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Lukashenko Signs Decree On Belarusian-Russian University
Charter 97
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15 The dictator continues the course of total Russification of Belarusian education. Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree on the Belarusian-Russian University. The report says that the dictator of Belarus signed a decree on Wednesday, July 2,...
OSCE PA Special Rapporteur calls for tougher sanctions on Russia to return abducted Ukrainian children
Ukrinform
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July 2, 2025
Imposing tougher sanctions on Russia could help prevent the abduction of Ukrainian children and support efforts to bring back those already taken. This was underscored by Carina Odebrink, a member of the Swedish Riksdag (Parliament) and Special...
Belarus keeps up crackdown on dissent even as authorities free some prisoners, rights group says
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Mass arrests and convictions of government critics in Belarus have continued since 2020, when Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term in office in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged. Tens of...
Nuclear Energy Education Gets a Boost from the IAEA
IAEA
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The IAEA conducted its first INEAS university mission in April in Ust Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, a country that is looking to restart its nuclear power programme. The mission — which engaged more than 90 participants from academia, government and...
At the Rio Summit, signs of BRICS in retreat – just when we need serious anti-imperial muscle
CADTM
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July 5, 2025
Vladimir Putin had hosted 2024’s summit in Kazan, Russia in late-October. In most other years, the dates have been in the busy September-November period, allowing many pre-meetings to set the stage for a more meaningful heads-of-state meeting....
Don't relax pressure on Lukashenko, freed Belarus dissident tells the West
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
VILNIUS - The West needs to keep up pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to try to force democratic change, newly released dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski told Reuters. Tsikhanouski, who walked free last month after more than five...
Poland – Migration Crisis or Anti-Immigrant Madness?
Kyiv Post
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July 2, 2025
Right-wing media, along with politicians from the Confederation party and Law and Justice (PiS), have long been pushing a narrative that German services are “dumping illegal migrants” in Poland. They speak of tens of thousands of people, allegedly...
Poland's official channels Trump as he hails £300m 'big and beautiful' border wall
Daily Express
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July 4, 2025
A Polish minister used Trumpian-esque language to hail the success of a huge £300million anti-migration fence built along its border with Belarus. Warsaw’s foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said the 116-mile fence has proved “98% effective” in...
Interview: CPC's wisdom in building modern socialist country beacon for others -- Belarusian party leader
People's Daily Online
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MINSK, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The experience and wisdom of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in building a modern socialist country and socialism with Chinese characteristics serve as a beacon for many other countries, head of the Communist Party of...
Libya’s eastern government visits Belarus
Libyan Express
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July 2, 2025
Alexander Turchin and Osama Hammad during their meetingBelarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to expanding cooperation with Libya, particularly in agriculture, industry, and healthcare sectors. During a...
Russia To Deploy Hypersonic Oreshnik Missiles In Belarus By End Of 2025 Amid Rising NATO Tensions
The Times of India
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‘Go Back To Third World’: Zohran Mamdani MOCKED For Eating With Hands By Trump Aide A viral video of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani eating biryani with his hands triggered a racist response from Texas Congressman Brandon Gill. Gill...
World News | Belarus Keeps Up Crackdown on Dissent Even as Authorities Free Some Prisoners, Rights Group Says
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
Tallinn (Estonia), Jul 2 (AP) Authorities in Belarus continue their unrelenting crackdown on dissent even as they release some prisoners, the country's leading rights group told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Last month, the Belarusian...
A Journalist In Jail: Freed Former RFE/RL Reporter Recalls Belarus Prison Ordeal
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 1, 2025
Journalist Ihar Karnei was in a good mood when he set out for the store one Monday morning two years ago after a “happy” summer weekend in the country visiting friends along with his wife, Ina. He didn’t make it far. Seconds after he stepped out...
Authorities in Belarus continue crackdown on dissent, rights group Viasna says
Euronews
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By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 01/07/2025 - 19:14 GMT+2 Authorities in Belarus are continuing their crackdown on political dissent even as they release some prisoners, the country's leading rights group told The Associated...
Another EU state introduces immigration controls
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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Polands prime minister has announced the reinstatement of temporary checks on the borders with Germany and Lithuania Poland has decided to temporarily reintroduce border controls along its frontiers with Germany and Lithuania to stop the flow of...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov holds negotiations with the Minister of International Relations of Botswana
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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01 July 2025 On July 1, 2025 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, held a meeting with the Minister of International Relations of the Republic of Botswana, Phenyo Butale, who is paying an official visit to...
After Trump cut support, US lawmakers press for action on Russian abductions of Ukrainian children
The Kyiv Independent
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July 1, 2025
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a resolution in Congress demanding the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, according to a press release published on June 30. Kyiv estimates that Russia has abducted or forcibly...
Euro 2025: How 'small' Switzerland came to host a tournament that could spark 'cultural change'
The Athletic
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July 1, 2025
Sometimes Tatjana Haenni felt envious during her teenage years and her eyes would flit towards football’s traditional behemoths — Germany, France, Italy, Portugal or the Netherlands. “I was almost jealous I wasn’t one of them,” the former...
A bipartisan resolution has been introduced in the US House of Representatives condemning the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia
Babel
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The leaders of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Democrat Gregory Meeks and Republican Michael McCaul, have introduced a resolution condemning the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia. It also calls for the return of all Ukrainian...
Bonds of Friendship and Cooperation: Belarus Independence Day Celebrated in Ashgabat
News Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
Elvira Kadyrova On 30 June 2025, the Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Turkmenistan, Stanislav Chepurnoy, hosted a grand reception in Ashgabat to commemorate Belarus’s Independence Day. Among the guests were heads and representatives of...