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Belarus shuts more civil society groups in wide crackdown

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KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Friday announced the closure of 15 nongovernmental organizations, part of a sweeping crackdown on civil society activists and...

Belarus shuts more civil society groups in wide crackdown

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KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Friday announced the closure of 15 nongovernmental organizations, part of a sweeping crackdown on independent media and civil...

Belarus leader vows to keep up raids of NGOs, media outlets

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KYIV, Ukraine — The longtime leader of Belarus vowed Thursday to continue a crackdown on civil society activists he regards as “bandits and foreign...

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US sanctions on country

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WASHINGTON — The main leader of Belarus’ embattled opposition on Tuesday sought and apparently won U.S. support for increasing pressure on the country’s authoritarian...

Belarus arrests 3 journalists in continuing media crackdown

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KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Belarus raided offices of an independent newspaper and detained three of its journalists Monday as part of a relentless...

Blinken meets Belarus opposition leader as criticism mounts

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Monday with Belarus’ main opposition leader as the United States steps up criticism of the...

Belarus expands crackdown on independent media

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KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Friday widened their crackdown on independent media, raiding media offices and journalists' homes across the ex-Soviet nation. ...

Greek PM stresses border protection, including at sea

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece is “committed to protecting its borders,” including by intercepting people at sea if they are attempting to enter the country...

On Lithuania’s plea, Iraq to probe human smuggling to Europe

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's foreign minister pledged Thursday that his country will investigate human trafficking networks responsible for smuggling hundreds of Iraqis into Europe, specifically...

Lithuania struggles with migrant flood opened by Belarus

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VEREBIEJAI, Lithuania — Mustafa Hussein Hamad kicked a dirty ball between two old tires in the schoolyard where he spends most of his time....