Aleh Hruzdzilovich is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Belarus Service.
Nearly seven years ago, an Iranian man based in Belarus was accused of brutally killing his mother and brother in Tehran. His family and rights watchdogs say he will face torture and execution if Belarus goes through with its plans to expel him to his homeland.
Four Belarusian women -- moved to action by a student's coerced apology to a bronze memorial -- have cuddled and kissed a statue dedicated to the police.
The first winner of the Miss Wheelchair World beauty pageant is crying foul after a trendy nightclub in Minsk denied her entry, claiming safety issues.
Amnesty International has singled out Belarusian gay-rights activist Ihar Tsikhanyuk, who was seized in hospital and beaten up by police earlier this year, for its annual international letter-writing event Write for Rights. And as the world marks Human Rights Day on December 10, campaigners condemn what they describe as the ruthless repression of gays and lesbians in Belarus.
Belarus's most renowned fashion designer is facing fraud charges in the country's first celebrity trial.
Rights groups are calling on the Belarusian authorities to end what they describe as the ill-treatment and intimidation of jailed opposition leaders. Human Rights Watch has voiced concerns about the well-being of Zmitser Dashkevich and Ales Byalyatski following reports of severe mistreatment in prison, including threats of rape and murder.
Thousands of people post pictures of teddy bears on the Internet daily, yet only one has found himself locked away in a Belarusian KGB prison for doing so.
The Belarusian opposition is reeling from the publication of an online diary in which an activist admits infiltrating the opposition for the KGB secret service. The confession, which contains damaging accusations against opposition leaders, has raised questions both about its authenticity and its author's motives.
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