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Prince Harry reveals why he quit the Royal life Exiled Belarusian opposition figure Raman Pratasevich was horrified when he knew the flight he took to Lithuania was instead heading to Belarusian capital Minsk. When the Ryanair flight was diverted and forced to land at Minsk, Pratasevich was arrested and led away he said, "I'll get the death penalty here." Pratasevich, who had worked for online news outlet NEXTA, which carried footage of mass protests against Belarusian President Lukashenko, was shaking when he realized that the plane would not land in Lithuania's Vilnius where it was head...

The turbulent history of the Warsaw Pact countries after the fall of the Iron Curtain has seen a series of authoritarian regimes of various kinds. From the despotic regimes that have taken hold in Central Asian republics such as Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, to oligarchies such as Yanukovich-era Ukraine, to nationalist regimes such as in Serbia during the 1990s. But even against this heterogeneous background, one regime that has long been relatively unheard of still stands out today: the dictatorship created by Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus. In 2021, it should be the focus of the West's atte...

Alexander Burakov was arrested in the town of Mogilyov while on an editorial assignment for DW's Russian service. During his sentencing, he told the court that he was mishandled in the detention facility.

Among the alleged acts targeted by the complaint are "arrests for futile reasons, torture and ill-treatment during the days of detention", the lawyers said, citing "physical violence, humiliation, threats, insults and other degradations during several days". Deprivation of sleep, food, medical care and "beatings", which had "serious consequences on the health" of the opponents, are also listed in the complaint. "Overall, the state's treatment can only be described as bestial," they concluded. Universal jurisdiction The German judiciary applies the principle of "universal jurisdiction" which a...

Exclusive: Belarus foreign minister says government anti-protest actions were excessive but adequate