Two journalists in Belarus have been convicted of violating public order and sentenced to two years in prison after they covered a protest against the authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka struck a largely combative, uncompromising tone as he addressed nearly 3,000 loyalists gathered in Minsk for what had been billed as a two-day congress representing all of Belarus. read more

Father and son sought refuge after protests but are becoming a diplomatic issue for Sweden read more

President who won rigged election last August has backing of Putin and has resumed attacks on dissent read more

From Hong Kong to Myanmar and Belarus, the tactics and ethos of activists are transmitted at lightning speed read more

Four independent journalists who have been critical of President Alexander Lukashenko face seven years in prison on charges of "large-scale tax evasion. read more

Scientists warn of threat of nuclear contamination from work on giant E40 waterway linking Baltic to the Black Sea read more

Popular narrative tropes are not always accurate predictors of how a story will ultimately develop. read more

A four-month stand-off between Belaru­sian strong­man Alexan­der Lukashenko and the pro-demo­c­ra­tic pro­test­ers posed a serious chal­lenge for the EU. read more

Roman Bondarenko, 31, died after being beaten by plainclothes police officers in Minsk read more