Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kalesnikava received the Charlemagne Prize in person on 14 March, four years after being awarded the honour while imprisoned for standing up to President ...

Belarus' decision to classify Euronews as "extremist" is an act of revenge for its reporting on the country's disputed 2020 election, political prisoners and Russia's war against Ukraine, opposition ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine has imposed sanctions against Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Wednesday, saying ...

Belarus leader Aliaksandr Lukashenka said his country poses no military threat to Ukraine and claimed his earlier statements were only in response to what Lukashenka said were threats from Kyiv to ...

Belarus's authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka said "several dozen" Russian nuclear warheads are now deployed in his country and that about 30 sites are being considered as potential locations ...

Elected officials, foreign ministers, and senior government representatives from over 40 countries gathered in Belarus last week for the Third Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security. The ...

Vladimir Putin has benefitted throughout his time as Russian president by the constant references in Russian and foreign media to Alyaksandr Lukashenka as “the last dictator in Europe,” an epithet ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia on ...

The authoritarian ruler of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has threatened to shut down the Internet in the event of mass protests during or after the upcoming presidential election, after the previous ...

Since the start of Putin’s war in Ukraine, Alyaksandr Lukashenka has been intensifying his repression of Belarusians at home and of Belarusians in the diaspora and will likely continue to do so at ...

January 2025 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. A ...

"The regime continues its threats. Apart from ongoing mass detentions – many still related to participating in the 2020 protests – Lukashenka announced last month that any public resistance during the ...