RFE/RL takes a closer look at what effects easing US sanctions can have on both Minsk and globally, as the world faces ever-growing price hikes due to the war in Iran.

Packs of cigarettes were found in this house. A gas bottle used to fill air balloons… Everything for smuggling. Police has apprehended them. Gangsters, who have been convicted many times. True ...

Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered the release of 250 political prisoners as part of a deal with Washington that lifted some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in ...

The US Embassy in Lithuania has reported that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has agreed to release 250 political ...

U. President Donald Trump's envoy John Coale said on Thursday ‌he was "getting great progress" in reconciling Russian ally ...

However, many remain behind bars.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of 250 political prisoners on Thursday in exchange for easing sanctions from Washington, according to the ...

Trump's envoy John Coale reported significant progress in mending relations between Belarus and Lithuania. The countries' ties soured after the 2020 Belarus elections. Dialogue led to the release of ...

Valiantsin Stefanovic, a member of the Viasna Council and Vice President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and one of the released Belarusian political prisoners, gestures while ...

CORRECTS ID TO VALIANTSIN STEFANOVIC - Valiantsin Stefanovic, a member of the Viasna Council and Vice President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), speaks to a journalist as ...

The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recently freed 250 political prisoners to ease U.S. sanctions, aiming to normalize relations with Washington. This marks the largest prisoner release so far, ...