On 24 April, Belarus held the inaugural congress of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly (ABPA), a newly formed constitutional body resulting from a pseudo-referendum in 2022. The assembly, based on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenka 'cannot be trusted' if US envoy travels to Belarus Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana ...

Belarusian authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka has ordered the country’s embassies to stop issuing passports to Belarusians living abroad. Until now Belarusian expats could get new passports at ...

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 ...

Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka gifted Kim Jong-un an automatic rifle during his maiden visit to Pyongyang, joking that the North Korean leader may need it "in case enemies appear", state ...

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On 24 February 2022, hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, issued an emergency statement: “Dear Ukrainians, on behalf of our country, I ...

Ukraine has imposed sanctions against Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Wednesday, saying Kyiv will “significantly intensify countermeasures against all forms ...

The Wagner group’s abortive ‘march on Moscow’ last month gave Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenka a unique opportunity to strengthen his position in relation to the Kremlin and improve his image.

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 ...