Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2022 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- The actions of the Belarusian state endangered the safety and security of a commercial passenger aircraft and the lives of all those onboard UK FCDO 31 Oct 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing by the President of the ICAO Council on the event involving Ryanair flight FR4978 in Belarus Airspace on 23 May 2021
- Big Brother Is Listening In Belarus: Lukashenka Gives The KGB Greater Access To Online Data RFE/RL 26 Oct 2022 -- Over the 28 years of Alyaksandr Lukashenka's repressive rule, Belarusians who oppose him, despise him, or just want to criticize any particular policy could feel relatively safe expressing their views inside the confines of their homes.
- Belarus Hands Out Its Biggest Politically Motivated Sentence Yet. Who Are The Defendants In the Autukhovich Case? RFE/RL 18 Oct 2022 -- In the five-month trial that became known as the "Autukhovich case," the 12 defendants repeatedly stated that the case against them was fabricated and politically motivated -- a common fate for those who oppose the authoritarian regime of Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
- Belarus Says Almost 9,000 Russian Troops To Deploy There RFE/RL 16 Oct 2022 -- The Defense Ministry in Minsk announced that almost 9,000 Russian troops will be stationed in Belarus as part of a "regional grouping" of forces it claims are needed to protect its borders.
- First Russian troops arrive for joint force in Belarus: Ministry Press TV 15 Oct 2022 -- The first group of Russian soldiers have arrived in Belarus to take part in a new joint force with the host country's troops to "strengthen the protection and defense of the border" with Ukraine.
- Amid Mobilization Rumors For Putin's War Next Door, Belarusian Mothers Scramble To 'Hide The Children' RFE/RL 15 Oct 2022 -- When tens of thousands of Russian troops poured across the border into Ukraine at the start of Russia's unprovoked invasion in late February, including from Belarus, Alena felt more than just fear.
- Russian Troops Expected To Arrive In Belarus In Days To Create 'Regional Military Group' RFE/RL 14 Oct 2022 -- A senior Belarusian Defense Ministry official says Russian troops are expected to start entering the country soon to create "a regional military group" of the Russia-Belarus Union State.
- Another Belarusian 'Railway Guerrilla' Gets Lengthy Prison Term RFE/RL 13 Oct 2022 -- A court in Belarus's eastern region of Mahilyou has sentenced a man to 11 years in prison on charges of joining a group involved in damaging railways to disrupt the supply of Russian arms and troops to Ukraine.
- Lukashenka Says Ukraine 'Planning' Attack On Belarus RFE/RL 10 Oct 2022 -- Belarus's authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed on October 10 that Ukraine was preparing an attack on his country's territory and said that Russia and Belarus will deploy a joint military task force.
- Nobel Committee Champions Human Rights With 2022 Peace Prize RFE/RL 07 Oct 2022 -- The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to human rights activists in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine against the backdrop of harsh crackdowns by Minsk and Moscow on dissent and the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
- Nobel Peace Prize winners shine spotlight on 'the power of civil society to promote peace' UN News 07 Oct 2022 -- The human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus who have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize, represent "the oxygen of democracy" said the UN chief on Friday, in a message of congratulations to the three winners.
- Nobel Peace Prize Honors Those Battling Oppression of Putin, Lukashenko VOA 07 Oct 2022 -- The Norwegian Nobel Committee championed resistance to authoritarianism in awarding the 2022 Peace Prize to imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and two human rights organizations: the Russia-based Memorial and the Ukraine-based Center for Civil Liberties.
- Belarusian Strongman Lukashenka Bans Price Hikes To Curb Inflation RFE/RL 06 Oct 2022 -- Belarus' authoritarian ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has banned price increases as he looks to tackle accelerating inflation in a country wracked by Western sanctions over his disputed election and support for Russia in Moscow's war against Ukraine.
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