Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the release of 250 prisoners as part of a deal with Washington to lift some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in the isolated leader’s e ...

Prominent Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has picked up a prize for contributions to European unity that she was ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 250 prisoners on Thursday in ‌return for a further easing of U. embassy in ...

In a comment to Ukrinform news agency, he said that “there is no protest potential in Belarus right now.” Tikhanovsky attributed the lack of protest energy to the crackdown on the 2020 protests and to ...

Belarus freed 250 political prisoners on Thursday following negotiations with the United States, while Washington agreed to remove sanctions on several Belarusian companies in return, a US official ...

The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement between the two countries.

Among those released early and deported are journalist Katsiaryna Bakhvalava (Andreyeva), blogger Eduard Palchys, and human rights defenders Valiantsin Stefanovich, Marfa Rabkova, and Nasta Loika.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Belarus President Lukashenko pardoned 18 prisoners, continuing his effort to restore U.S. relations after being ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski, sentenced to nine years in maximum-security prison, is the fifth media ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski was convicted Monday of treason and sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison, activists said, the fifth media worker to be ...