But compared to the similar militarisation strategy in Russia, this won’t work on the people of Belarus, Tsikhanouskaya said. And although there is a complete understanding that Belarus might be ...

Belarus has released 14 prisoners, including Syarhey Tsikhanouski, who was detained in May 2020 while attempting to run for president against authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Belarus has released 14 prisoners in a deal reached with the cooperation of the Lithuanian government. Among them were Ihar Karnei, a former RFE/RL journalist who was arrested in 2023, and Siarhei ...

Rocky US-Belarus relations In early 2020, during Trump's first term, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo became the highest-ranking official from Washington to visit Belarus in more than two decades.

Tsikhanouski said. He added that there are still 1,100 political prisoners detained in Belarus. In prison, Tsikhanouski said, all of Lukashenko's opponents are called traitors to the country.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by ...

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Relations between Iran and Belarus are gaining momentum in all areas, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Alireza Sanei said during a meeting with Chairman of the House ...

Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and more than a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties ...

TALLINN, Estonia -- Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a ...

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition leader in exile, underscored Belarus' strategic importance for NATO and the EU security in an interview with DW. During a visit to Brussels ...