The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday announced the release of a U.S. citizen who had been imprisoned in Belarus as controversy looms over the Eastern European nation's ongoing election.

Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 Veteran leader rejects criticism over political prisoners EU and US say vote is neither free nor fair Rubio says Belarus has released US national Jan 27 ...

The last time Belarus held a presidential election in 2020, Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory with more than 80% of the vote. The opposition cried foul, claiming that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya ...

Irina Stchastnaïa, ex-détenue politique emprisonnée au Bélarus, lors d'un entretien avec l'AFP à Bialystok, dans l'est de la Pologne, le 21 janvier 2025 PHOTO AFP / Sergei GAPON Courant 2024 ...

Lukashenko, in power since 1994, on brink of five more years Veteran leader rejects criticism over political prisoners EU and US say vote is neither free nor fair Rubio says Belarus releases a US ...

Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the winner of a presidential election that his exiled opponents and Western ...

In this photo released by Belarus' Presidential Press Service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, takes part in an industry award ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Pendant près de quatre ans, Irina Stchastnaïa n'a pas pu voir son fils grandir parce qu'elle était emprisonnée au Bélarus. Et aujourd'hui, elle se surprend à traiter en enfant un adolescent de 14 ans.

Il a voté et s’est adressé aux journalistes, qualifiant le Bélarus de “démocratie brutale”. Plus de 5 300 bureaux de vote ont ouvert au Bélarus ce dimanche matin dans le cadre d'une ...

To secure “victory” in the upcoming 2025 elections, Lukashenka has completely wiped out any credible political opposition in Belarus. All candidates who attempted to run against him in 2020 ...

While Belarus has not directly involved itself in the war in Ukraine, Lukashenko has allowed his country to act as a staging area for Russia's forces, and economic and military ties between the ...