At least one U.S. citizen who was being detained in Belarus was released Wednesday, the United States' top hostage negotiator said. Adam Boehler, the U.S. envoy for hostages, told CNN that the ...

The White House said Wednesday that President Trump secured the release of at least three people jailed in Belarus, including ...

Accused Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik is being released from US custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump ...

Human rights groups and Belarusians say they see no signs that Alexander Lukashenko is preparing to loosen his iron grip on ...

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.

A few decades back, a decreasing number of countries were given taints of autocracies and dictatorship (even though many were ...

A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". Tech has been ...

Musk-led cuts to the US foreign aid agency have impacted rights groups, independent media, and election monitoring campaigns in Russia, Belarus and Moldova.