Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a sham and introducing additional sanctions. Belarusian political observer ...

President Alexander Lukashenko’s opponents are imprisoned or exiled abroad by his unrelenting crackdown on dissent and free speech.

MINSK, Belarus — Exit polls in Belarus late Sunday showed autocrat Alexander ... one point, Lukashenko was seen in full riot gear and brandishing a rifle in a helicopter flying over rallies ...

The Belarusian opposition told Newsweek on Thursday that the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko was acting against the will of the Belarusian people and handing the country over to Vladimir Putin.

Lukashenko, in power since 1994, on brink of five more years Veteran leader rejects criticism over political prisoners EU and US say vote is neither free nor fair Rubio says Belarus releases a US ...

Exiled opposition calls Sunday's election a sham No sign of 70-year-old preparing to hand over power Lukashenko ... In power since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko is assured of a new five-year term ...

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 23 people who supposedly "committed extremist crimes". Among them are three women and 20 men; 13 people are over 50 years old, ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, following his disputed election over the weekend to a seventh term.

The Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported exit poll data on the evening of 26 January that predictably declared Alexander Lukashenko the winner of sham presidential "elections" with over 87% of ...

After an election win which has been widely criticised as illegitimate, Alexander Lukashenko faced questions from the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg. No credible opponents were allowed to run ...

This file photo shows Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (C) casting his ballot at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Belarusian Central Election Commission ...

In power since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko is assured of a new five-year term in a vote that the exiled opposition describes as a sham. It has called on Belarusians to tick a box that allows them ...