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CONFLICTSep 16Germans who opted for alternative civilian service once went to help vulnerable people in countries devastated by the Nazis, including Russia and Belarus. Then Moscow started a new war in Europe.From 1990 through the 2000s, Germans traveled to Russia and several other countries to perform alternative civilian service. German women came too, but as volunteers. They worked in hospitals, residential facilities for people with mental and neurological disabilities, and other care homes, and helped older people in their homes. One motivation was to atone for their ancestors’ guilt during World War II, seek reconciliation with the peoples who had suffered under Nazi Germany, and do something useful for them. Meduza spoke with volunteers from those years and the organizers behind the initiatiMeduza [en]

MILITARYSep 16Belarus concentrates forces near border with Poland and Lithuania in military drillMinsk insists there is no cause for concern, and the Belarusian defence ministry describes the exercises as "purely defensive".EuroNews [en]

POLITICSSep 15A former political prisoner tried to leave Russia. After Belarus sent him back, he believes security officers tore pages from his passport so he ‘wouldn’t escape again.’Security officers tore pages from former political prisoner Ivan Lyubshin’s passport, he told RusNews. Lyubshin faces another prison sentence after trying to leave Russia.Meduza [en]

POLITICSSep 15Alexander Lukashenko called the freezing of $43-44 million in Belarusian funds at Citibank ‘a disgrace for the United States.’ Now U.S. officials have asked the bank to release the money.U.S. officials have asked Citibank to release Belarusian funds frozen at the bank. “We have requested from them as to why they have not released the money,” said U.S. presidential envoy John Coale, who met with Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on September 15.Meduza [en]

POLITICSSep 15UN experts say Belarus justice system used to target Lukashenko opponentsAl Jazeera [en]

CONFLICTSep 15How Belarus helps Russia and its drone arsenal target Ukraine and threaten NATOEuroNews [en]

CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 15Recent drone strikes on Western Ukraine supported by relays from Belarusian territory — DemchenkoUkrinform [en]

POLITICSSep 14Drama At The Border: How Belarusian Dissident Statkevich Refused ExileAt the Lithuanian border, Belarusian opposition veteran Mikalay Statkevich faced a stark choice: freedom in exile or remaining in the country he had spent decades fighting for. He chose Belarus -- and was taken straight back to prison.RFE/RL