National Jun 10, 2021
Japan bars Belarusian airlines from arrival over forced landing
The ban on arrivals by Belarusian planes is symbolic, as the two countries have no direct air connection.
World Jun 6, 2021
Protesters have slammed the closure of the country's land border — ostensibly because of the pandemic — comparing life there to "living in a cage."
World Jun 3, 2021
What happens when you provoke Putin’s strongman in Belarus
by Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Andrea Dudik
Hope of change among some Belarusians has been gradually yet fiercely snuffed out.
Commentary / World May 30, 2021
Belarus' Lukashenko: Hijacking Western complacency
by Slawomir Sierakowski
To the European Union, Lukashenko has issued a direct challenge: “We can make fools of you whenever it suits us, and you will not hurt us, because you are weak.”
World May 28, 2021
Probe set for Belarus plane diversion as G7 demands release of journalist
Airlines revealed that Russia has blocked some European flights in a growing diplomatic row.
World | ANALYSIS May 27, 2021
Pressure grows for sensitive Belarus air safety probe
by Jamie Freed and Tim Hepher
A probe would not take place entirely behind closed doors, as the United States and Poland would be accredited.
World | FOCUS May 26, 2021
Death threats and arrests: Belarus opposition media struggles at home and abroad
by Alicja Ptak and Matthias Williams
The Belarusian Association of Journalists says 477 journalists were detained in 2020.
World May 26, 2021
Airlines avoid Belarus as opposition says journalist was beaten
The moves came as international outrage mounted over Minsk forcing down a jetliner and arresting a dissident journalist on board.
World May 25, 2021
Exiled Belarusians fear they could be next to be captured
by Milda Seputyte, Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Piotr Skolimowski
After Minsk reportedly diverted a commercial aircraft to allow the arrest of a reporter, others are worried for their safety.
World May 25, 2021
Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner 'state piracy' and arrest of journalist
EU leaders called for Belarusian airlines to be banned from the 27-nation bloc's airspace and urged EU-based carriers to avoid flying over the former Soviet republic
National / Politics May 24, 2021
Japan says Belarus should be condemned if reports of plane diversion and arrest are true
The European Union has called the move a hijacking and threatened sanctions on Belarus, while the United States has also criticized the forced landing and arrest.
World May 24, 2021
Minutes to touchdown: The moment a Belarusian dissident knew his time was up
A passenger aboard the flight describes the frantic moves by dissident journalist Roman Protasevich after his plane was suddenly diverted to Minsk.