Mass grave containing bones, clothes and shoes of Nazi victims is uncovered near Belarus village

Bone remains, fragments of clothing and shoes are among the items Belarusian investigators have uncovered at a mass grave of civilians killed by the Nazis during World War II. Chilling photos show officials working to unearth ammunition, bones and, at times, full skeletons from the previously unknown mass grave, discovered near the village of Logoza. … Read more

Mass grave containing bones, clothes and shoes of Nazi victims is uncovered near Belarus village

Bone remains, fragments of clothing and shoes are among the items Belarusian investigators have uncovered at a mass grave of civilians killed by the Nazis during World War II. Chilling photos show officials working to unearth ammunition, bones and, at times, full skeletons from the previously unknown mass grave, discovered near the village of Logoza. … Read more

Women post photos of their legs in stockings to support tights model jailed for protests in Belarus

Women are posting photos of their legs in stockings to support a tights model who was jailed for protesting against the re-election of President Lukashenko in Belarus. Former Miss Belarus Olga Khizinkova was arrested last month after taking part in huge ‘unauthorised’ demonstrations in Minsk.  Female protesters are now flooding social media with photos of their … Read more

Women post photos of their legs in stockings to support tights model jailed for protests in Belarus

Women are posting photos of their legs in stockings to support a tights model who was jailed for protesting against the re-election of President Lukashenko in Belarus. Former Miss Belarus Olga Khizinkova was arrested last month after taking part in huge ‘unauthorised’ demonstrations in Minsk.  Female protesters are now flooding social media with photos of their … Read more

UK kicks out two Belarus officials in tit-for-tat move

UK kicks out two Belarus officials in tit-for-tat move after British diplomats are expelled for ‘legitimate observation’ of pro-democracy protests UK has retaliated after two officials kicked out of Belarus for observing protests  A pair of diplomats from the former Soviet state have been expelled from the UK Alexander Lukashenko facing demonstrations amid claims he … Read more

UK kicks out two Belarus officials in tit-for-tat move

UK kicks out two Belarus officials in tit-for-tat move after British diplomats are expelled for ‘legitimate observation’ of pro-democracy protests UK has retaliated after two officials kicked out of Belarus for observing protests  A pair of diplomats from the former Soviet state have been expelled from the UK Alexander Lukashenko facing demonstrations amid claims he … Read more

Belarus: The death rate appears lower than the UK’s, writes IAN BIRRELL

As the sun slid from the evening sky over Minsk, clusters of people thronged the imposing entrance of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus clutching their tickets for the ballet. Many had dressed up to attend one of the city’s landmark buildings, a legacy of the Stalin era that was inspired by Roman amphitheatres. ‘We don’t want … Read more

100,000 people take to the streets of Belarus in latest demo against re-elected President

Female protesters confront police as 100,000 people take to the streets of Belarus in latest demo against re-elected President  Belarusians are protesting against the re-elected President Alexander Lukashenko for the seventh week The protests began after  Lukashenko’s victory in the August 9 poll  Law inforcement officers  have detained dozens of opposition supporters By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline … Read more

Belarus president says he will close borders with Poland and Lithuania

Belarus’s embattled president Alexander Lukashenko says he has placed the military on high alert and will close borders with Poland and Lithuania amid fears of a ‘war’. The strongman, known as Europe’s last dictator, appealed to the ‘crazy leaders’ of both countries, plus Ukraine, not to let conflict break out, saying it ‘will not resolve … Read more

2,000 Hasidic Jews gather at Ukraine’s border where they are barred entry from Belarus

Around 2,000 Hasidic Jews have gathered at Ukraine’s border with Belarus where their annual pilgrimage has been barred due to coronavirus restrictions. Kiev has accused President Alexander Lukashenko of manufacturing the crisis by giving the pilgrims hope that they could cross the frontier in retaliation for Ukraine’s support for the recent pro-democracy protests.   Despite Ukraine’s … Read more