The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in eastern Belarus. It marks Bialiatski as a political prisoner to be singled out for harsh treatment.

Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist, is imprisoned in Belarus, enduring harsh conditions as a political prisoner. President Lukashenko's regime labels Bialiatski and others as extremists,

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned opposition activist in ... in a penal colony after failing to get on the ballot against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election. Babaryka was last heard from in February 2023, and other ...

Jailed Belarusian politician Viktor Babariko, who was arrested while trying to run in a 2020 election against President Alexander Lukashenko, has been allowed to send a message to his family for the first time in nearly two years.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A statement on his website says Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 20 more people that rights activists describe as political prisoners.

TALLINN, Estonia — An imprisoned opposition activist ... failing to get on the ballot against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election. Babaryka was last heard from ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's youngest son, Nikolai, has been appearing ever more frequently in the media lately. The 20-year-old, who used to accompany his father on state visits, now appears to be influencing national politics.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Catholic priest in ... Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to win a seventh term in office in the Jan. 26 vote.

Estonian naval ships are taking part in stepped-up patrols in the Baltic Sea by NATO countries after undersea power and communications cables have been damaged in recent months

The migrants who had been staying in Belarus in the area near the Polish border have been transported towards Russia, as reported by Colonel Andrzej Stasiulewicz of the Border Guard. The officer suggested that Alexander Lukashenko may be preparing for the upcoming presidential elections.

An official visit of the Belarus president to a European Union country took place in mid-November 2019. It was the first visit over a lengthy period of time. Aleksandr Lukashenko went to Austria.

The independent U.S.-based think tank said that the Kremlin is in "the endgame" of its plans to take over its neighbor.