The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in eastern Belarus. It marks Bialiatski as a political prisoner to be singled out for harsh treatment.

Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of playing games with the West by drip-feeding releases of political prisoners ahead of an election on Sunday in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned opposition activist in ... in a penal colony after failing to get on the ballot against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election. Babaryka was last heard from in February 2023, and other ...

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 23 people who supposedly "committed extremist crimes". Among them are three women and 20 men; 13 people are over 50 years old, and 14 more have chronic illnesses. Lukashenko's office ...

Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist, is imprisoned in Belarus, enduring harsh conditions as a political prisoner. President Lukashenko's regime labels Bialiatski and others as extremists,

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A statement on his website says Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners.

Commenting on Trump’s campaign pledges, the Belarusian president urged the American president to think not only about his own country’s interests

The Belarusian government of Alyaksandr Lukashenka is making a concerted push into TikTok, viewing the platform as crucial for reaching younger audiences ahead of the presidential election on January 26.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko believes that Donald Trump's statements regarding the U.S. territorial claims to Canada and Greenland were made to a greater extent to resonate in the media.

Although there is currently a surplus of electricity, there may be a need for more in the future. The location for the plant has not been decided, but possible sites include "expanding the one in Ostrovka,

Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months

Belarus' Lukashenko says Trump's executive orders show 'serious instability' in US