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.

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...

Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years and just won another election widely ...

Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, anti-tank spikes and concrete pyramids block what was once a bustling ...

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 ...

gather at the main Market Square in Krakow for the 'Freedom to Political Prisoners of Belarus' protest, on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Krakow, Poland. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) U.S.

(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, ...

During the protest – which took place under the slogan “Not my choice” – participants marched from Trzech Krzyży Square in the city centre to Zamkowy Square in Warsaw’s old town, holding a ...

Several dozen people gathered in front of the Belarusian embassy in Prague's Troja district on Sunday to protest against the repressive rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. The demonstration was ...

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures while speaking to the media after voting in presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) “She ...