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.

A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". Tech has been ...

Though Alexander Lukashenko will win another sham election this weekend, the West still needs to stand with the country’s oppressed pro-democracy activists and journalists ...

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

Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule with 87.6% of the vote, according to an exit poll broadcast on ...

Alexander Lukashenko was declared the landslide winner of presidential elections in Belarus. His victory was seen as a ...

Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, ...

“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.

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

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 ...