UN rights chief urges Belarus to promptly release political detainees

‘Currently unsafe to return’ to Belarus, Human Rights Council hears

Focusing on developments in 2023, the report builds on previous findings in the aftermath of large public protests which erupted in 2020 following a disputed presidential poll.  Despite a lack of cooperation from Belarusian authorities, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said evidence gathered shows that the scale and pattern of violations has continued. “The…

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If any step is taken against Belarus, Russia will respond, Putin's message to Poland

If any step is taken against Belarus, Russia will respond, Putin’s message to Poland

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Poland not to show any aggression towards its ally Belarus. According to international media reports, the Russian President said in the Security Council meeting that if Poland imagines any kind of aggression against Belarus, it will be considered an attack on Russia. He added that aggression against Belarus…

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Russia to install short-range nuclear weapons in Belarus after July 7, President Putin

Russia to install short-range nuclear weapons in Belarus after July 7, President Putin

Russia will begin deploying short-range nuclear weapons in Belarus after July 7-8. Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko this in a meeting held in Sochi today. According to a statement issued by the Kremlin, Putin said that everything is going according to plan, everything is stable. Earlier, the two figures had…

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Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts

Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts

“The practice of incommunicado detention of members of the political opposition and prominent figures sentenced to lengthy prison terms for voicing dissent increased in 2023,” the 18 Special Rapporteurs and Human Rights Council-appointed Working Group rights’ experts said. In their statement released by UN rights office OHCHR, they reported that according to the Viasna Human Rights Centre, 1,511…

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Moscow rejects 'US position' on deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

Moscow rejects ‘US position’ on deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

—Photo: Reuters Moscow: Russia has rejected US President Joe Biden’s criticism that Moscow is planning to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington has deployed similar nuclear weapons in Europe for decades. According to the foreign news agency ‘AFP’, Russia said it was moving ahead with the first deployment of such weapons outside its…

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An agreement was reached on the installation of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

An agreement was reached on the installation of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

The defense ministers of Russia and Belarus shake hands after the agreement. An agreement to install Russia’s nuclear weapons in Belarus was officially reached. Shortly after the signing of the agreement, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said that Russia has started sending its nuclear weapons to us for installation. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu,…

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