Belarus places sanctions against airlines on EU and UK

Belarus has said that airlines from the EU and the UK will face retaliatory measures. Minsk also declared that it will impose a restriction on

Hundreds of migrants live in a Belarusian warehouse

Thousands of migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have been trapped between Belarus and Poland for months, the result of a crisis allegedly orchestrated by Belarus’ authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, who is accused of luring them to Europe’s border in retaliation for the European Union’s support for Belarus’ pro-democracy movement.

Belarus claims to have assisted over 100 migrants to leave

Belarusian authorities claim to have assisted over 100 migrants in leaving the country, with more on the way.

Lukashenko tells Germany to take nearly 2,000 migrants stuck in Belarus

According to the Associated Press, Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko requested Germany to take roughly 2,000 refugees who remained at the Belarus-Poland border on Monday after Poland halted a surge of migrants from crossing through.

The Belarus-Poland standoff becomes less tense, as some migrants return home

Hundreds of individuals were returned to Iraq on the first repatriation flight organized by the country, while Belarus cleared up camps where thousands of people had gathered in the hopes of crossing into Poland.