Politics

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / @pulpervoi​
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / @pulpervoi​
"Whatever you sign or agree on during the meeting in Sochi will have no legal effect."
The moment when Alyaksandr Taraikouski died / a still shot from the video​
The moment when Alyaksandr Taraikouski died / a still shot from the video​
The Internal Affairs Ministry stated that Taraykouski died from an unknown device that exploded in his hand.
Maryia Kalesnikava / Euroradio files
Maryia Kalesnikava / Euroradio files
Kalesnikava tore up her passport disrupting KGB's plan to force her into exile in Ukraine.
Maksim Znak / Euroradio
Maksim Znak / Euroradio
Coordination Council member Maksim Znak says Maryia Kalesnikava had no plans to leave Belarus.
Maryia Kalesnikava / Euroradio 
Maryia Kalesnikava / Euroradio 
Coordination Council member Maryia Kalesnikava was taken by men in plainclothes at 10:05 near the National Art Museum.
Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei / Euroradio
Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei / Euroradio
Foreign Minister Makei refused to name the persons from the Baltic states blacklisted by Belarus.
Belarus Railway workers at a solidarity action on August 13 / TUT.by
Belarus Railway workers at a solidarity action on August 13 / TUT.by
Workers collected signatures under the appeal at railways units across Belarus.
Aliaksandr Lukashenka during a trip to Orsha / BELTA
Aliaksandr Lukashenka during a trip to Orsha / BELTA
Lukashenka orders the government to divert Belarusian trade flows from the seaports in Lithuania to other countries.
Paul Hansen / worldpressphoto.org
Paul Hansen / worldpressphoto.org
World Press Photo winning journalist Paul Hansen from Sweden is banned to enter Belarus for five years.