The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in eastern Belarus. It marks Bialiatski as a political prisoner to be singled out for harsh treatment.

Nikolai Lukashenko, a "copy of his father" Alexander, appears to be being groomed to take power in Belarus.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's youngest son, Nikolai, has been appearing ever more frequently in the media lately.

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The expert stressed that Belarus, like other countries of the post-Soviet bloc, used to be oriented towards Europe and the World Trade Organization.

A Polish court has convicted a man of raping, robbing and killing a Belarusian woman and handed him a life sentence in prison with a requirement for therapy.

Extremist formations of Belarusian radicals abroad are hatching a plan to seize the border regions of Belarus and introduce a "peacekeeping" Western contingent there. This was stated by the Secretary of State of the Security Council of the republic Alexander Volfovich.

Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus who has been in office for the last three decades, said that he is not trying to hold on to power and is ready to do everything to quietly and calmly hand it over to a new generation.

Jailed Belarusian politician Viktor Babariko, who was arrested while trying to run in a 2020 election against President Alexander Lukashenko, has been allowed to send a message to his family for the first time in nearly two years.

Poland has established a border fence equipped with modern surveillance technology to prevent people from entering from Belarus. Rights activists accuse border guards of practicing a "pushback" strategy.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday freed 23 political prisoners, state media reported, the latest mass pardoning ahead of next week's presidential election.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Viktar Babaryka, a former presidential hopeful, stands inside a defendants’ cage during his trial in Minsk ...

In addition to the GDP investments and their structure represent an important quality indicator of the economy, Roman Golovchenko noted. “On the whole, while the growth target stands at 3.9%, investments increased by exactly 8%,