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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia would deploy troops on the territory of Belarus, and then begin to ...

On April 12, 2022, Navapolatsk court Judge Iryna Zharava ruled to transfer Yauhen Afnahel to a prison regime for 2 years. The trial was held via video link from the colony. The political prisoner was ...

Since February 2024, the Belarusian government has reduced export duties on oil, bitumen, fuel oil and several other petroleum products to zero. However, from September 1, export duties were ...

A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis".Thousands of ...

How a performance that received the Spiritual Revival award was created at the Belarusian State University of Culture and ArtsMany of ...

Musk-led cuts to the US foreign aid agency have impacted rights groups, independent media, and election monitoring campaigns ...