EU freezes assets of 36 Belarus officials, including president
The European Union has frozen the assets of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and 35 other officials over a crackdown on opponents and irregularities during his re-election in March. The targets of the restrictive measures also included the justice, interior, information and education ministers, as well as the chief prosecutor and heads of electoral commissions in a number of districts, the EU said in a statement. Full Story