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.

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The International Ice Hockey Federation has banned the Russian national team from participating in the 2026 World ...

The assessments of observers from Poland, Serbia, Germany, Switzerland are very much indicative. They said that others should come to us and learn how to conduct elections,” Andrei Belyakov emphasized ...

Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich ...

Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, anti-tank spikes and concrete pyramids block what was once a bustling road between two peaceful neighbours. Novaya Guta is one of almost a ...

Straddling the Franco-Swiss border is Lake Geneva, a 224-square-mile lake formed by the Rhône River. It has been a popular vacation spot for years, drawing such memorable names as Audrey Hepburn ...

Belarus' election was absolutely democratic, independent observer from Switzerland, Chairman of the public association Youth for Marriage and Family, Secretary General of the Russian-Swiss Friendship ...

Speaking to journalists after casting his ballot in the presidential election Sunday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stressed that Belarus wants peace in Ukraine. Belarusian President ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling site during voting in presidential elections in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) ...

Belarus' opposition activists and Western officials on Monday denounced an orchestrated election that extends the more than three-decade rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The ...