Kolesnikova gained prominence when protests erupted in Belarus after the widely disputed 2020 election that kept Lukashenko in power. With her close-cropped hair, broad smile and a gesture of ...

Belarusian authorities have launched a new wave of arrests, seeking to uproot any sign of dissent ahead of January’s election ...

Belarus has officially become a BRICS partner, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA.

FILE – Belarus opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova ... She became an even greater symbol of defiance in September of that year when Belarusian authorities tried to deport her.

She became an even greater symbol of defiance in September of that ... then walked back into Belarus. She was convicted a year later of charges including conspiracy to seize power.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova's family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months ago. Fellow inmates at the penal ...