Human rights group Viasna reports 1,275 political prisoners still jailed and face harsh conditions.
As the war enters its 984th day, these are the main developments.
Opposition calls for non-recognition of vote set to extend Lukashenko’s 30-year rule.
The possibility that North Korean personnel are deployed in Russia cannot be ruled out, experts say.
The move aims to curb a border crisis that Warsaw says has been orchestrated by Minsk and its ally Russia.
Experts say Putin’s announcement is aimed at stopping the West from allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles.
Comments appear to significantly lower the threshold for Russia to use its vast nuclear arsenal.
President’s office says the decree affects seven women and 23 men who have children.
Russia’s nuclear threats over the course of the war are a tactic to contain US involvement in Ukraine, experts say.
Ukraine has called on Belarus to pull back its forces from the border amid new regional tensions after Kursk incursion.
Thirteen countries have been banned from the Olympics in the past. Which are they, and why were they barred?
Moscow says the exercises are a response to ‘daily provocations’ from the United States and its European allies.
Exercises involve Iskander and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and are seen as warning to Ukraine’s Western allies.
Hundreds of Belarusians, some of whom took part in antigovernment protests, feel abandoned by Ukraine and Europe.
