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Belarus - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Do Not Travel to Belarus due to the arbitrary enforcement of laws, the risk of detention, the Russian military attack on neighboring Ukraine, and the buildup of Russian military in Belarus along the border with Ukraine. U.S. citizens in Belarus should depart immediately via commercial or private means.

Belarus is a country in the eastern part of Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Minsk is the capital city.

Belarus Restricts Lithuanian Education
According to Lithuania?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belarus will no longer allow students in its two Lithuanian-language schools to study in their native language. Instead, they?ll study in either ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMT

The Thorny Politics of Translating a Belarusian Novel
How did the translators of ?Alindarka?s Children,? by Alhierd Bacharevic, preserve the power dynamics between the book?s original languages?
Publ.Date : Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:15:00 GMT

Why the Belarusian dictator is escalating the situation on the border with Ukraine ? expert
By increasing military activity on the territory of Belarus, the country?s dictator Alexander Lukashenko is pursuing two goals at once, military observer Denys Popovych told Radio NV on June 17.
Publ.Date : Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:32:00 GMT

Uzbekistan?s IT sector on fire and targeting the vast US market
One country?s brain drain is another country?s gain. In the competitive business of IT outsourcing, Uzbekistan wants to wind up on the right side ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:09:00 GMT

These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime
"Everybody believes that Belarus can be better because people really want it ... His most serious challenge came in 2020, when Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a charismatic English teacher, drew huge crowds ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 31 May 2022 14:15:00 GMT

Belarusian model enjoys life in Vietnam
Belarusian Iryna Yang, who also goes by her Vietnamese name as Tuong Vy, is a popular face on the modelling scene in Vietnam. With a BA in Intercultural Communication from Minsk State Linguistic ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:05:00 GMT

These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime
Belarusian activist Hanna Kaniewska leads ... when Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a charismatic English teacher, drew huge crowds supporting her candidacy for president. She ran for office after ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 31 May 2022 14:34:00 GMT

The U.S. Should Recognize Belarus?s Government in Exile
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, opposition leader of Belarus, stands during a meeting ... The 39-year-old English teacher Tikhanovskaya is one of those exiles. Her improbable 2020 presidential bid gave ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:10:00 GMT

Landscape photographer builds refugee shelter in ex-corner shop
Pavel Oskin, a photographer originally from Belarus, set up a shelter for Ukrainian refugees in an empty building slated for demolition. But the donations are drying up.
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:05:00 GMT