Warsaw calls for EU sanctions on Belarusian and Russian agricultural imports following Ukrainian investigation revealing multimillion-dollar trade between Poland and authoritarian neighbors. Belarus hits rock bottom in the annual Freedom in the World report, ranking it as the least free country in Europe and the 14th least free state in the world. Parliamentary elections are over, but the crackdown on dissent continues as Belarusian KGB detains 12 lawyers, Viasna human rights organization reports. Belarus opens criminal case on alleged “denial of Belarusian genocide.” Critics decry the propaga…
