Leaving refugees and migrants stranded at its eastern borders, where many are dying, says more about the EU than it does Belarus. There are now believed to be several...
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The ongoing crackdown against opposition in Belarus, which began in the aftermath of a rigged presidential election last August, has decimated the country’s...
Central Europe Poland’s top court on Thursday ruled that the country’s constitution overrides some European Union laws, escalating a conflict over democratic standards...
The oldest human rights group in Belarus is facing closure as the country’s authorities step up their crackdown on civil society. The Belarusian Justice Ministry...
Kalesnikava – along with another opposition figure, Maksim Znak – was last month sentenced to 11 years in prison. Jailed Belarusian opposition figure Maria...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
In an exclusive interview with Emerging Europe, the leader of the Belarusian opposition Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says that the country’s political prisoners need to...
Central Europe Romania’s government will face a no-confidence vote in parliament after junior partner USR-Plus resigned from the government on Tuesday. The party’s...
Central Europe Polish President Andrzej Duda has imposed a state of emergency in parts of two regions bordering Belarus amid an influx of migrants from the former Soviet...
A group of refugees, said to be mainly from Afghanistan, has been stuck in limbo at Usnarz Górny on the Poland-Belarus border for days. Warsaw is refusing to process any...
As the West beefs up sanctions against Belarus, Georgia has begun cooperating with its repressive State Security Committee – still known as the KGB...
Central Europe Bulgaria’s largest political grouping gave up efforts to lead a minority government on Tuesday following a razor-thin victory in last month’s...
