Would you like to live permanently in another country other than your own? If you're an average citizen of the world, the chances are better than one-in-four that the answer is yes.
Belarusians are quipping that the Vatican's second-in-command was lured to Minsk only because both states are ruled autocratically and neither is bound by commitments to groups like the Council of Europe.
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.
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