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January 16, 2024

Putin-friendly Belarus to include nuclear weapon use provision in new military doctrine

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said Tuesday that the country's new military doctrine will include a provision for the use of nuclear weaponry.

January 15, 2024

Belarus political prisoner dies due to inadequate medical care, human rights group says

Vadzim Khrasko, a political prisoner in Belarus, reportedly died due to pneumonia after authorities neglected to provide him with proper medical care, a group says.

January 10, 2024

Belarus' military reportedly taking in Ukrainian children

The Belarusian military has reportedly begun training Ukrainian children in a move opponents suspect entails pro-Russian indoctrination.

January 9, 2024

Belarus faces criticism over refusal to allow security group to observe parliamentary vote

Belarus is facing criticism after rejecting the presence of observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe for its upcoming elections.

January 8, 2024

Belarus declines observation invite for parliamentary elections

Belarus announced on Monday that it will not invite the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to monitor its Feb. 25 elections.

January 5, 2024

Belarus' authoritarian leader tightens control over the country's religious groups

Lukashenko won a sixth term in 2020 in an election denounced as a fraud by the opposition, in which 35,000 protesters were arrested by the government.

January 4, 2024

Lukashenko signs law granting self criminal immunity for life

Authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a law Thursday granting him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution.

December 27, 2023

Belarus claims to have received tactical nuclear weapons from ally Russia

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced this week that his country received a cache of tactical nuclear weapons from the Russian military.

December 12, 2023

Belarus detains election observers, breaks into homes as next vote looms, watchdog claims

Belarusian security services are now breaking into apartments and detaining election observers ahead of next year's largely ceremonial vote.

November 16, 2023

Belarusian political prisoner begins hunger strike in protest of Lukashenko regime

Belarusian human rights activist Aliaksandar Vaitseshyk reportedly began a hunger strike in prison Thursday to protest the Eastern European nation's authoritarian government.