Poland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Sirens wailed and lawmakers in the Polish parliament observed a minute of sile...
Belarus government
Hungary’s foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Hungary’s top diplomat visited Belarus on Wednesday for talks on expanding t...
Belarus authorities unleash another wave of raids and property seizures targeting over 200 activists
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus on Tuesday carried out raids and property seizures ta...
Poland puts judge who defected to Belarus on wanted list, opening way to international warrant
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A controversial judge who fled from Poland to neighboring autocratic Belarus h...
Belarus targets opposition activists with raids and property seizures
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus on Thursday announced raids and the seizure of proper...
Belarusian lawmakers to soon consider anti-LGBTQ+ bill
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A bill in Belarus that would outlaw the promotion of homosexuality and other...
Putin and Lukashenko meet in St Petersburg to discuss ways to expand the Russia-Belarus alliance
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Belarus met Monday to discuss ways to furthe...
Rights group reports more arrests as Belarus intensifies crackdown on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rights group on Thursday reported dozens more home raids and arrests acros...
Rights center says Belarusian authorities have arrested scores of people in latest crackdown
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Tuesday arrested several dozen people in raids mar...
Belarus political prisoner dies after authorities fail to provide him with medical care, group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A political prisoner has died in prison in Belarus after authorities failed ...
Belarusian journalist goes on trial for covering protests, faces up to 6 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian journalist went on trial Friday on charges linked to his profes...
OSCE laments Belarus’ refusal to allow its monitors to observe February’s parliamentary vote
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A top trans-Atlantic security and rights watchdog has criticized Belarus’ re...
Belarus refuses to invite OSCE observers to monitor this year’s parliamentary election
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Monday said they will not invite observers from th...
Belarus’ authoritarian leader tightens control over the country’s religious groups
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that sig...
President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus signed a new law Thursday that giv...
More Ukrainian children from Ukraine’s Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite global outrage
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president on Thursday attended a government-organized...
Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The president of Belarus said Monday that Russia has completed its shipments...
Belarus political prisoners face abuse, no medical care and isolation, former inmate says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — During his three years in a Belarusian penal colony, human rights activist L...
Rights group says security services in Belarus raid apartments and detain election observers
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Security services in Belarus are breaking into apartments and detaining peop...
U.S. imposes new round of sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Belgian involved in procuring electroni...