Activists and journalists are being rounded up and jailed in Belarus ahead of next month’s elections. People say it’s the most brutal crackdown the country has ever known. President Alexander ...

Activists and journalists are being rounded up and jailed in Belarus ahead of next month’s elections. People say it’s the most brutal crackdown the country has ever known. President Alexander ...

This time, so far, the streets of Minsk are silent ... First, the fate of Belarus and Ukraine are intertwined because both our countries are fighting against the imperialistic ambitions of ...

Any form of criticism against Lukashenko is banned in Belarus. Most people AFP spoke to on the streets of Minsk voiced support for him but still refused to give their surnames for security reasons.

In 2020, hundreds of thousands went into the streets in the former Soviet republic of Belarus, in defiance of dictator Alexander Lukashenko, a strong ally of Vladimir Putin. That uprising inspired ...