Belarus

Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova must remain in prison until November 8. Her lawyer said that to the Russian state news agency RIA on Friday. The rulers in Belarus suspect her of calling for a takeover of power.…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will discuss the situation in Belarus on Friday after Germany called for an urgent debate. According to Germany, there has been a "sharp deterioration" in human rights in the Eastern European…

Opposition Leader Tikhanovskaya: The people of Belarus have awakened, and a peaceful revolution has taken place. "That revolution is not anti- or pro-Russian, nor anti- or pro-European, but for democracy," Belarusian opposition…