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.

As of January 1, 2025, the base fee has increased in Belarus once again. Now it is 42 rubles. This means not only an increase in various state duties and fees, but also an increase in fines for ...

(AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) Belarusian presidential candidate Hanna Kanapatskaya, 2nd right, speaks with a man as she stands ...

As Belarus votes amid repression, what drives Alexander Lukashenko, the president likely to secure a seventh term.

“You can congratulate the Republic of Belarus, we have elected a president,” Igor Karpenko, the head of the country’s Central Election Commission, told a news conference in the early hours ...

When Alexander Lukashenko emerged victorious from Belarus's presidential election in 2020, protesters came out on the streets to accuse him of election fraud and call for his resignation.

Polish police have found no evidence that the director of the Center for Eastern European Studies, Jan Malicki, was beaten.

The traffic police will strengthen control over drivers. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus reports that for seven days, from 29 January to 4 February, traffic police will strengthen control ...

Police conducted large-scale drills before the ... Lukashenko’s support for the war in Ukraine has led to the rupture of Belarus’ ties with the U.S. and the EU, ending his gamesmanship of ...

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has reportedly secured 86.82% of the vote, according to preliminary results ...