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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...
US Congress Condemns Russia’s Abduction of Ukrainian Children
Mezha
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July 1, 2025
The US Congress is considering a bipartisan resolution condemning the abduction and forced displacement of Ukrainian children carried out by Russia. This was announced on June 30 by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee. The resolution was...
Freed Belarus Opposition Leader Addresses UN Days After 5-Year Prison Ordeal
Canada Free Press
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GENEVA — Sergei Tikhanovsky, Belarus opposition leader and husband of President-elect Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, addressed the UN Human Rights Council, days after his release from prison, where he had spent five years as a political prisoner under...
Belarusians in Warsaw celebrate prisoner release, hope for more
The Sun Daily
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June 28, 2025
WARSAW: Belarusian exile Asya watched from the sidelines in central Warsaw as a crowd greeted and applauded Sergei Tikhanovsky, the Belarus opposition figure who was unexpectedly released, barely recognisable after five years in prison. A popular...
Belarus Supplies Air Defense System to Myanmar Junta: Activist Group
The Irrawaddy
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June 28, 2025
Belarus has supplied an air defense system to Myanmar’s junta to defend against anti-regime drone strikes, Justice for Myanmar said. The rights group said on Saturday that it had uncovered significant, ongoing military collaboration between the...
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....
Belarusian Opposition Leader Describes the ‘Overflowing Emotions’ of Freedom in Exclusive Interview
Kyiv Post
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June 28, 2025
Freed Belarusian opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski has revealed that speaking to his wife after five years as a political prisoner left him “overflowing” with emotions. In an exclusive interview with TVP World, Tsikhanouski described how,...
Junta Fighter Jet Crashes in Phar Saung Township
MoeMaKa
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July 5, 2025
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 3 Perspective (MoeMaKa, July 4, 2025) Junta Fighter Jet Crashes in Phar Saung Township Amid intense fighting in recent weeks in Phar Saung Township of Karenni (Kayah) State, a junta fighter jet reportedly lost...
A Sign About Kuropaty Disappeared On Minsk Ring Road
Charter 97
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7 Archive photo All that remains are holes in the ground and signs of vandalism. A plaque about Kuropaty has disappeared on the Minsk ring road. This was written in her channel by denouncer and pro-Russian activist Olga Bondareva, reports...
Russia Changes Entry Rules For Foreigners: What Should Belarusians Expect?
Charter 97
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6 The changes began to be enacted on June 30. The Russian Federation from June 30 began introducing changes to entry rules that affect foreigners, reports "The Point" It is noted that the new conditions will apply at all checkpoints across the...
I lost half my weight in jail, but I'm not broken, says freed Belarus opposition leader
BBC
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June 30, 2025
Sarah RainsfordEastern and Southern Europe correspondent Reporting fromLithuania ShareSave Sergei Tikhanovskyholds a poster of himself to show what he looked like before being arrested Sergei Tikhanovsky has barely spoken for more than five years....
I lost half my weight in jail, but I'm not broken, says freed Belarus opposition leader
BBC
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June 30, 2025
Sarah RainsfordEastern and Southern Europe correspondent Reporting fromLithuania ShareSave Sergei Tikhanovskyholds a poster of himself to show what he looked like before being arrested Sergei Tikhanovsky has barely spoken for more than five years....
"It's disappointing" - Emma Raducanu questions costly Hawkeye error on contentious point in Wimbledon loss to Aryna Sabalenka
Sportskeeda
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July 5, 2025
Emma Raducanu has called out the electronic line calling system in place at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. Raducanu's criticism stemmed from a contentious point awarded to reigning WTA No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka during the pair's high-profile...
Belarus: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council
International Federation for Human Rights
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June 26, 2025
On 26 June 2025, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered a statement at the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Interactive Dialogue with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Belarus. The...
"Aryna Sabalenka likes to show her emotions, Iga Swiatek cries after she loses": Jessica Pegula shuts down Belarusian's critics after Coco Gauff drama
Sportskeeda
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June 30, 2025
Jessica Pegula recently weighed in on Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff's post-French Open controversy. According to Pegula, people who criticized Sabalenka over her comments about Gauff have never found themselves in situations that can trigger...
Al Hilal's Club World Cup over as Chelsea advance to semi-finals
The National News
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Al Hilal’s bold run at the Fifa Club World Cup came to an end in Orlando on Friday as the Saudi Arabian club were edged 2-1 by Brazil’s Fluminense in a pulsating quarter-final clash. Having shocked the tournament with their 4-3 extra-time victory...
Belarus frees 14 opposition activists after Kellogg’s visit
The Gazette - Colorado
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko released more than a dozen political prisoners, including the husband of a top opposition leader, after meeting with U.S. special presidential envoy General Keith Kellogg in Minsk. Fourteen captives,...
Belarus Defence Minister Says India Important Area Of Country's Foreign Policy
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Minsk, June 26 (IANS) India is one of the important areas of Belarus's foreign policy, the country's Defence Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin spotlighted during his meeting with Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh held on the...
Belarusian dissident thanks Trump admin for his freedom, demands the UN act
Fox News
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Siarhei Tsikhanouski, who was recently released after being a political prisoner for more than 5 years, thanks the Trump administration for his freedom and calls for the UN to take action. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE —...
Yes we can! A master of political slogans reveals his secrets
The Times
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There can’t be many people working in politics with a CV like Chris Bruni-Lowe’s. One morning in late 2018 the pollster and strategist took an unexpected phone call from his old friend Nigel Farage. Together the two men had taken Ukip from nutty...