Belarusian parliament has approved a bill imposing fines, community labor, and arrests for promoting LGBTQ+ causes, following Russia's repressive model. President Lukashenko is expected to sign it into law.
Award-winning journalist Pavel Dabravolski has been convicted of treason in a closed-door trial in Minsk, receiving a nine-year maximum-security prison sentence as part of Belarus's escalating crackdown on press freedom.
Independent journalist Pavel Dabravolski receives nine-year sentence in maximum-security prison amid escalating crackdown on press freedom in Belarus.
