Belarus’s Lukashenko calls Putin his “elder brother,” but over his 30-year rule he’s balanced close ties to Moscow with ...

Roman Protasevich, founder of the social media news channel NEXTA, played a crucial role in the anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus. The mother of Belarusian blogger Roman Protasevich, who was ...

Russia proposed building a drone factory in Belarus with an annual capacity of 100,000 units. Belarusian dictator Alexander ...

Multiple people have died in clashes with security forces in Belarus following a wave of street protests connected to the 2020 presidential election in which Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus ...

Last Saturday saw protests in the major Russian cities and the capital of Belarus. These popular movements could affect each other’s development and results. The protest in Russia was fuelled by ...

Belarus and Russia ratified the Union State Security Pact, expanding the nuclear umbrella and military integration.

March 2025 marks two years since Viasna members Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic and Uladzimir Labkovich were convicted ...

Demonstrators in Belarus face police brutality and possible detention for participating in protests against the disputed August presidential election. So, from flash mobs to courtyard singing ...

However, she refused to recognize the election’s outcome, and left Belarus for Lithuania. After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9, mass protests erupted in downtown ...

It wasn't clear why she was detained, but a former high-ranking Belarusian diplomat indicated that her detention was connected to the 2020 protests in Belarus. The exact nature of her involvement ...

In Belarus, nearly 40 journalists are in prison for doing their jobs - while even state media isn't immune from an ...

Belarus’ opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana ... West that were cut after Belarusian authorities responded to massive protests triggered by his 2020 reelection with a massive crackdown.