Political opponents and journalists willing to challenge Lukashenka’s sham election face prison, exile or worse – but they ...

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a ...

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020 ... Lukashenko was dubbed “Europe’s last dictator” early in his tenure, and he has lived up to that nickname, harshly silencing dissent and ...

An exit poll predicted hardline Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko will extend his 31-year rule with an 87.6pc share of the vote in a presidential election described by the US and EU as a sham.

Krzysztof Michalak, a correspondent for Polish Radio, has written an op-ed on Belarus’s shift toward a North Korean-style ...

Rubio's statement came following waves of prisoner releases by Lukashenko, often dubbed "Europe's last dictator." Belarus' oldest rights group, Viasna, says that over 1,250 people remain in ...

Mr. Sannikov said that there are at least 10,000 political prisoners in Belarus today. Mr. Lukashenko’s dictatorship survives because he has transformed Belarus into a submissive client state of ...

In 2025, Russia plans to increase its army by 150,000 troops, after the exercises in Belarus they could launch a full-scale ...

Belarus Election Is Poised to Extend the 30-Year Rule of 'Europe's Last Dictator' The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was ...

Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until ... Lukashenko was dubbed “Europe’s last dictator” early in his tenure, and he has lived up to that nickname, harshly silencing dissent and ...