Human rights groups and Belarusians say they see no signs that Alexander Lukashenko is preparing to loosen his iron grip on the state.

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...

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 ...

In Belarus, strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years. Over the weekend, Lukashenko ...

Belarus’ president Alexander Lukashenko ... and the European Union rejected as a sham. The country’s exiled opposition leader called the result “sheer nonsense”. The Central Election ...

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as ...

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself the winner in the country's so-called presidential elections, in which zero members of the country's opposition were allowed to take part.

Opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled Belarus under government pressure after challenging Lukashenko in 2020, had denounced the election in advance and had urged voters to ...