Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

Belarus is committed to co-operating with Africa, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with a delegation of the ...

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 50, which envisages the construction of the National ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree approving the state investment program for 2025, the press service of the head of state said on Wednesday.

MINSK, 1 February (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill on the enthronement anniversary, BelTA learned from the press ...

MINSK, 3 February (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has already started working on the address to the Belarusian people and the Belarusian People’s Congress, Head of the ...

The elections of the President of the republic held in Belarus on January 26 were the calmest in the entire history of their holding.

"No complaints about violations of electoral laws capable of impacting the outcome of the election were received either from citizens or observers during the voting and vote counting," CEC chairman Ig ...

(AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures while speaking to the media after voting in presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.

Russia "is ready to provide Minsk with the necessary assistance and take steps in order to protect the common defense space," Alexey Polishchuk said ...

Most people AFP spoke to in Minsk and other towns voiced support for him. In Minsk, 74-year-old pensioner Nadezhda Guzhalovskaya said she voted for Lukashenko due to a lack of other options. "Maybe ...