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Belarus opposition leader freed from jail, says wife
The Chronicle News Online
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June 23, 2025
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski has been released from prison after five years, his wife Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya said in a post on X. Tsikhanouskaya, who took over the opposition cause after her husband’s jailing, shared a video of...
Belarus Releases Opposition Politician, 13 Other Political Prisoners
Human Rights Watch
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June 23, 2025
Last Saturday, Belarusian authorities released by presidential pardon 14 prisoners, all jailed as a result of politically motivated prosecutions, and transferred them to neighboring Lithuania. They include prominent opposition politician Siarhei...
UAE leaders congratulate President of Belarus on ID
Sharjah24
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, sent similar...
Belarus – Release of prisoners including Siarhei Tsikhanousky (June 23, 2025)
France Diplomacy
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June 23, 2025
France welcomes the announcement of a prisoner release in Belarus that included Siarhei Tsikhanousky as well as other individuals who had been incarcerated for various reasons, thanks to U.S. mediation. We encourage the Belarusian authorities to...
Belarus releases activists after US visit
Taipei Times
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June 22, 2025
Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and more than a dozen other political prisoners on Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release...
Co-owner Of Wargaming Group Is On Trial In Belarus
Charter 97
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For "funding extremism." From July 1, 2025, a special proceeding against one of the founders and co-owners of Wargaming Group Nikoli Katselapov was opened. According to the Telegram channel of the Investigative Committee of Belarus. According to...
World News | Belarus Keeps Up Crackdown on Dissent Even as Authorities Free Some Prisoners, Rights Group Says
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
Tallinn (Estonia), Jul 2 (AP) Authorities in Belarus continue their unrelenting crackdown on dissent even as they release some prisoners, the country's leading rights group told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Last month, the Belarusian...
Outside pressure has no impact on upcoming Zapad 2025 Russia-Belarus drills — top brass
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MINSK, July 1. /TASS/. The decision to move the upcoming Zapad 2025 Russia-Belarus strategic drills deep into Belarusian territory was made last year and no outside pressure played any role in that, Belarus’ Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told...
Belarus, Russia to sign over 100 contracts at regional forum in Nizhny Novgorod
Azertag
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June 23, 2025
Baku, June 23, AZERTAC Plans are in place to sign more than 100 contracts at the 12th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia in Nizhny Novgorod, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova told...
Belarus releases 14 people from detention, including two Japanese nationals
NHK
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Belarus has released 14 people from detention, including two Japanese nationals, as US special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg visited the country. The Japanese embassy in Belarus said the two were freed on Saturday. It added they are now in...
Portal DA opens access to Belarusian assets for Russian buyers
AK&M
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AK&M 01 July 2025 16:40 BEAC and the Information Center of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus have signed an agreement on strategic cooperation in the sale of collateral and non-core assets through the Beac Portal DA service. This...
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus I.Sekreta takes part in the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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25 June 2025 On June 25–26, 2025 a delegation from the Republic of Belarus led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Igor Sekreta, took part in the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC), which was held at the OSCE headquarters in...
Belarusian dissident freed in Trump-brokered deal says wife Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will continue to lead opposition in exile
Irish Independent
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A leading Belarusian opposition figure, freed from prison by president Alexander Lukashenko, said yesterday his wife would continue to lead the exiled movement, and urged supporters to keep fighting for change and the release of political...
Belarus releases jailed opposition leader, over a dozen others after U.S envoy visit
TVC News Nigeria
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June 22, 2025
Belarus has released major opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and more than a dozen other political detainees in response to a White House petition, according to Tsikhanouskaya’s team. The release occurred only hours after retired Lt. Gen. Keith...
Hybrid war against Belarus waged for decades and will escalate — Lukashenko
TASS
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July 1, 2025
MINSK, July 1. /TASS/. The hybrid war against Belarus is picking up pace, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko warned during a military awards ceremony. "For several decades, they have been waging a hybrid war against us. It will only...
Belarus opposition leader's husband urges Trump to help other prisoners
BBC
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June 22, 2025
Sergei Tikhanovsky, the husband of Belarus' opposition leader, has called on US President Donald Trump to "just say the word" and ask for all political prisoners in Belarus to be released. The opposition activist was freed unexpectedly on Saturday...
Authorities in Belarus continue crackdown on dissent, rights group Viasna says
Euronews
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By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 01/07/2025 - 19:14 GMT+2 Authorities in Belarus are continuing their crackdown on political dissent even as they release some prisoners, the country's leading rights group told The Associated...
Belarus opposition leader released early after five years
The Times
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After her political activist husband was arrested, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya found herself thrust into the limelight, taking his place as a leading opponent of the autocratic regime of Belarus. Sergei Tikhanovsky was detained in May 2020 after...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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25 June 2025 On June 25, 2025 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla. During the meeting, the parties discussed...
Belarus frees Tikhanovsky after four years in jail
Gazeta Tema
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June 22, 2025
Belarusian opposition figure Serghei Tikhanovsky is free after four years behind bars, arriving in Vilnius to reunite with his wife, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Arrested in 2020 after challenging Lukashenko’s rule, Tikhanovsky vanished into Belarus’s...