Belarus' crippled political opposition has been cautious in its criticisms ahead of Sunday's presidential election. Not so the country's underground artists. read more

With elections coming up in October 2015, transparency will be key in attracting investors to Belarus, and helping the country lessen its dependence on neighboring Russia read more

Election officials in Belarus say authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, in power since 1994, has won a new five-year term with more than 83 percent of the votes cast in an election dismissed by opponents as a farce. read more

President Alexander Lukashenko was set to win a fifth term in Sunday's election with ease, but he said anything less than 80 percent of the vote would be a sign that his support was slipping. Both the official exit polls and the chief election official later predicted he would get even more. read more

Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus almost unchallenged for 21 years, said he would be concerned if he received less that 80% of the vote read more

Belarusian Svyatlana Aleksiyevich has received the Nobel Prize in Literature. The writer got the prize for her ‘polyphonic prose that is a monument to suffering and bravery in our time’, a representative of the Nobel Prize committee said announcing the laureate. read more

Journalists face fines and arrest as they attempt to provide an alternative to pro-Lukashenko state channels read more

As the country heads to the polls, observers say strongman Alexander Lukashenko would triumph even if the vote was free and fair read more

Swedish Academy praises Belarusian writer’s work as a ‘monument to suffering in our time’ read more

Belarus doesn’t want to host a Russian military air base, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday, a statement that highlighted a strain between the two neighbors and allies. read more