https://www.rferl.org/z/658 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Belarus https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/658 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:41:35 +0100 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL At least 22 people in Belarus recognized as political prisoners by rights defenders face indefinite confinement inside secretive psychiatric hospitals. Cut off from amnesties and pardons, rights defenders warn that these individuals have effectively vanished into a legal "black zone." https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-political-prisoners-hospitals-human-rights/33887558.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-political-prisoners-hospitals-human-rights/33887558.html Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:32:25 +0100 Belarus Despite legal protections, the Belarusian state is building a sprawling academy complex for the KGB on the grounds of a historic Catholic cemetery in the heart of Minsk, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service has found. Plans call for a swimming pool, a shooting gallery, and office suites for senior officials. https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-kgb-nationalsecurity-academy-cemetery-church/33877330.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-kgb-nationalsecurity-academy-cemetery-church/33877330.html Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:48 +0200 Belarus