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Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years ...

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Having missed almost four years of her son's life while incarcerated in a Belarusian prison, Irina Schastnaya still wants to ...

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In 2024, Belarus, under dictator Alexander Lukashenko, continued to descend into totalitarianism, imprisoning people at will and providing full-fledged support to Russia in its brutal all-out war.

Belarus' authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners, a statement on the president's website said Saturday. The ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Belarus' leader, Alexander Lukashenko, apologized over the phone in early 2022 for his ...

A Catholic priest in Belarus on Monday was convicted on charges of high treason for criticising the government and handed an 11-year sentence, in the first case of politically-driven charges ...

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Instead, the authorities have recommended using Russian New Year's traditions at all levels of the Belarusian education system. Polish Radio reiterated that Belarus also banned celebrating Valentine's ...