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A fake Ryanair hijack – and the fear that has stalked Belarus’s people ever since

When a passenger plane was forced to land in Minsk in 2021, one man screamed: ‘They’ll kill me’. Many of his countrymen and women now realise they are also not safe, even in exile

The Guardian - UK

Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief over the deportation of Ukrainian children

The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head of the Belarus Red Cross, who stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus

The Independent UK

Beatings, dog bites, and barbed wire: life and death on the Poland-Belarus border

Activists helping people in forested grey zone say dehumanisation of migrants is increasing as Polish election draws nearer

The Guardian - UK

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Belarus' top diplomat says he can't imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia

The foreign minister of Belarus says he can't envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces

The Independent UK

At the migration crossroads: Germany tightens grip on Polish border

In 2021, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko began letting migrants cross his country's border into Poland to retaliate against EU sanctions. Poland strengthened its border controls, but the number of illegal migrant crossings into Germany has been surging in recent months. The Brandenburg region in eastern Germany now finds itself at…

France 24

Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska calls for return of 19,000 ‘abducted’ children

Ukrainian officials believe at least 19,000 children have been forcibly taken to Russia

Evening Standard

Ukraine calls for return of ‘abducted’ children as more arrive in Belarus

Ukraine says more than 19,000 children have been taken illegally by Russia since it began its full-scale invasion.

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Children arrive in Belarus after being illegally removed from Ukraine

Almost 50 children from Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia were removed by Belarusian charity, according to Belta

The Guardian - UK

Yury Garavsky: Belarus ‘hit man’ to stand trial in Switzerland over high-profile killings

Garavsky confessed to his role in 1999 killings of three of president Alexander Lukashenko’s political opponents

The Independent UK

North Korean leader to visit Russia's Pacific fleet as he continues trip focused on arms cooperation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is going to Russia’s far eastern port city of Vladivostok to see that country’s Pacific fleet

The Independent UK

Belarus leader proposes three-way partnership with Russia and North Korea

Alexander Lukashenko put forward axis plan during summit with Vladimir Putin in Sochi as rumours of arms deal persist

The Guardian - UK

Putin meets the leader of Belarus, who suggests joining Russia's move to boost ties with North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted a meeting with his Belarusian ally, who referred to this week’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and suggested that Minsk could join Moscow’s efforts to revive an old alliance with Pyongyang

The Independent UK

China’s defence minister Li Shuangfu is missing: What do we know so far?

Li was last seen in Beijing at the end of August when he gave a keynote address at a forum with African countries.

Al Jazeera

Lithuania to issue special passports to Belarus citizens staying legally in the Baltic country

Lithuania says it will issue special travel documents to Belarusian citizens in the Baltic country who were stripped of the right to get new passports by Minsk

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Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression

Belarus’ authoritarian president banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force those who fled the country amid growing repression to return to maintain their travel documents

The Independent UK

Polish official harshly criticizes film that explores migration crisis at Poland-Belarus border

A leading member of Poland’s conservative government has sharply criticized a film that explores the humanitarian disaster affecting migrants along the Poland-Belarus border

The Guardian - UK

Green Border review – gripping story of refugees’ fight for survival in the forest

Venice film festival: Agnieszka Holland’s brutal and timely drama shines a dark spotlight on the horrors faced by refugees in the exclusion zone between Poland and Belarus

Al Jazeera

Nobel Foundation reverses invitations to Russia, Iran after backlash

Decision to invite representatives from Russia and Iran to awards ceremony criticised over Ukraine war, rights abuses.

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The Guardian - UK

Former member of Belarus ‘hit squad’ to stand trial over disappearances

Yuri Harauski will be tried in a Swiss court over the disappearance of two political opponents of Alexander Lukashenko and a businessman

The Independent UK

Journalist for top Polish paper allegedly denied medication in Belarusian prison

A representative of the Polish community in Belarus says a former correspondent for a top Polish newspaper has been denied life-saving heart medication in a Belarusian prison

Al Jazeera

What will replace Russia’s Wagner mercenary army?

Private force is already being torn apart by Russia’s military, intelligence services, and state-run corporations.

The Independent UK

What next for the Wagner Group as leader presumed dead in plane crash?

Options for the mercenary group – in the wake of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s demise – include complete dissolution, nationalisation into the conventional Russian army or finding a new leader. Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold the key to the future

The Independent UK

Prigozhin's final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him

The final two months of Yevgeny Prigozhin's life are shrouded in mystery

The Independent UK

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance following Prigozhin plane crash

Lukashenko claims Prigozhin death ‘too rough and unprofessional a job’ for Putin to be behind it

Al Jazeera

Belarusian leader Lukashenko says he warned Wagner chiefs to ‘watch out’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he told Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin: ‘Lads – you watch out’.

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