So instead, The Conversation asked experts on five countries – Canada, Germany, Chile, Belarus and the Philippines – to ...

Belarus' former ambassador to Germany Denis Sidorenko has died unexpectedly, aged 48, Belarus' government announced this week. After serving in Germany since 2016, Sidorenko was recalled from his ...

The EU on Monday (7 September) led calls for Belarus to immediately release over 600 people arrested for protesting against a controversial election that extended strongman Alexander Lukashenko ...

the sudden focus – and the equally sudden pardon – have all prompted speculation Belarus might be looking to release Mr Krieger in a high-profile swap involving prisoners in both Germany and ...

According to an EU official who was granted anonymity to speak freely, Khilo was apprehended by the Belarus KGB intelligence service in front of the EU delegation office. He faced a possible sentence ...

Belarus is the last country in Europe where ... with Belarusian authorities on his behalf," the ministry said, adding Germany considered the death penalty as "a cruel and inhumane form of punishment".

Many Western diplomats expressed solidarity with representatives of the clergy and believers of Belarus who are persecuted because ... Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, ...