Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed eight political prisoners Friday, in what his press office called an "act of mercy" ahead of elections set to extend his grip on power.

Belarusian presidential election, autocratic leader Alexander Lukashenko was accused of fraud, which led to months of unrest ...

Boris Gryzlov recalled numerous media reports about insidious plots against Belarus, up to large-scale operations geared toward seizing power or part of its territory ...

Belarus is on the brink of extending the 30-year rule of its authoritarian leader, President Alexander Lukashenko, who is ...

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the ...

Boris Gryzlov said there were currently no reasons to suspect that Belarusian law enforcement officers may need additional assistance "on the ground" ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, ...

Having missed almost four years of her son's life while incarcerated in a Belarusian prison, Irina Schastnaya still wants to ...

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In the 2020 presidential election, Lukashenko claimed an 80% victory, leading to accusations of fraud, widespread protests, and a brutal crackdown that saw thousands arrested ...

After five years of inflicting an unprecedented crackdown on the press, Alexander Lukashenko is set to run for a seventh ...

Today, all the key opposition figures from the period are in prison or have fled abroad, like Tikhanovskaya. Former protesters still in Belarus have been scared into silence. So the opposition leader ...