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Ales Bialiatski has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Belarus. (Credit: Getty Images)

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski imprisoned in Belarus

The public order bill has sparked concerns over measures which could be brought in to crackdown on protesters.

Public Order Bill mirrors Belarus repression laws, government warned

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Where is Belarus? World map location and - how big is its army?

Belarus has previously alighten itself with Russia - but where does it stand now as Russia invades Ukraine?

Relationship between Belarus and Russia explained

Thousands of migrants from countries like Iraq and Syria have been trying to get into Poland from Belarus (image: BELTA/AFP via Getty Images)

Belarus Poland border crisis: why are migrants trying to reach the EU?

(Photo: Belarusian House in Ukraine)

Who was Vitaly Shishov? Activist found dead after helping Belarusians flee

(L-R) Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus, Beth Dobbin of Great Britain and Schillonie Calvert-Powell of Jamaica compete in the Women's 200 metres heats during day four of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium (Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has been placed under protection

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus, Beth Dobbin of Great Britain and Schillonie Calvert-powell of Jamaica competing in the Women's 200 metres heats during day four of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.

Belarusian Olympic athlete ‘ordered to return home’

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus, Beth Dobbin of Great Britain and Schillonie Calvert-powell of Jamaica competing in the Women's 200 metres heats during day four of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.

Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya ‘ordered to return home’

Women with posters reading 'I am/we are Roman Protasevich' in the arrival area as passengers disembark from the Ryanair passenger plane from Athens that was intercepted and diverted to Minsk on the same day by Belarus authorities on 23 May (Photo: PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP via Getty Images)

What happened in Belarus? Where is it, and why was a Ryanair flight diverted?

The Belarus government has released a video of journalist Roman Protasevich stating that he is in good health and co-operating after being arrested on a Ryanair flight in Minsk (PA).

Roman Protasevich: why was he arrested in Belarus and who is his girlfriend?

Journalist Roman Protasevich was on board a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius on Sunday (Photo by PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Brussels accuses Minsk of playing ‘Russian roulette’ with journalist detention

Dominic Raab has not ruled out Russian involvement in the hijacking of a Ryanair plane (Getty, PA)

UK airlines told to avoid Belarus airspace after journalist arrested

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he was “alarmed” by the actions of the Belarus government of President Alexander Lukashenko (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

UK condemns Belarus after Ryanair flight carrying opposition activist diverted