Panasyuk, recently freed after four years in prison, described torture and forced psychiatric treatment in custody ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner ... and pushed for abandoning the country’s red-and-white national flag ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” is all but certain to add a seventh term.

Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule of Belarus with 87.6% of the vote ... the country’s red-and-white national flag in favour of one similar to what it used as a Soviet ...

Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a speech ... Lukashenko held a referendum that changed Belarus’s white-and-red flag to one closely resembling the old Soviet design.

Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander ... the flag to resemble its Soviet-era design and giving him the right to dissolve parliament. Lukashenko ...

Belarus concludes its presidential election ... Since 1994, one man's name — Alexander Lukashenko — has come out on top. The 70-year old authoritarian leader is frequently dubbed "Europe's ...

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared ... country’s red-and-white national flag in favor of one similar to what ...

Belarusians began voting Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule. Polls opened at ...