Authorities in Belarus continue their crackdown on dissent even as they release some of the prisoners. That's what Belarus' ...

The newly pardoned prisoners were convicted on a variety of criminal charges, including extremism — a charge often used ...

Relations between Russia and Belarus are truly kindred and brotherly, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said during a ...

The West needs to keep up pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to try to force democratic change, newly ...

The Belarus president and the Belarusian people have been congratulated by the leaders of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, ...

From solitary confinement in a Belarusian prison, Sergei Tikhanovsky tried to piece together information on the outside world ...

Released last month after five years behind bars in Belarus, opposition firebrand Syarhey Tsikhanouski told RFE/RL he will continue to push against Aleksandr Lukashenko's rule and fight for the ...

In his first big interview since his release, Belarusian opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski spoke with DW about the conditions in prison, his wife's transformation and his hopes for the people ...

The Belarus president pardoned several prisoners on Saturday during the visit of US special envoy Keith Kellogg in a move to ease tensions with the West.

In Belarus itself, tens of thousands of people have been arrested in the past five years for political reasons, according to human rights group Viasna. But hundreds of critics of Lukashenko's 31 ...

I’m going to tell you how the people in charge of my country made the truth a crime.

The name of the American and the alleged offense for which the person was held were not disclosed by the White House.