A Belarusian man who was in jail awaiting trial on charges of insulting the authoritarian president has died in custody, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. Aliaksandr Kulinich, 51, died Tuesday in a detention center in the western city of
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin’s closest ally, has openly declared his country’s readiness for war. Speaking during a visit to the border town of Grodno, Lukashenko said: “We are preparing for war, I say that openly.” The declaration comes amid Lukashenko’s
A security officer for Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’s leader, has died under suspicious circumstances. The incident, believed to be linked to poisoning, has raised concerns about security and potential foul play. Telegram channel ‘Kremlin snuff box’ revealed the news in an ominous message,
A Catholic activist in Belarus was handed a three-year prison sentence Friday on charges that Western diplomats have denounced as politically driven, the latest move in the authorities’ sweeping crackdown on the country’s civil society. Uladzislau Beladzed, 33, who taught the catechism
The leaders of Russia and Belarus met Monday to discuss ways to further expand their close alliance that has seen the deployment of some of Russia’s nuclear weapons on the territory of its neighbor. President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia and Belarus
Belarusian authorities on Tuesday arrested several dozen people in raids marking the latest in a relentless crackdown on dissent, a local human rights center said. The Viasna center said that at least 64 people were detained across Belarus on charges of “involvement
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus signed a new law on Thursday that gives him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and prevents opposition leaders living abroad from running in future presidential elections. The law theoretically applies to any former president and members of
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus signed a new law Thursday that gives him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and prevents opposition leaders living abroad from running in future presidential elections. The law theoretically applies to any former president and members of his
A human rights activist in Belarus on Thursday began a hunger strike inside prison in the latest protest against the repressive government of Alexander Lukashenko, a rights organization said. The Belarusian human rights organization Viasna said Aliaksandar Vaitseshyk went on hunger strike
Cracks appear to have emerged in the relations between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as the leader of the eastern European nation publicly called out Russia. The Belarusian leader said this week works have ended at the