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

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

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

Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, the 70-year-old Lukashenko is back on the ballot, and ...

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.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, regarding the presidential election scheduled for January 26 in Belarus, noted ...

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Friday it had filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court over an "unprecedented crackdown" on journalists by Belarus leader Alexander ...

Belarus under Lukashenko has become embroiled in the battle between NATO-backed Western Europe and Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Belarus’ record on human rights – and its complicity in Russia’s ...

Belarusians go to the polls this weekend to vote in a presidential election that is almost certain to see incumbent President ...