Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus ...

An imprisoned opposition leader in Belarus has resurfaced in a video shot by a pro-government blogger after over 700 days of no contact with his family. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned ...

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners, a statement on the president's website said ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Catholic priest in Belarus on Monday was convicted on charges of high treason for criticizing the government and handed an 11-year sentence, in the first case of ...

At the headquarters of the American defence company Lockheed Martin, a ceremonial handover of six M142 HIMARS rocket systems ...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is mulling the idea of building a second nuclear power plant (NPP) to improve the ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The leading human rights organization in Belarus says a well-known opposition activist has been convicted of public order offenses and sentenced to six years in prison.

A two-story clock in the Lithuanian capital is tracking the minutes until the countries switch to Europe’s electricity system ...

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners, a statement on the president’s website ...

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