Eastern Europe has historically been a focal point of tension ... Under the leadership of President Alexander Lukashenko ...

Panasyuk, recently freed after four years in prison, described torture and forced psychiatric treatment in custody ...

Human rights groups and Belarusians say they see no signs that Alexander Lukashenko is preparing to loosen his iron grip on ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin The Russian enclave on the Baltic Sea has become an energy island after the Baltics States cut ...

Kazakhstan, the region’s largest economy, has condemned the invasion, refused to recognise Russia’s territorial gains and made an effort to demonstrate compliance with western sanctions. Neighbouring ...

By deploying Russian nuclear weapons to Belarusian territory, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is putting his country at ris ...

The monitoring public Belarusian Gayun announced the suspension of its work.This was stated in a message on the Telegram ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...

Congress had budgeted at least $690 million on pro-democracy programs this year to counter nations considered the world's ...

A few decades back, a decreasing number of countries were given taints of autocracies and dictatorship (even though many were under undemocratic monarchies).

Alexander Lukashenko will soon begin his seventh term as president of Belarus. The official result of the 26 January election gave him 86.8 per cent of the vote, following an election held in a ...

Speed limits on some roads in the Republic of Ireland will be reduced from 80km/h (50mph) to 60km/h (37mph) on Friday. This ...