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13 Aug 2023

Watch: Belarus' First-Ever Minsk-Delhi Flight Arrives In India

Belarusian Airline Belavia will operate regular direct flight services between Belarus' capital Minsk and Delhi, the capital of India.

03 Aug 2023

Belarusian Airline Belavia To Launch Minsk-Delhi Direct Flight From August 11

Belarusian Airline Belavia is offering the one-way ticket on Minsk-Delhi route at Euro 319 and the round-trip ticket from Euro 569.

18 Oct 2020

Tens of thousands march in Belarus' capital Minsk despite firearms threat

Over 50 people have been reportedly detained by the police. Security forces have detained more than 13,000 people since the election, including all significant opposition leaders who have not left the country and clamped down on independent media.

11 Oct 2020

Security forces in Belarus crack down on protesters, detain dozens

Footage published by local news outlets showed police officers wearing black balaclavas dragging protesters into unmarked black vans and beating protesters with their batons at a rally that drew thousands onto the streets of Minsk, the capital. One sequence showed a police van unleashing a powerful jet of water from a cannon into crowds, visibly pushing them back. Belarus, a former Soviet republic closely allied with Russia, has been rocked by street protests and strikes since authorities announced that veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko had won an August 9 vote by a landslide.

23 Aug 2020

Protesters flood into Belarus' capital Minsk as army issues warning

The streets of Minsk turned red and white as a flood of demonstrators carried flags symbolising their opposition to Lukashenko and chanted for him to leave power and for new elections to be held. The ministry said that memorials, specifically ones to those killed in World War Two, were holy sites that must not be desecrated. The interior ministry issued its own statement warning that any unsanctioned protests would be considered illegal.

13 Nov 2017

United States edge Belarus to claim 18th Fed Cup

The United States claimed their first Fed Cup title for 17 years as Shelby Rogers and CoCo Vandeweghe beat Belarus pair Aryna Sabalenka and Aliaksandra Sasnovich in a deciding doubles rubber in the final on Sunday.

09 Jul 2016

US expels 2 Russian officials after its diplomat attacked

The US has expelled two Russian officials in retaliation over an "unprovoked" attack on its diplomat by a Russian policeman.

11 Oct 2015

Belarus votes as Lukashenko aims to extend 21-year rule

Belarus on Sunday kicked-off its fifth presidential election in 21 years since it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

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