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.

(AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) A woman covers herself with an old Belarusian national flag while shouting at police during a protest near the residence of President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus, ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is on track to secure a seventh term in office, with his re-election largely seen as inevitable amid ongoing political control. Saif Ali Khan makes a ...

“Australians have been confronted by anti-Israel protests and disruptions to ... “the happy slam” fan friendly, Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned at the tennis.

Many Belarusians around the world came together on Sunday to protest against the presidential ... A man has the colours of the historical Belarusian flag painted on a mask on his face during ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” is all but certain to add a seventh term.

"Australians have been confronted by anti-Israel protests and disruptions to our ... but Russian and Belarusian flags are banned regardless of who is playing due to the war in Ukraine.

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Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko ... after violently crushing mass protests against vote-rigging that erupted after a 2020 ballot.

That triggered cries of fraud, months of protests and a harsh ... s red-and-white national flag in favor of one similar to what it used as a Soviet republic. Belarus' top security agency kept ...

Russian and Belarusian flags were banned at the Open in 2023 ... during a match between players from the warring nations. While protesters have stopped traffic in Melbourne’s CBD and political, ...

That triggered accusations of voting fraud, months of protests and ... and-white national flag, in favour of one similar to that which it used as a Soviet republic. Belarus' top security agency ...