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

The West needs to keep up pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to try to force democratic change, newly ...

Last month, the Belarusian government pardoned and released 14 prisoners, but at least 60 more people were arrested on ...

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

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed a new decree to punish people and companies helping Russia make drones. These ...

Belarusian Ambassador Andrew Chernetsky looked to deepen ties between South Korea and his country while celebrating Belarus ...

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 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 ...

Belarus observes the sad day – the National Remembrance Day of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the ...

Rights activists in harshly repressive Belarus say police recently subjected at least 20 LGBTQ+ people to questioning, during which some were beaten and were charged with crimes. Homosexuality was ...

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