Friday, April 26, 2024

Topic: Belarus

Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players

Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Roman Protasevich: dissident Belarus journalist whose defiance enraged Europe’s last dictator

Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University Roman Protasevich doesn’t look like much of a threat to Europe’s last dictator. A fresh-faced 26-year-old, he has never been elected...

Belarus: Amnesty urges UN to take strong action on escalating human rights crisis

In response to the escalating human rights crisis in Belarus, Amnesty International will address the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on 18 September and demand that it takes strong and decisive action to investigate the ongoing repression of post-election protests in the country and hold perpetrators of mass violations to account.