An independent journalist in Belarus has been arrested on treason charges, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on news media by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government
The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova’s family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months ago
A Belarusian-American has had his prison term extended to a total of 13 1/2 years in the latest move in a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent by Belarus’ authoritarian government
Belarusian opposition leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Thursday said 224 political prisoners in Belarus must be urgently released
Belarusians are experiencing a new wave of Russification as Moscow expands its economic, political and cultural dominance to overtake the identity of its neighbor
More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country since 2020 as the authoritarian government cracked down its critics
A wave of disappointment swept over opposition activists in Belarus last week as the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War unfolded and they learned it included none of the Belarusian political detainees who’ve been locked up for years by its authoritarian leader
Belarus’ authoritarian leader has granted pardon to a German citizen who has been sentenced to death on terrorism charges
For three decades, European leaders have come and gone, but Alexander Lukashenko remains in absolute control of Belarus
The wife of an imprisoned Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate says that the Belarusian authorities are depriving her husband of medicine
Hungary’s top diplomat has visited Belarus for talks on expanding ties despite the European Union’s sanctions against the country
Authorities in Belarus have announced raids and the seizure of property of 104 opposition activists who have fled the country
A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main security agency and obtained access to personal files of over 8,600 staffers of the KGB, the security service that still goes under its Soviet name
A prominent journalist in Belarus has been designated a political prisoner by the country’s leading human rights group
Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically-driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent
Belarusians will cast ballots Sunday in tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement an authoritarian leader’s rule amid opposition calls for a boycott
Dozens of clergy in Belarus — Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant — have been jailed, silenced or forced into exile for protesting the 2020 election that gave authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko a sixth term
The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova says it hasn't received a letter from her for a year
A human rights group says that a political prisoner has died in prison in Belarus after authorities failed to provide him with proper medical care
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly tightens control over various religious denominations and organizations
A human rights activist imprisoned for three years in Belarus accused authorities of holding political prisoners in conditions amounting to “torture.”
More than 2,400 Ukrainian children aged 6-17 have been taken to Belarus from four regions of Ukraine that are partially occupied by Russian forces, a study by Yale University has found
Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians who fled repression in their homeland face the prospect of having invalid documents after authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree halting passport renewals abroad
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine
China approves BNP Paribas, Volkswagen joint venture, Prudential insurance unit
China cenbank chief flags more interest rate cuts
TSMC stock hits new high after posting forecast-beating earnings
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China kicks off $112 billion funding schemes to support stock market
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