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 ...

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...

Taking this opportunity, I would like to thank you for your work and thank our people. The Belarusian people should know (I ...

MINSK, 3 February (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has already started working on the address to the Belarusian people and the Belarusian People’s Congress, Head of the ...

Lukashenko took his first real step to standing down, Shraibman argues, in 2022 when the dictator introduced the All-Belarus People's Assembly, an extra-governmental body, and made himself its head.

Betraying even a flicker of dissent can have tragic consequences in today’s Belarus. People are commonly jailed for a like or comment on social media, or for following what the state calls ...

But her campaign gained remarkable traction, revitalizing the ailing Belarusian opposition and bringing tens of thousands of people out on the streets to protest the election result. The protests ...

Lukashenko addresses the Belarusian People’s Congress in Minsk on April 25, 2024 [Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via Reuters] ‘Afraid to look him in the eye ...

But protesters were met with an intense police crackdown and mass arrests, with Belarusian human rights group Viasna reporting this week that more than 3,270 people have been convicted of joining ...

Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years and just won another election widely ...

Labeling international recognition as irrelevant, he said the verdict of the Belarusian people held supreme, accusing the West of pursuing “aggressive policies” against Minsk. “Whether they ...