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  Belarusian activists say anti-government campaigner Stepan Latypov has been returned to jail after stabbing himself in the neck during his trial, as relations between Belarus and the West deteriorated further over Minsk’s diversion of a Ryanair flight so that another opposition figure could be arrested. A bloodied Mr Latypov (41) was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after cutting his throat with a pen in a Minsk courtroom, where he accused investigators of threatening to persecute his rela...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, detained last month after his flight that was forced to land in Minsk, said in questioning aired on state television on Wednesday that there was no use in the opposition calling for street protests. In his second appearance since his Ryanair plane was forced to land in Belarus by the authorities on May 23, Protasevich appeared relaxed, smoking as he spoke about the opposition with an unidentified interlocutor. These is simply ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told his Russian counterpart that the investigation into Sofia Sapega, the detained girlfriend of an arrested dissident blogger, would take place in Belarus, the state-run Belta news agency said on Tuesday.

Stepan Latypov attempted to stab himself in the throat with a pen in court today He said authorities had threatened to bring criminal charges against his family and friends unless he confessed to the opposition activity, before the incident Local media and the human rights group Viasna-96 said he was still alive  Latypov was arrested in September after he attended anti-government protest  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT 

BBC News Published image captionMinsk airport: Belarus has imposed tight border controls Belarus has temporarily banned most of its citizens from leaving, including many foreign residency permit holders. There are some exceptions, such as for Belarusian civil servants on official trips and state transport staff. The State Border Committees tightening of the rules follows international outrage over Belaruss recent diversion of a Ryanair flight and arrest of a top dissident and his girlfriend on...

This cannot be changed, Belarusian President added

VILNIUS (Reuters) -Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had asked the United States for further sanctions on individuals and companies supporting the Belarus government. The Biden administration said on Friday it was drawing up a list of targeted sanctions against key members of the Belarusian government following the former Soviet republics forced landing of a passenger jet and arrest of a journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega on board...

Alongside working to confront Lukashenka, the EU should offer respite to those threatened by his dictatorship.

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will also draw attention to the emergency landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk

news NATO ministers meet to lay groundwork for summit dw.com 1 hour ago Farah Bahgat The ministers will review a communique being drafted for the June 14 summit in Brussels, taking place amid the withdrawal from Afghanistan and continued tension with Russia. © Zhang Cheng/Xinhua/picture alliance The ministers meeting is the last before a NATO summit later in June The NATO allies defense and foreign ministers are meeting on Tuesday to prepare for the June 14 summit, which US...