The newly pardoned prisoners were convicted on a variety of criminal charges, including extremism — a charge often used ...

Lukashenko says there are no political prisoners in Belarus and that those behind bars are law-breakers who chose their own ...

The Belarus president and the Belarusian people have been congratulated by the leaders of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, ...

Mass arrests and convictions of government critics in Belarus have continued since 2020, when Belarusian President Alexander ...

Belarus has released 14 people from detention, including two Japanese nationals, as US special envoy for Ukraine Keith ...

Andrei Ausievich, left, and Vadzim Ermashuk, in Warsaw. Both were imprisoned in Belarus. “Back then, I believed in the law — ...

Beyond celebrating that 14 people gained their freedom lies the ugly reality that there are still 1,186 political prisoners ...

An American is one of three hostages released from Belarus, the White House has announced. The identity of the hostage has not been released as the person wishes to remain private, U.S. Envoy for ...

An American was among three people released from prison by the government of Belarus, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. Adam Boehler, the US special envoy for hostages, told reporters ...

Ahead of a January 26 presidential election, pro-government forces in Belarus are making a concerted push to reach young people on TikTok, wary of the unprecedented youth-powered protests around ...

"Relatives need to meet. We need people from Belarus to come [to Latvia and Lithuania] and pass on information they have," Tsikhanouskaya said.