Belarus

Ex-Belarus official faces appeal against acquittal over forced disappearances in Swiss court

Not the time to soften stance over Belarus, Lithuania says

FILE PHOTO: Lithuania Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys speaks at the Philippine International Convention Center on July 24, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

US envoy hopes Belarus will release hundreds more prisoners next month

John Coale, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for Belarus, attends an interview with Reuters, after Belarus frees 25 prisoners in return for easing of U.S. sanctions, in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

Trump's envoy wins release of 25 Belarus prisoners, expects hundreds more soon

John Coale, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for Belarus, attends an interview with Reuters, after Belarus frees 25 prisoners in return for easing of U.S. sanctions, in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

Trump's envoy meets Lukashenko for new talks on Belarus prisoner releases

FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia August 29, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova/Pool/File Photo

Belarus using justice system to silence Lukashenko critics, say UN experts

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko denies holding political prisoners, has denied electoral fraud and said authorities acted lawfully to restore order.

ISU revokes Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s neutral status

Russia’s Kamila Valieva was 15 when she became the centre of a global controversy at the 2022 Olympics after a sample collected two months earlier tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine.

Rights activist Poczobut visits Belarus after being freed from jail there

Latvia bans books from Russia, Belarus over ‘war propaganda’

A "No-drone" sign is attached on a fence as soldiers patrol in the area of Piedruja area, on the sidelines of the visit of Latvia's President, who will inspect the border between Latvia and Belarus, on August 17, 2026 in Piedruja, Latvia. (Photo by Gints Ivuskans / AFP)

US envoy says he hopes Belarus will free hundreds of prisoners next month

U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus, John Coale, speaks during the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo

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