(AP Photo, File) FILE - A woman cast her ballot in the presidential election, outside her home in Malinovka, Belarus, Dec. 19 ...

Many people were forced to leave Belarus, including pro-democracy opposition leader Sviatlana ... and the marchers holding traditional flags banned for use in Belarus by Lukashenko.

Novaya Guta is one of almost a dozen border crossings left deserted since Russia invaded Ukraine via Belarus in February ... in the colours of the Ukrainian flag can be seen.

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.

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” is all but certain to add a seventh term.

Belarusian opposition activists wearing the old Belarusian national flag take part in a protest against the Belarusian ...

Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for more than 30 years and just won another election widely ...

Participants carried white-red-white opposition flags and chanted “Long Live Belarus!” as well as “Slava Ukraini!” Belarusians continue to stand bravely in defense of Ukraine 🇺🇦 ...

Reclusive Moscow-allied Belarus will hold a presidential election Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko set to cruise ...

Leading opposition figures have either been imprisoned or fled the country. Human rights activists say Belarus holds about 1,300 political prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales ...

Belarusians began voting Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh ...