The Latest Breaking News from Belarus

Belarusian activist Maria Kolesnikova reappears after 20 months, raising hopes for political prisoners' release. International calls for the release of Kol...

Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication from her, and has met with her father

Belarus prepares for presidential election amid criticism and opposition, raising concerns about fairness and transparency in the electoral process.

Belarus will hold a presidential election on January 26, four and a half years after widespread allegations of vote rigging in the last ballot led to nationwide mass protests.

Lawmakers in Belarus set the next presidential election for Jan. 26, a vote almost certain to extend the three-decade rule of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko

Opposition calls for non-recognition of vote set to extend Lukashenko’s 30-year rule.

Learn about Poland's temporary halt on asylum claims amid the Belarus border crisis and Europe's rightward shift on migration policies.

Migration is dominating Thursday's European Union summit in Brussels, with Poland calling for a united EU stance against Russia and Belarus, accusing them of using migrants as a weapon. Poland is also pushing for stricter laws on deporting irregular migrants, while the Netherlands mulls a controversial plan to send asylum-seekers…

PM dismisses criticism that a plan to temporarily stop accepting asylum applications violates human rights