Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko is caught in the crossfire of a much larger battle. He'd like closer ties with the European Union and weaker ones with Russia, but the drift appears to be drawing popular protests driven by growing dissatisfaction with his repressive policies and failed read more

Francišak Viačorka of the Belarusian Institute of America explains the context of the ongoing antigovernment demonstrations — and offers advice on how the international community should respond. read more

Sergei Pavlovich, known as Policedog, sheds light on the community accused of aggressive activity on behalf of the Kremlin read more

Police detain scores attempting to hold banned rally, days after president warns of foreign-backed plot to topple him. read more

Hundreds of citizens gathered in Minsk as part of the country's largest street protests to defy the so-called 'social parasite law' taxing the unemployed. read more

The world saw what Belarus looked like on Saturday evening. read more

It was an unusual sight in Minsk: About a thousand people gathered in the capital Saturday to protest the authoritarian government. Activists, some wrapped in the red-and-white flag of the opposition, shouted “Fascists!" at riot police. read more

Crackdown by President Lukashenko follows two months of demonstrations against his 23-year rule read more

Police in Minsk have arrested hundreds of people during a mass rally organised to mark the 99th anniversary of the proclamation of the Belarussian People’s Republic. read more

Police in Belarus cracked down hard Saturday on opposition protesters who tried to hold a forbidden demonstration in the capital — a human rights group said more than 400 people were arrested and many were beaten. read more