Belarus politics

Europe News

Alexander Lukashenko sworn in for seventh term as president of Belarus

Lukashenko marked three decades in power last year and his political opponents have denounced the tightly orchestrated presidential election on 26 January as a farce.

25/03/2025

Europe News

EU signals further sanctions on Belarus after Lukashenko election win

Final votes are still being counted, and the result isn't expected to be released until later on Monday, but state television predicted Lukashenko would win with almost 88% of the vote.

27/01/2025

Europe News

Belarus state TV claims President Lukashenko gained 87% in election

State TV reports exit poll that suggests Belarusian President Lukashenko gained 87.6% of the vote, giving him a seventh term in office.

26/01/2025

Europe News

Jailed Belarus opposition figure seen for first time in two years

Viktar Babaryka was jailed for trying to run against President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election and has been denied contact with his family.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Authorities in Belarus arrest seven independent journalists

The Belarusian Association of Journalists said the seven journalists who worked for the Intex-Press online newspaper in the western city of Baranavichy were arrested earlier this month and charged with 'supporting extremist activities.'

13/12/2024

Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko to face only pre-approved challengers in election

Alexander Lukashenko, who has led the country for over 30 years, has overseen a brutal crackdown on free media and opposition — which has slammed the upcoming January election as a farce.

05/11/2024

Europe News

Lukashenko denies presence of North Korean troops in Russia

The Belarusian leader accused the West of inflating facts to pressure EU and NATO and called for unconditional negotiations.

31/10/2024

Belarus

Belarus' Lukashenko to run again in January presidential election

Authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his term through election opposition call a "farce".

23/10/2024

Europe News

Freed Belarusian activist fights for forgotten political prisoners

Natallia Hersche was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for participating in a political protest. She speaks to Euronews about conditions and her release.

25/09/2024

Belarus

What is happening to Belarusian political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava?

It’s been four years since the authorities in Minsk imprisoned Belarusian musician and political activist Maria Kalesnikava. Her younger sister and political ally refuse to let her be consigned to oblivion.

06/09/2024

Culture news

Artists urge Serbia to block extradition of Belarusian filmmaker

Andrei Gynot, who is wanted in Belarus for alleged tax evasion, could face severe persecution, including imprisonment, torture, or even the death penalty if returned.

27/08/2024

Europe News

Belarus pardons German medic sentenced to death for alleged terrorism

Belarus is the only country in Europe that still carries out capital punishment.

31/07/2024

Belarus

Belarusian strongman President Lukashenko marks 30 years in power

Minsk regime leader Alexander Lukashenko has used Soviet-style controls to crack down on dissent over the past three decades and now firmly supports the Kremlin.

20/07/2024

France

Euroviews. For Belarus, the path towards Europe runs through Strasbourg

The fight against autocracy is Europe’s main challenge today. We must defend the values that define us, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Marija Pejčinović Burić write.

06/03/2024

Belarus

Belarusians vote in tightly controlled election amid boycott call

President Alexander Lukashenko has relied on subsidies and political support from his main ally, Russia, to survive the protests that followed his fraudulent re-election in 2020.

25/02/2024

Belarus

Belarusian authorities arrest scores of people in latest crackdown

At least 64 people were detained across Belarus on charges of “involvement in extremist groups” and “financing extremist activities,” accusations that are routinely used to target dissenters.

24/01/2024

Belarus

Former inmate: Belarus political prisoners face abuse and isolation

Human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka claims that guards routinely bully, abuse and humiliate prisoners and medical issues are left untreated.

17/12/2023

Europe News

Euroviews. It’s time to bring Belarus back to the European family it belongs to

Belarus' place in the European family is not just a dream; it's a destiny that we, as a nation, are committed to achieving. We seek to join the rest of Europe as a full-fledged democracy, embodying the European values of freedom, equality, and fraternity, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya writes.

12/12/2023

Belarus

Euroviews. Today, Minsk is the European capital of political prisoners

Lukashenka's continued repression of dissent is a catastrophe unfolding right now in the middle of Europe and on the EU's border. Remaining silent about it will come at a significant cost, Anna Zlatkovskaya, Inna Kavalionak, and Vita Dudko write.

30/05/2023

Belarus

Belarus pardons disident blogger Roman Protasevich, state media says

Protasevich was accused of coordinating mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020.

22/05/2023