Tag: Belarusian
two Belarusian coaches sanctioned by the IOC in the Timanovskaya case
Kristina Timanovskaya at a press conference in Warsaw, August 5, 2021. WOJTEK RADWANSKI / AFP The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sanctioned two Belarusian coaches on Friday August 6 by withdrawing…
Suicide suspect of Belarusian opponent Vitali Chychov, found hanged in a park in Kiev
Vitali Chychov, head of a Belarusian NGO helping those who fled the regime of Alexander Lukashenko, was found hanged in a park in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday (August 3rd). According to…
Belarusian women: “Attention is the only thing that protects you”
Who are the three women who wanted to lead Belarus into a new future in the 2020 election – and who were violently oppressed? Journalist Alice Bota tells her story.…
Belarusian athlete says she was forced by her federation to give up the Games
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, said earlier that she was forced to suspend her participation in the Tokyo Olympics by the coach of the Belarusian team. MARTIN MEISSNER / AP Belarusian athlete…
Belarusian opponent Roman Protassevich and his partner placed under house arrest
Since his arrest, the journalist has been exhibited on public television several times, such as here, on June 14, 2021. RAMIL NASIBULIN / BELTA / VIA REUTERS A month after…
EU sanctioned Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visits Vladimir Putin
Alexander Lukashenko, in Minsk, May 28, 2021. DMITRY ASTAKHOV / AFP The meeting is usual and planned for a long time. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is to be welcomed by…
Roman Protassevich, a Belarusian opponent at the forefront of the protest
Roman Protassevich, a leading opponent of the authoritarian Belarusian president, at a rally in Minsk, Belarus, March 25, 2012. AP The first sentence is written in capital letters, as if…
Maria Kolesnikova, the other Belarusian opponent in detention
Maria Kolesnikova during a demonstration against the results of the presidential election on August 30, 2020. MARINA SEREBRYAKOVA / ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP She preferred detention to forced exile. Arrested…