Washington is easing sanctions on Belarus to open diplomatic channels and potentially influence Moscow, while Brussels continues to expand restrictive measures. EU officials argue that engagement ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Belarus freed Nobel Peace laureate Ales Bialiatski and opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova, along with 121 other ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko — a close ally of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin — released 123 prisoners Saturday, including opposition figures, journalists, activists and Ukrainian ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and other prominent political prisoners, a human ...

Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison, a human rights advocate confirmed to The Associated ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of ...

Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison, Pavel Sapelka, human rights advocate with the Viasna rights ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of talks ...

Belarus's authoritarian government has freed 123 prisoners after Washington indicated it was lifting sanctions on Belarusian fertilizer exports, the latest step in Minsk's efforts to repair ties with ...

Dec. 13 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Saturday ended U.S. sanctions on potash fertilizers from Belarus in exchange for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko releasing 123 political prisoners.