On 12 December, Belarus’ Capital of Culture title was formally handed over from Ivanovo to Postavy, a town in Vitebsk Oblast. The town will hold this status throughout 2026. ‘Zhukov was about 20 ...

Belarus had previously faced Western sanctions for its crackdown on human rights and for allowing Moscow to use its territory ...

Maria Kolesnikova, a central figure in Belarus' 2020 protest movement, has been released along with 122 other prisoners after ...

The release of the prisoners, including a Nobel laureate and two opposition leaders, was part of a monthslong rapprochement ...

Maria Kalesnikava, Belarusian opposition icon and political prisoner, defied expulsion efforts by tearing her passport. A former flautist-turned-politician, she was sentenced to 11 years for her ...

Russia is creating a broader conflict to meet its war aims of capturing not just Ukrainian land, but its people and their ...