Stsiapan Latypau claimed authorities threatened to arrest his family members and friends if he did n

Dominic Cummings tells parliament government 'fell disastrously short' in response to pandemic

Opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich was arrested Sunday after a Belarussian fighter jet forced a pa

Opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich was arrested Sunday after a Belarussian fighter jet forced a pa

Raman Pratasevich was wanted by the government of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko 

Raman Pratasevich was wanted by the government of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko 

Aung San Suu Kyi faces multiple criminal charges brought against her by the country's military gover

Khet Thi's body showed signs of torture and was missing organs, family said

Alexander Lukashenko says he'll change law on presidential succession so that power will be transfer

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in an address before lawmakers that reports indicate atrocities have

Fear of beatings and arrests is high but Myanmar's journalists say they will continue to report on d

Officials of restored leftist government are pursuing those involved in 2019 ouster of socialist Evo

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in Switzerland this week to drum up international pressure on President Al

The reporter was sentenced to six months in prison after she contradicted official statements about

Hussein, who was detained in December 2016 after arriving Cairo from Doha for a vacation, was being

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny associates have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his Feb.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny associates have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his Feb.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny associates have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his Feb.

Navalny associates have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his Feb. 2 trial

Gitanas Nauseda nominated Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to show his support for the Belarusian democratic

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from ot

Protesters are demanding release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

But social media platforms such as Whatsapp, Twitter and Facebook are still offline and can only be

Mexico, which has journalist protection measures in place, was the deadliest country for the media i

An elite Russian intelligence chemical weapons unit tracked opposition figure Alexei Navalny for the

According to local news reports, more than 120 marches took places across the country, with numbers

Fighting between federal army, TPLF forces has raged since Nov. 4

He was reelected by a landslide

Forty-five others were injured in violence that followed arrest of opposition presidential candidate

The arrest came after police released a statement that warned candidates against violating COVID-19

Demonstrators continue to call for President Alexander Lukashenko to step down after a disputed elec

Esmail Abdi's wife tells VOA Persian he reported severe pain on left side of body in call from Tehra

Move follows ultimatum for Lukashenko to resign, seeks to keep protests going

President's office says goal was 'to hear everyone's opinion'; some see visit as part of effort to s

French president pledges support for people of Belarus after contested election

Jawar Mohammed scheduled to re-appear in court Thursday for charges to be read out 

Tikhanovskaya urged the EU to 'be more brave' in acting against Lukashenko's authoritarian regime 

Source tells VOA Persian that Navid Afkari told relatives in a brief Sunday phone call from prison t

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged international pressure, including sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko a

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya tells UN that a nation cannot and should not be a hostage to one man's thi

Cheng Lei, a host on English-language channel of Chinese state-owned CCTV, was detained August 14 wi

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya tells VOA, Our plan is absolutely clear. It's

Baltic states have imposed travel sanctions on Belarusian leaders, including long-time president Ale

They're not launching a criminal probe because they will have to answer at some point what the resu

Alexei Navalny will be treated in Berlin's main hospital for suspected poisoning

Alexei Navalny will be treated in Berlin's main hospital for suspected poisoning

Alexei Navalny will be treated in Berlin's main hospital

Anti-corruption crusader Alexey Navalny is in serious condition at a Siberian hospital after falling

More than 200,000 marched against Lukashenko, who rejects holding new election

Media covering protests over reelection of Belarus President Lukashenko attacked and arrested

Prominent lawyer turned politician Tundu Lissu survived an assassination attempt in 2017 in Dar es S

Tondar did not confirm the detention

Iranian state television report did not say when or where Sharmahd had been detained

Alexander Lukashenko says concerns about COVID-19 are overblown; voters will decide

Group fears Zimbabwe may be using the pandemic as a pretext to clamp down on citizens' freedoms

This week, police arrested a prominent investigative journalist and an opposition leader, accusing t

Election commission refuses to place two top candidates on presidential election ballot, assuring an

Opposition rallies and gatherings in support of would-be candidates have attracted thousands of peop

Samule Ajiekah Wazizi was arrested for collaborating with separatists fighting to create an English-