Maria Kolesnikova's 11-year prison sentence followed her role in protests challenging the 2020 re-election of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Lukashenko, who is seeking a seventh term in an election set for January 2025 to extend his more than 30-year rule, has released 146 political prisoners since July. Those freed had health problems, ...

The father of imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova says she's considering asking authoritarian ...

BELARUS axes, made by Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) and tested by President Aleksandr Lukashenko himself in November, are now available for ...