Topic - Alexander Lukashenko

Lukashenko has already said he would seek what would be his seventh consecutive term, extending back to 1994.

Belarus sets January 26 election that's almost certain to extend its authoritarian leader's rule →

Lukashenko’s critics and human rights activists say they see no real change in government policy, since all leading pro-democracy figures are still behind bars and authorities have seized three times as many opposition activists to refill the prisons.

Maria Kolesnikova, imprisoned Belarus activist once a symbol of defiance, not heard from for months →