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Switzerland extends sanctions against Belarus On 11 December, the Swiss Federal Council extended sanctions against Belarus. Financial sanctions and travel bans were imposed on 15 individuals, including President Alexander Lukashenko. The new measures entered into force at 6pm on 11 December. The sanctions are in line with the decisions taken by the EU on 6 November 2020. The 15 persons newly added to the list in Annex 1 to the Ordinance on Measures against Belarus are alleged to be responsible for the use of violence and arbitrary arrests following the contested elections in Belarus. Those su...

Monday, 14 December 2020 National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB) vice-president Dmitry Dovgalenok has claimed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) "listened only to the point of view of the opponents" when making the decision to ban officials from Tokyo 2020. NOCRB head and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is among three senior officials to be banned from attending next year's postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo.  His son and NOCRB vice-president Viktor Lukashenko and Belarusian Ice Hockey Association President and NOCRB Board member Dmitri Baskov - considered ...

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