Belarus and Russia are scheduled to conduct a joint four-day military exercise in September, a move that has put NATO and Ukrainian officials on high alert.

"The head of state demands that we must be ready for all possible scenarios," Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said.

Authorities in Belarus have launched new raids and detentions against government critics who participated in opposition rallies abroad earlier this year.

A group of UN experts on Friday urged Belarus to halt the reported ill-treatment of prisoners convicted of terrorism and extremism charges, and to immediately launch a thorough and impartial

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The governments of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom condemned what they called ongoing repression and human rights violations in Belarus and accused Belarusian authorities of waging a campaign to shut down civil society, independent media and any form of political opposition.

A Belarusian journalist was convicted of treason and revealing state secrets and was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a closed trial.

Scale, violence in illegal crossings increase with migrants throwing projectiles, including Molotov cocktails, at border guards, says Polish authorities - Anadolu Ajansı

Since the sham re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko on 9 August 2020, the noose constraining the country’s independent media has continued to tighten. His legislative arsenal, inspired by Vladimir Putin’s Russia,

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will pay a visit to Belarus and Armenia. The announcement was made by Masoud Pezeshkian’s political advisor, Mehdi Sanaei, on his X (formerly Twitter) account.