Belarus

BRUSSELS—The European Union on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Belarus, targeting dozens more officials over their role in the security crackdown launched after the contested presidential elections ...

BRUSSELS—Former Belarus presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged the European Union to step up its support for embattled democracy ...

KYIV, Ukraine—More than 300 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Dec. 6, where crowds of people ...

KYIV—Thousands of people silently raised their arms in the air, held flowers aloft, and broke into chants outside ...

KYIV, Ukraine—Crowds of retirees marched in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Nov. 16, marking 100 days since ...

KYIV, Ukraine—A human rights group in Belarus said more than 500 people were arrested in protests around the ...

KYIV—Thousands of people carrying candles and flowers gathered in Minsk on Thursday to mourn the death of a ...

KYIV, Ukraine—Club-swinging police went after demonstrators in Belarus' capital who were demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian ...

MOSCOW—Riot police fired warning shots into the air, used stun grenades, and arrested more than 200 people to ...

KYIV, Ukraine—About 3,000 retirees rallied in the Belarusian capital of Minsk for a third straight Monday on Oct. ...

MOSCOW—Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand ...

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko went to a jail in Minsk on Saturday to hold a meeting with detained ...

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday Britain is temporarily recalling its Ambassador to Belarus, Jacqueline Perkins, ...

OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne travels to Europe next week where he will meet the exiled opposition leader ...

Mass protests in Belarus have continued for a ninth straight week against the country's authoritarian leader, who won ...

MOSCOW—Tens of thousands of people marched through the center of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Oct. 4 to ...

BRUSSELS—European Union leaders agreed early Friday to impose sanctions on dozens of senior officials in Belarus accused of ...

MINSK—Masked police dragged people into vans and fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens ...

MINSK—Belarusian security forces detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as crowds rallied in central Minsk accusing President Alexander ...

The United Kingdom will use "all the tools" at its disposal, including targeted sanctions, to hold Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ...

The European Union says Aleksandr Lukashenko's sixth inauguration as the leader of Belarus lacks democratic legitimacy and only ...

KYIV, Ukraine—Leader Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony ...

MINSK—Ignoring calls for an end to his 26-year grip on power, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn ...

PABRADE, Lithuania—A new contingent of U.S. troops and armor will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their ...

BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers failed to agree to sanctions against Belarusian officials on Sept. 21, despite ...

BRUSSELS—The main opposition leader of Belarus urged the European Union on Monday to approve sanctions on officials accused ...

VILNIUS—The presidents of Lithuania, Poland, and Romania will ask European Union leaders at a summit later this week ...