Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in ...

The E.U. has called Sunday’s election a sham. Lukashenko, running virtually unopposed, said he was “too busy” to even campaign.

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” ...

Voting started following a period of almost non-existent election fever. In the capital Minsk, there’s an almost total ...

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has been making signs of reaching out ...

The traffic police will strengthen control over drivers. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus reports that for seven days, from 29 January to 4 February, traffic police will strengthen control ...