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
Vladimir Putin’s close ally Alexander Lukashenko has made a huge intervention after warning Russia and Ukraine are locked in a “serious stalemate” as he called for sit-down peace talks and an end to the brutal war. The Russian and Belarusian presidents have
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned the US is pushing Russia and Vladimir Putin toward using nuclear weapons in what would be a massive escalation in the Ukraine war. He said during his visit to a military facility in the Brest region:
In a northern Swiss court, a former Belarusian security operative has been acquitted of involvement in the enforced disappearances of three political opponents of President Aleksander Lukashenko during the late 1990s. Judges in Rorschach, Switzerland, cited a lack of conclusive evidence linking
Wagner Group mercenaries in Belarus no longer pose a threat to neighbouring Poland, an expert has claimed – but that doesn’t mean that the country is safe, as its leader Alexander Lukashenko is now long acting ‘independently of the Kremlin’. The Russian
Alexander Lukashenko has been branded an “accomplice” to Vladimir Putin and his illegal invasion of Ukraine. The Belarusian leader has refrained from involving his own armed forces in Putin’s “special military operation” but has allowed Russian forces to move into Ukraine from
Belarus’ authoritarian president on Tuesday banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force those who fled the country amid growing repression to return to maintain their travel documents. An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin told Alexander Lukashenko he wanted “to die a hero”, the Belarusian President has claimed. Mr Lukashenko, often addressed in Western media as Europe’s last dictator, claimed on Friday to have twice told Mr Prigozhin to watch out
Belarus would use nuclear weapons in the event of NATO or Ukrainian “aggression”, according to its deranged leader Aleksandr Lukashenko. In July, Lukashenko was given tactical nuclear weapons by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Although the nukes are said to be under Moscow’s