August 5, 2021 Belarus sprinter who feared reprisals at home reaches Poland A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games has reached safety in Poland following a dramatic standoff.
August 3, 2021 Belarus Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya feared 'some form of punishment' back home amid row Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian Olympics sprinter who refused to board a flight back to her home country over the weekend, revealed Tuesday that team officials “made it clear” she would face discipline if she went back.
August 2, 2021 Belarus Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya gets humanitarian visa from Poland, official says Belarusian Olympic track sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya received a humanitarian visa from Poland.
June 2, 2021 WHO's election of Syria, Belarus to executive board sparks 'grave concerns' from US The State Department has "grave concerns" about the election of Syria and Belarus to three-year terms on the World Health Organization (WHO) Assembly Executive board, according to a spokesperson.
May 29, 2021 Bipartisan group of senators to travel to Eastern Europe as Biden announces new crackdowns against Belarus
May 27, 2021 'The Five' calls Biden meeting 'a giant cake' for Putin amid pipeline hack The panel on "The Five" debated Wednesday whether President Biden agreeing to a no-preconditions meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amounted to a "gift" to the former KGB agent.
May 25, 2021 Who is Belarus journalist arrested on diverted Ryanair flight? As international reaction to Belarus' audacious act of airplane piracy comes fast and furious, those who know the journalist snatched off that Ryanair flight Sunday worry deeply about his fate and that of the many other reporters and bloggers now languishing in Belarusian prisons.
May 24, 2021 Biden condemns arrest of Belarusian opposition figure, calls diverted flight a 'shameful assault' President Biden demanded the release of Belarusian opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich on Monday after he was arrested following a forced diversion of his Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania.
May 24, 2021 What was behind a jet's diversion to Belarus? The diversion of a Ryanair flight to Lithuania by Belarus, leading to the arrest of an opposition journalist who was a passenger, has sparked international outrage and calls for tough sanctions against the former Soviet nation.
May 24, 2021 US condemns Belarus regime over ‘shocking act’ to divert commercial flight U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a stark reprimand of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday over allegations that he personally ordered fighter jets as part of the effort to divert a commercial airliner carrying an opposition figure.
