An opposition leader in Belarus has been fined 5,850,000 Belarusian rubles (more than $600) for violating the law on public gatherings.
A musical devoted to the life of late Venezuelan President leader Hugo Chavez is poised to premiere in Minsk, testifying to the "comandante's" enduring popularity in Belarus.
Anatol Lyabedzka, the chairman of Belarus's United Civic Party, told journalists on January 13 that seven unknown men detained him near his house the previous day, beat him, and then took him to police, where he was charged with the "unsanctioned" collection of signatures against new taxes on cars earlier this month.
The Belarusian KGB announced on its website on December 31 that two Belarusians, whose names were given as E. Kachura and A. Fenzelyau, were sentenced to eight and 10 years in jail, respectively, for spying for neighboring Lithuania.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow could lend Belarus an additional $2 billion in 2014.
The board of Russian potash producer Uralkali has named a new CEO after removing Vladislav Baumgertner, who is awaiting trial on abuse-of-offices charges that came after he nixed a trade deal with Belarus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev have concluded several key agreements between their countries prior to a summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
An opposition activist in Belarus has been sentenced to 15 days in jail.
Ukraine's Euromaidan protesters have pledged to stay the course until their political demands are met. So what are their chances? RFE/RL looks at the outcomes of two protests that achieved their aims in Georgia and Serbia -- and two, in Russia and Belarus, that didn't.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has called on Belarus to join a global moratorium on capital punishment.
The United States has called for the release of all political prisoners in Belarus on the third anniversary of a crackdown by President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's government against opposition forces, protesters, and free media.
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