarus sprinter says punishment awaited her back home
Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who plans to seek refuge in Europe after accusing team officials of trying to force her to leave the Games earlier, said on Tuesday that officials from her country "made it clear" she would face punishment if she returned home.
27 May 2021
WorldMeet Roman Protasevich, journalist arrested by Belarus after plane 'hijack'
Earlier this week, Belarusian authorities drew international criticism for the dramatic arrest of Roman Protasevich, a 26-year-old journalist critical of the nation's government, led by Alexander Lukashenko.
17 Sep 2016
French OpenBelarus's Ihar Boki wins 11th Paralympic gold
It was gold and another Paralympic record for Belarus's swimmer Ihar Boki as he finished first in men's S13 100m freestyle event.