“God forbid that a woman is elected in Belarus,” the president, who has been called Europe’s last dictator, told journalists ...

Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, has said that a woman cannot be the president of the Republic ...

The father of imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova says she's considering asking authoritarian ...

Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months ...

Maria Kolesnikova's 11-year prison sentence followed her role in protests challenging the 2020 re-election of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Jailed Belarusian dissident Maria Kalesnikava, a key figure in the opposition movement to President Alexander Lukashenko, was ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday criticized the leaders of rich countries for skipping the climate talks ...

“Two women and 29 men have been pardoned,” the Belarusian presidency said in a statement, adding that 17 of them had “chronic ...

Belarus’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has led a harsh crackdown on opposition, has pardoned and ...

Kolesnikova was part of a trio of women who led mass protests in 2020 against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994. She has not been heard from since February last year when ...

Maria Kalesnikava, a prominent Belarusian dissident, was seen for the first time in over a year. Photos of her meeting with her father were shared on social media, reflecting international pressure on ...

Belarus's Lukashenko Pardons 31 People Convicted Over 'Extremism', State Media Says MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 31 more people convicted of crimes ...