Another 555 people were freed separately from prisoner exchanges with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky added.

Former law enforcement officers from Belarus who left the country due to the regime of self-proclaimed President Alexander ...

Last week, the Belarusian democratic opposition was torn apart by a particular question — should the West isolate and pressure Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko with tougher sanctions, or ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 16 people convicted of various crimes, including "extremism", ahead of the country's independence day, state media reported on Wednesday.

The West needs to keep up pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to try to force democratic change, newly released dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski told Reuters.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stands prior to the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

On June 21, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, an authoritarian who has ruled the nation since 1994, freed 14 political prisoners, including the husband of exiled opposition leader ...

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko announced pardons for 16 more prisoners on Wednesday, a gesture that comes as the unrelenting crackdown on dissent ...

The Court of Justice found that two chemical plants in Belarus substantially supported the Lukashenko regime and were properly included in sanctions lists.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Belarus’s Independence Day on July 3, highlighting their long standing cultural ties and ...

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that US special envoy Keith Kellogg had allegedly promised him to work on limiting Ukraine's strikes on Russia. The latter denied. What Lukashenko said ...

When Israel and Iran began exchanging strikes, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime largely parroted Moscow’s ambiguous response.