World Dec 13 Belarus frees prominent political prisoners as U.S. lifts sanctions on country's potash exports Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and other prominent political prisoners, a human rights group confirmed. By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press
World Sep 26 Belarus proposes new nuclear plant to supply energy to Russian-occupied Ukraine Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko raised the plans during a meeting at the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin, who appeared to publicly support the idea. By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press
World Jan 26 Lukashenko wins 7th term in Belarus presidential election that the opposition calls a farce The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decades in… By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press
World Jan 24 Election in Belarus is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator' Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce. By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press
Nov 12 Imprisoned Belarus activist Maria Kolesnikova resurfaces after not being seen for 20 months By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication from her, and has met with her father. Continue reading
Feb 25 Belarusian opposition leader calls for boycott of tightly controlled election By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Sunday's tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections in Belarus are set to cement the hard-line rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite a prominent opposition leader's call for a boycott. Continue reading
Sep 15 Belarus leader voices interest in boosting ties with North Korea during meeting with ally Putin By Associated Press The Russian leader said he would brief Lukashenko the talks with Kim on Wednesday at the Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko responded by saying that “we could think about three-way cooperation” involving his country. Continue reading
Sep 05 Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression By Associated Press An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the last three years since massive protests against an election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to office led to a harsh crackdown on the political opposition. Continue reading
Jul 27 Russia's claim of placing nuclear weapons in Belarus escalates regional tension By Associated Press The declared deployment of the Russian weapons on the territory of its neighbor and loyal ally marks a new stage in the Kremlin’s nuclear saber-rattling over its invasion of Ukraine and another bid to discourage the West from increasing military… Continue reading