When Alexander Lukashenko emerged victorious from Belarus's presidential election in 2020, protesters came out on the streets ...

Today, all the key opposition figures from that period are in prison or have fled abroad, like Tikhanovskaya. Former ...

The West must not recognise “sham” Belarusian elections on Sunday that will inevitably extend the 31-year rule of dictator ...

People are reportedly downloading VPN services ahead of Sunday's elections to be able to navigate potential disruptions. Here ...

Belarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, 70, is seeking reelection for a seventh term. What do Belarusians expect from the election, and will anything be different this time?

Lukashenko with an axe at a meeting with workers of the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) in Minsk, 21 January 2025.

Thirty years ago, independent Belarus and its army began to take their first steps towards revival. The Armed Forces were weak, and ...

For three decades, the country has been led by an increasingly authoritarian Alexander Lukashenko ... But when I was out, I suddenly wanted to sob all the time, and didn't know why." ...

A Maltese court on Friday granted bail to a prominent businessman who is charged with complicity in the murder of ...

China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining ...

Here are the key developments on the 1,066th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on ...