Europe’s longest-serving authoritarian ... However, Russian loans and cheap energy have allowed Belarus to avoid the full impact of these sanctions. And this in turn has only entrenched the ...

Belarus’ top security agency kept its fearsome Soviet-era name of the KGB, and it’s the only country in Europe to keep the death penalty, with executions carried out with a gunshot to the back ...

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...

When the election concludes on Sunday, he’s all but certain to add a seventh term as the only leader most people in post-Soviet Belarus have ever known. (24 Jan.) Portraits of candidates are displayed ...

Belarus’ top security agency kept its fearsome Soviet-era name of the KGB, and it’s the only country in Europe to keep the death penalty, with executions carried out with a gunshot to the back ...

In this photo released by Belarus' Presidential Press Service, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, takes part in an industry award ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday ...

Belarus' top security agency kept its fearsome Soviet-era name of the KGB, and it's the only country in Europe to keep the death penalty, with executions carried out with a gunshot to the back of ...

Belarus Election Is Poised to Extend the 30-Year Rule of 'Europe's Last Dictator' The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was ...