Belarus Transfers Opposition Figure to House Arrest

The Belarusian authorities released Roman Protasevich and his Russian girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, from prison after the E.U. imposed stiff sanctions.

Belarus Faces Expanded E.U. and U.S. Sanctions, Targeting Economy

In a new effort to punish the Lukashenko government for repression, Western countries jointly focused on industries crucial to the country, including potash and finance.

Jailed Belarusian Activist Praises President in Surprise Public Appearance

Roman Protasevich, who recently compared the country’s autocratic leader to Hitler, is not the first dissident to renounce his views after spending time in a Belarus prison.

‘It’s All Ruined’: Young Woman Caught Up in Belarus Clampdown

Sofia Sapega looked forward to finishing law school and was not particularly political, friends said. But in Belarus, having a relationship with a dissident can now mean jail.

Putin Seeks Distance From Belarus Turmoil and Says Russia Is ‘Neutral’

The statement followed broadcast of a video on Belarusian state TV of the activist Roman Protasevich confessing to organizing illegal rallies. His family says the comments were coerced.

Russia Rejects Some Flight Plans, as Belarus Grows More Isolated

The skies over Eastern Europe became a geopolitical checkerboard, and a Swiss email provider pushed back against Belarus’s claims of an emailed bomb threat.

The Saga of Ryanair Flight 4978

Why did the leader of Belarus force a commercial airplane to land? Who was he after? And what might happen next?

Opinion | Every Belarusian Journalist I Know Is in Jail or Exile

The space for independent inquiry shrinks. And then it’s gone.

What’s Happening in Belarus? Here Are the Basics.

For those trying to catch up on the “state hijacking” of an airplane, the arrest of a dissident and what preceded it.

Roman Protasevich: A Belarus Activist Who ‘Refused to Live in Fear’

Disgusted by the brutality of President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Mr. Protasevich bravely embarked at 16 on a life in opposition.

Opinion | A State-Sponsored Skyjacking Can’t Go Unanswered

Mr. Lukashenko has gone too far, and the response should be convincing and swift.

Airlines Start Skirting Belarus After It Forced Down a Plane

The European Union told airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after the country forced a commercial flight to land in order to arrest a journalist.

Belarus Is Isolated as Other Countries Move to Ban Flights

The extraordinary forced landing of a commercial flight with a Belarusian dissident aboard escalated into one of the biggest flare-ups in East-West tensions in recent years.