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Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners on eve of Belarus election

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 15 prisoners on Friday in what state media called a humanitarian gesture, two days before an election in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule.

NBC News · 57m

Belarus' Lukashenko bids for seventh term as president

NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian reports on questions surrounding the legitimacy of the Belarus presidential election as Lukashenko tightens his grip on power.

Chatham House · 6h

Belarus presidential elections 2025 – public opinion perceptions

Many voters intend to shun this weekend’s presidential election in Belarus, according to research carried out by Chatham House.

Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule

The Associated Press on MSN · 10h

Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce.

eng.belta · 11h

Battle for the heart of Europe. Why does the West see Belarus election as crucial?

Belarus is a buffer state. That is the geography, and there is no escaping it. But Belarus is not just a buffer. Our country is a geopolitical buffer in the center of Europe. We are exactly on the rift of two worlds.

Reuters · 2d

Lukashenko seeks easing of Belarus isolation as he extends his long rule

Five candidates' names will appear on the ballot for a presidential election in Belarus on Sunday, but for the past 31 years there has only been one winner.

Ahead of election, media group accuses Belarus of crimes against humanity

A crackdown since the contested 2020 election has brought mass arrests, raids and journalists fleeing into exile, analysts ...

Human Rights Watch7h

No Choice for Voters in Belarus’ Sham Elections

Belarusians will go to the polls for “presidential elections,” an event seen by many as a “sham,” a “no-choice election” ...

15h

Belarus Protests

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8hon MSN

Why Belarus Is Forging Ever-Closer Ties With Russia

After breaking away from a crumbling Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Belarus became increasingly aligned with Russia, unlike ...

eng.belta11h

Serbian expert: The West sees Belarus only as a trophy, a source of resources

The West looks at Belarus only as a trophy, a source of resources - territorial, material, human ones. This is what happened ...

RSF17h

Belarus: ahead of sham election, RSF files ICC complaint for Lukashenko’s crimes against humanity targeting journalists

After five years of inflicting an unprecedented crackdown on the press, Alexander Lukashenko is set to run for a seventh ...

Hosted on MSN9h

Media group seeks probe of Belarus leader

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Friday it had filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court over ...

12h

Suddenly: The US State Department deleted the message about the non-recognition of the presidential elections in Belarus

The US State Department has removed from its official website a statement by former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about ...

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Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule

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