However, the flag of Belarus has been noticeably missing from the graphic next to her name, instead replaced with a simple blue rectangle. It's the third year that the Grand Slam has ruled that ...

Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years and just won another election widely ...

(AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) A woman covers herself with an old Belarusian national flag while shouting at police during a protest near the residence of President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus, ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

Alexander Lukashenko is expected to extend his 31-year rule with 87.6% of the vote, according to an exit poll broadcast on ...

The Belarus Initiative is run in partnership with the Center for New Ideas and led by Ryhor Astapenia. Image — Belarusians hold a giant former white-red-white flag of Belarus used in opposition to the ...