Long-time leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, once dubbed "Europe's last dictator", arrived to cast his ballot. Then, ...

The outcome of the 2025 presidential election is not in doubt. Alexander Lukashenko, once dubbed "Europe's last dictator," ...

Today, all the key opposition figures from that period are in prison or have fled abroad, like Tikhanovskaya. Former ...

And inevitability. The outcome of the 2025 presidential election is not in doubt. Alexander Lukashenko, once dubbed "Europe's last dictator," who has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for more than ...

Storm Éowyn brought gusts of up to 114mph (183 km/h) - causing travel disruption and leaving many in the UK and Ireland ...

Now leader of the opposition, forced into exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told the BBC this week that the upcoming presidential vote was a "sham" and a "performance" staged by Alexander Lukashenko ...

When Lukashenko was awarded 80% of the vote ... on the international community to reject the result," she tells the BBC. "But I say to Belarusians, you have to keep safe until the real moment ...

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports: "The leader of Belarus faces no serious challenge in this election" Although prominent opposition figures were not allowed to run, Alexander Lukashenko's name ...

On Sunday evening, Lukashenko told the BBC's Steve Rosenberg his opponents had "chosen" prison or exile. "We never forced anyone out of the country," he said, adding that he "couldn't care less ...