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Up In The Air: Are Balloons From Belarus A Smuggling Operation? A Hybrid Attack? Or Both?
Wed Nov 12 2:38 am
Lithuania’s Prime Minister has said it’s “a hybrid attack” – hundreds of weather balloons flying across the border from Belarus, causing airport chaos. But the incidents also point to a long-standing, large-scale smuggling network that allegedly has high-level links in Minsk.
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Who's Behind A New Black Sea Luxury Resort Complex? Politically Connected Belarusians, That's Who.
Tue Oct 28 12:57 pm
A nearly finished hillside complex in the southern Russian ski resort town of Krasnaya Polyana is backed by investors linked to Belarus’s strongman leader, a new investigation found.
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Jailed Journalists Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli Awarded 2025 Sakharov Prize
Wed Oct 22 6:05 am
The 2025 Sakharov Prize has been awarded to a pair of journalists -- the Polish-Belarusian Andrzej Poczobut and Georgian Mzia Amaglobeli -- both of whom are currently serving time in jail for charges related to their work reporting on democracy and civil society.
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