Belarus
Pope accepts resignation of Belarus archbishop who angered Lukashenko
Pope Francis on Sunday accepted the resignation of the head of the Catholic Church in Belarus, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, who spent time…
Belarus to allow exiled archbishop to return home
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has decided to allow Minsk’s exiled Catholic archbishop to return home after a personal appeal from Pope Francis,…
Belarus Opposition leader awarded Sakharov Human Rights Prize
Belarus' opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya,who was forced into exile following the presidential election in August, poses with the Sakharov human rights prize…
More than 130 anti-Lukashenko protesters detained in Belarus – rights group
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Police in Belarus detained 135 demonstrators at a Sunday march, the Belarusian rights group Viasna-96 (Spring-96) said, as weekly protests…
Swiss freeze assets of Belarus leader Lukashenko
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has frozen the financial assets of the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, following the violent aftermath of the…
Hundreds detained as thousands of anti-Lukashenko protesters march in Belarus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators marched in the Belarus capital Minsk and elsewhere on Sunday as weekly protests demanding the resignation…
Lukashenko’s repression no longer working in Belarus, winner of ‘alternative Nobel Prize’ says
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko's attempts to stifle opposition in Belarus through violent repression are no longer working, giving life to…
Belarus leader says he will quit when a new constitution is adopted
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that he would step down as president once a new constitution is adopted and proposed…
Dozens detained in Belarus protests – rights group
Belarus police detained dozens of people in Minsk on Sunday during the latest in months of anti-government protests since a disputed presidential…
With applause and flowers, thousands attend funeral of Belarusian protester
Thousands of people silently raised their arms in the air, held flowers aloft and broke into chants outside a church in Minsk…
Belarus nuclear power plant restarts after equipment replaced
Belarus has resumed operations at a nuclear power plant inaugurated earlier this month by President Alexander Lukashenko, the Ministry of Energy said…
Belarus police arrest dozens in street protests on Sunday
Police in Belarus on Sunday arrested dozens of people in Minsk demonstrating against Alexander Lukashenko, leader of the ex-Soviet country, a witness…