The E.U. has called the election a sham, and President Alexander Lukashenko has said he’s “too busy” to even campaign.

not an easing of repression Lukashenko denies there are political prisoners in Belarus DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused ...

NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian reports on questions surrounding the legitimacy of the Belarus presidential election as Lukashenko tightens his grip on power.

Among the many dissident leaders now in exile is Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, whose husband remains in prison in Belarus. She met world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

As opposition-minded Belarusians will tell you, the country's presidential election on January 26 isn't a real election. Independent media has be ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters ... "What in the democratic world you call elections has nothing in common with this event in Belarus. Because it's mostly like a ritual for dictators, when they are ...