Independent journalists in Belarus could soon find their work even more difficult as a result of a new media law that is taking shape.
A leading human-resources consultancy has described Minsk as the city in Europe with the worst living standards. What makes the Belarusian capital so unlikable, and do city residents agree?
Belarusian Television has recycled old charges that U.S. groups are financing the Belarusian opposition and backing the overthrow of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's government.
It is difficult to find a leading opposition figure who did not possess notable political, social, or cultural standing prior to Alyaksandr Lukashenka's presidency.
The U.S. State Department has issued its annual report on human trafficking in 170 countries, citing Iran and Moldova as among those with the worst records of fighting the problem.
Belarus has done little to shake off the shackles of the Soviet system. But change is in the air, with many of the country's assets up for grabs.
PRAGUE -- It's been almost two decades since most of Eastern and Central Europe peacefully disentangled itself from the failing ideology of communism. But not everyone is content to let the repressions and injustices of that era slip quietly into oblivion.
Is Moldova moving back into Russia's embrace? After years of tentative moves toward the West, it appears so. This week, the outlines of a deal have emerged that would resolve the long-standing Transdniester conflict and at the same time keep Chisinau in Moscow's orbit.
Initial reactions to the Eastern Partnership initiative put forward by Poland and Sweden suggest the East is edging out the South in a struggle for recognition among the bloc's neighbors.
Alyaksandr Lukashenka this year had a golden opportunity to free all political prisoners in Belarus and take an important stride toward improving the country's standing in the West. But he turned it down.
Amnesty International is calling on governments worldwide to commit themselves again to observing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The organization, which has just released its 2008 annual survey of human rights conditions, makes the call as the world marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark UN declaration.
BRUSSELS -- The European Union's external relations commissioner has said that the EU will soon address ways of bringing its relationship with Moldova forward.
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