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Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to solitary confinement...
Bialiatski joins small group of jailed Nobel Peace laureates
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBelarussian pro-democracy campaigner Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with human...
An exiled Belarus opposition figure is sentenced in absentia to 20 years
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA court in Belarus has sentenced a top opposition figure living in exile to 20 years in absentia,...
Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAuthorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of property belonging to 104...
Exiled Belarus opposition leader says she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband for over 400 days
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBelarus’ exiled opposition leader said Thursday that she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband...
Anger in Sweden as Nobel Prize organizers invite Russia and Belarus to the award ceremonies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSeveral Swedish lawmakers said Friday they will boycott this year's Nobel Prize award ceremonies...
Belarus raids apartments of opposition activists as part of sweeping probe called latest crackdown
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBelarus' criminal investigation agency said Tuesday that it has conducted raids as part of a...
Belarus political prisoner dies after authorities fail to provide him with medical care, group says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA political prisoner has died in prison in Belarus after authorities failed to provide him with...
OSCE laments Belarus' refusal to allow its monitors to observe February's parliamentary vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA top trans-Atlantic security and rights watchdog has criticized Belarus' refusal to allow the group...
A Catholic activist in Belarus is handed a 3-year sentence as a crackdown on dissent intensifies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Catholic activist in Belarus was handed a three-year prison sentence Friday on charges that...