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Radio Free Europe | Belarus Station


Deported From Belarus, A Mother Finally Reunites With Daughter Left Behind
Sun May 31 9:19 am
A woman from Guinea who was deported from Belarus without her infant daughter has finally been reunited with the child after more than a year apart. Rights groups say the separation ended only after pressure from the UN, UNICEF, and Guinean diplomats.
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Wider Europe Briefing: More Russia Sanctions But Will Belarus Potash Restrictions Be Dropped?
Tue May 26 6:02 am
In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two issues: more EU sanctions on Russia, and the US pressuring EU countries to allow Belarusian potash exports.
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Amid Mounting Tensions Between Kyiv And Minsk, Belarus Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya Visits Ukraine
Mon May 25 6:07 am
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrived in Kyiv, in the exiled Belarusian opposition leader’s first trip to Ukraine more than four years into the all-out Russian invasion.
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Exclusive: US Asks Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine To Allow Belarusian Fertilizer Exports
Fri May 22 9:03 am
US officials have proposed that Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine lift sanctions on Belarusian potash to allow the transit of the agricultural product – a major source of hard currency revenue for Minsk --- through their territories.
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Attacked By The State And Fractured Within, Belarus Opposition Struggles In Exile
Thu May 21 3:10 am
Poor turnout for an online election underscores the daunting challenges faced by the largely exiled Belarusian democratic opposition six years after a groundswell of popular protests raised hopes for change in a country ruled by authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko since 1994.
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Papers, Please: German Military Museum Bars Ukrainians, Russians, And Some Other Nationalities
Sat May 16 7:28 am
A major military museum in the western German city of Koblenz is denying entry to nationals from 26 countries, causing tense scenes with some visitors who arrive with children.
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Spiritual Thaw In Belarus? A Protestant Prayer Meeting In Minsk Featuring Franklin Graham
Fri May 15 9:04 am
If organizers’ hopes are fulfilled, thousands of devout Belarusians -- Baptists, Adventists, other Protestants – could jam a Minsk stadium for a 2-day religious festival, where famed preacher Franklin Graham is expected to speak. It’s an exceedingly rare event for Belarus’ authoritarian regime.
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