STORY: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive election win.The country held a ...

as he contemplates the likelihood of Ukraine peace talks this year and tries to secure gains for himself and Belarus if the conflict comes to an end. Mass protests nearly swept Lukashenko from ...

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80 per cent of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud ...

On Sunday, Jan. 26, the first round of the presidential elections will take place in Belarus, essentially the announcement ... I also know members of the ruling elite surrounding Lukashenko, including ...

Human rights group Viasna, which is banned in Belarus as an extremist organisation, says there are about 1,250 political prisoners, even after the release of more than 250 in the past year.

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...

Reporters without Borders has accused Belarusian leader Lukashenko of having "systematically ... journalists were still behind bars, including Marina Zolatava, the former chief editor of the ...

Europe’s longest-serving authoritarian leader, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26, 2025. And even before the first vote is counted, it can be stated ...

MINSK, 17 January (BelTA) – Participants of the meeting convened by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 17 ... thrashed out plans for 2025, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told ...

Exiled opposition calls Sunday's election a sham No sign of 70-year-old preparing to hand over power Lukashenko sends signal ... for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, regarding the presidential election scheduled for January 26 in Belarus, noted that Ukraine sees no prerequisites for resuming contacts with Alexander ...

In this photo released by Belarus' Presidential Press Service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, takes part in an industry award ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.