Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials ...

Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a ...

Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic leader of Belarus who claimed victory in another election derided as a sham, played a ...

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself the winner in the country's so-called presidential elections, in ...

Putin and Lukashenko visit the Museum of Naval Glory in Kronstadt near Saint Petersburg, Russia on July 23, 2023 [Sputnik/Alexander Demyanchuk/Pool via Reuters] Early in his presidency ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is projected to take victory in the virtually uncontested election by a greater ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” is all but certain to add a seventh term.

Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham ...

Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 and has relied on subsidies and political support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also helped him survive the 2020 protests. Belarus' authoritarian ...