'Goodbye to life, you will be killed': how detained protesters are bullied in Belarus

In Belarus, after the protests that began after the presidential elections, thousands of people were detained, arrested and abused. Many were beaten, humiliated and starved to death. The BBC service spoke with several people who were ill-treated in Belarusian police vehicles, prisons and police departments. Alina ...

Elon Musk offered support to protesters in Belarus: they quickly figured out how he could help

The topic of protests in Belarus is being actively discussed in social networks. A number of famous people have already expressed their support for our country. Now Elon Musk also left a comment on this topic. Writes about this TUT.BY. Under a post describing the situation in Belarus on Twitter, the American businessman, the head of the American companies SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk wrote: “I'm sorry ...

Protests in Belarus: 7 thousand detainees, female human chains, support from the US diaspora

For the fourth night in a row, protests were held in Belarus; they ended without an extreme confrontation with the security forces, writes BBC Live. On August 12, women in different cities of the country formed living chains and sang lullabies near the monuments. TV presenters were fired from state channels, and the military ...

Protests in Belarus: police opened fire on people to kill

In Brest in Belarus, police officers shot to kill at protesters, reports the Telegram channel of the press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Olga Chemodanova, writes Present Time. “The police officers were attacked by a group of aggressive citizens with rebar in their hands. Warning shots up their...

Protests in Belarus continue: EU and US plan to impose new sanctions against Minsk

The European Union and the United States announced that the presidential elections in Belarus on August 9, in which the incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner, were neither free nor fair. Writes about this "Voice of America". Brussels and Washington say they are considering new ...

Protests in Belarus: one person killed, Lukashenka's opponent left the country

Thousands of people gathered in the center of Minsk to protest against electoral fraud in Belarus. They are beaten and dispersed by the security forces. One person was killed. Writes about this BBC. The security forces managed to suppress some of the protests, but many people in the center of Minsk remained and are building ...

Post-election protests in Belarus: many wounded, over 100 arrested

In Belarus, on Sunday, August 9, the presidential elections were held, which were initially accompanied by massive protests of people who did not agree with the policy of the current President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been ruling the country for 26 years. After the announcement of the results, the protests erupted with renewed vigor, many disagree and ...

Lukashenko announces detention of 'people with American passports' in Belarus

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that among all those detained during the elections in the country there are people "with American passports, married to American women working in the State Department." This was reported by the presidential press service. The statement was made during a meeting on security ...

Elections in Belarus: opposition rally gathered tens of thousands of people

A rally in support of the opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was held in Minsk. This was already her second action in Minsk. This time tens of thousands of people came to support the presidential candidate. The BBC writes about this. The largest authorized share ...

For the first time in 12 years: Belarus sends an ambassador to the United States

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is sending an ambassador to the United States for the first time in 12 years - Oleg Kravchenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, has been appointed to head the diplomatic mission. In recent years, Oleg Kravchenko has visited Washington more than once on official visits and represented Belarus at various meetings...

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