Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

A group of women, several wearing red, are shown with their hands in the air and with dozens of photographs in front of them.

Belarus targets journalists, activists in new raids

Authorities in Belarus raided homes and offices of journalists and human rights activists Tuesday in the latest move to squelch protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Belarus targets journalists, activists in new raids
A large crowd of people are shown in a public square in Minsk with a man in the center of the photograph wave a large red Belarusian flag.

Belarusian authorities crank up pressure on opposition

Belarusian authorities crank up pressure on opposition
A large crowd of people are shown en mass holding signs on a bright sunny day.

Belarus workers on the streets as EU chief calls summit

Belarus workers on the streets as EU chief calls summit
A man and a woman are shown hugging with several people nearby taking photographs.

Belarus authorities free detainees amid protesters' pressure

Belarus authorities free detainees amid protesters' pressure
A man is shown kneeling on the ground in front of several security officers dressed in camoflage and carrying weapons.

Belarus says police fired live rounds at protesters as EU weighs sanctions

Belarus says police fired live rounds at protesters as EU weighs sanctions
A long line of police are shown stretching across a 4-lane road at night with smoke in the distance.

Belarus opposition leader flees country; Russia approves coronavirus vaccine; Trump proposes additional limits on US-Mexico border

The main challenger in Belarus' presidential vote, who has refused to concede defeat amid a massive police crackdown on protesters, has left the country and is now in neighboring Lithuania. And, Russia has became the first country in the world to clear a coronavirus vaccine. Also, the Trump administration is reportedly considering additional ways to limit entry at the US-Mexico border.

Belarus opposition leader flees country; Russia approves coronavirus vaccine; Trump proposes additional limits on US-Mexico border