World Dec 13 Belarus frees prominent political prisoners as U.S. lifts sanctions on country's potash exports 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 Sep 09 Czech Republic and allies break up Belarus KGB spy network across Europe The Czechs also expelled a Belarusian agent operating as a diplomat and gave the person 72 hours to leave. By Karel Janicek, Associated Press
World Jun 21 Dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed in Belarus after rare visit from top U.S. envoy Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a senior U.S. official, Tsikhanouskaya’s team announced on Saturday. By Yuras Karmanau, Joanna Kozlowska, 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
Jan 24 Election in Belarus is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator' By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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
Nov 17 More than 2,400 Ukrainian children have been taken to Belarus, a Yale study finds By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press More than 2,400 Ukrainian children aged 6-17 have been taken to Belarus from four regions of Ukraine that are partially occupied by Russian forces, a study by Yale University has found. Continue reading
Sep 26 Belarus' top diplomat says he can't imagine his country entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The foreign minister of Belarus says he can't envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces. Belarus has a strategic partnership with Russia. Continue reading