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.

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...

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

Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is projected to take victory in the virtually uncontested election by a greater ...

Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the ...

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 that Western governments ...

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

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself the winner in the country's so-called presidential elections, in ...

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials ...

Belarusians are voting in a closely-managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the one-man rule of ...

Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday he had "no regrets" about allowing Russia in 2022 to use his territory to invade Ukraine.