Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus and is one of hundreds of its political prisoners.

Poland has established a border fence equipped with modern surveillance technology to prevent people from entering from Belarus. Rights activists accuse border guards of practicing a "pushback" strategy.

OSCE observers not invited to monitor upcoming presidential election in Belarus. Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops for Zapad-2025 joint military drills with Russia. Belarusian state TV airs a propaganda film with jailed journalists,

Extremist formations of Belarusian radicals abroad are hatching a plan to seize the border regions of Belarus and introduce a "peacekeeping" Western contingent there. This was stated by the Secretary of State of the Security Council of the republic Alexander Volfovich.

Iran's Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Atabak and Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Mohammad Ali Dehghani Dehnavi inaugurated Iran's Trade Center in Minsk, Belarus on Friday.

Analysts argue that Belarus is no longer just a Russian ally. Instead, the Kremlin is transforming it into a strategic partner to help extend Moscow’s influence globally. The Kremlin plans to leverage its gains in Belarus to offset the costs of its prolonged war against Ukraine,

Belarus exported its goods to 154 countries in 2024, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he summarized the economic performance of the country in 2024.

In addition to the GDP investments and their structure represent an important quality indicator of the economy, Roman Golovchenko noted. “On the whole, while the growth target stands at 3.9%, investments increased by exactly 8%,

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Viktar Babaryka, a former presidential hopeful, stands inside a defendants’ cage during his trial in Minsk ...

Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has told AFP the forthcoming presidential election there will be a "sham" and urged dissidents to prepare for an opportunity to change their country.

In this photo released by Belarus' Presidential Press Service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second right, visits the Minsk City Technopark in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Be

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Mohammad Atabak and Head of Iran Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Mohammad Ali Dehqani Dehnavi inaugurated Iran's Trade Center in Minsk, Belarus.