MOSCOW — Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, who refused an effort last year by security agents to forcibly deport her, was found guilty Monday of conspiracy to overthrow the government in Minsk and sentenced to 11 years in prison after a closed trial. Support our journalism.... Long crowds of supporters formed outside the courtroom Monday, according to video posted online by journalists and activists.... Her father, Alexander Kolesnikov, was able to get into the courtroom but doze

KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus's version of Silicon Valley — which once had more than 1, 000 jostling and ambitious start-ups — was the one bright spot in a sclerotic economy that had changed little from Soviet times. Support our journalism.... Lukashenko’s government is closing down independent media, arresting journalists and rights workers, and reducing its diplomatic links to Europe. Story continues below advertisement “ We realized that we could be next, so me and my co-founders had to escape and

MOSCOW — A Belarusian court convicted popular blogger and leading opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky of inciting mass unrest and social hatred and sentenced him to 18 years in prison Tuesday after a closed 173-day-trial.... Thousands of Belarusians have fled into exile. Advertisement Story continues below advertisement The Belarusian rights group Viasna says 920 political prisoners are being held by the government.... He held a red folder sandwiched between white papers. After her husband’s

NATO AWACS aircraft will deploy to Krakow, Poland, from Aug.... The EU believes that the results of the Aug.... 9 polls, which handed President Alexander Lukashenko his sixth term with 80% of the vote," have been falsified," and the 27-nation bloc is preparing a list of Belarus officials who could be blacklisted from Europe over their roles....

At a ceremony in Strasbourg, France, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe awarded her its ninth Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, which honors outstanding civil society action in the defense of human rights.... It is also a sign to us, Belarusians, that the international community supports us, and that we are on the right track.” Kolesnikova, 39, has been a key opposition activist.... In the neutral zone between the two countries, she managed to rip up her passport, broke out of

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 10 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Thousands of people have protested in Belarus for a second straight night after official results from weekend elections gave an overwhelming victory to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, extending his 26-year rule.... Natalia Kaliada said there has been a run on sporting goods shops where protestors are looking for some minimal protection.A stagnant economy, closed political system and t

Belarus' opposition activists Maria Kolesnikova, right, and Maxim Znak attend a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept.... Lawyer Maxim Znak, another leading member of the Coordination Council who faced the same charges, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.... U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the convictions were unjust, adding" we call for their immediate, unconditional release and for that of all other political prisoners held by the Lukashenko regime." Western European official

MOSCOW( AFP)-A court inBelarus on Tuesday( Dec 14) sentenced opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky to 18 years in prison after he galvanised an unprecedented protest movement against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko last year, state media said. Following a months-long trial behind closed doors at a detention centre in the southeastern city of Gomel, the court found Tikhanovsky, 43, guilty of organising riots and inciting social hatred, among other charges, state newspaper SovetskayaBelarus r