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- Angry ice hockey federation accuses Latvian officials of political showmanship by replacing Belarus flag at World Championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has censured World Championship hosts Latvia after officials in Riga replaced the Belarusian flag in protest at the alleged ‘hijacking’ of an airplane by the authorities in Minsk. - ‘State terrorism’: Latvian officials REMOVE Belarus flag from Ice Hockey World Championships display amid plane ‘hijacking’ rowThe Belarusian flag has been publicly removed from a display representing the nations at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Latvia, in protest at the alleged ‘state-sponsored hijacking’ of a plane by the authorities in Minsk.
- Belarus STRIPPED of right to co-host 2021 Ice Hockey World ChampionshipBelarusian capital Minsk has been stripped of co-hosting rights for the 2021 men’s IIHF World Championship, following multiple calls from human rights activists to relocate the tournament amid public protests.
- ‘Political issue’: Belarus Olympic Committee vice president accuses IOC of ‘listening only to opponents’ while imposing Tokyo banThe vice president of the Belarus Olympic Committee, Dmitry Dovgalenok, has said the Olympic governing body took a one-sided position while imposing a Tokyo 2020 ban on a number of Belarusian officials.
- Neutral flag? Belarus 'could face Olympic sanctions' over allegations of political discrimination against athletesThe Belarusian national sports team could be penalized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is investigating allegations of political discrimination against athletes who don’t support President Alexander Lukashenko.
- Belarusian police make almost 200 arrests as Minsk & other cities play host to more large anti-Lukashenko protests (VIDEOS)Around 200 people were detained on Sunday as the Belarusian capital, Minsk, and other cities hosted rallies, during which the opposition held a “people’s inauguration” of exiled presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
- 'Long live Belarus!' CSKA striker Ilya Shkurin REFUSES to represent Belarus until president Alexander Lukashenko steps downCSKA Moscow striker Ilya Shkurin has made a stand against the disputed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, saying he will refuse to play for his country until he steps down from power.
- Extensive foreign interference in Belarus attempting to 'destabilize' country, but it's not coming from Moscow - Russian MFAThe Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman said on Thursday that Moscow has seen evidence of outside meddling in the unrest currently engulfing neighboring Belarus. But Maria Zakharova said Russia is not one of the guilty parties.
- Pompeo vows to name US envoy to Belarus as Lukashenko praises him for RISK to visit Minsk & scrutinize country’s democracyMike Pompeo has tried to de-ice relations with Belarus, a country sanctioned by the US over a decade ago, promising to appoint an ambassador to Minsk along with other perks for siding with Washington.
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