Lithuania’s two border crossings with Belarus, at Medininkai and Šalčininkai, were both closed for several hours as a result of each of the balloon incidents before being reopened.

Former Belarusian political prisoner Sergei Tikhanovsky, imprisoned for almost five years and released this summer, tells the European Parliament in Strasbourg that a "transfer of power" in Belarus is ...

A senior Belarusian diplomat has held meetings with Europeans after his country sent out invitations last month, in what ...

Lithuania's main airport faced two nights of flight disruptions due to suspected cigarette-smuggling balloons from Belarus.

Two journalists imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia win the European Union’s top human rights award. 24/7 coverage of breaking ...

The European Union’s top human rights prize has been awarded to two imprisoned journalists who were honored for their ...

Belarus is attempting to rebuild its diplomatic ties with Europe amid signs of a thaw in relations with Washington under U.S.

The European Parliament has decided to award this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to two imprisoned journalists ...

Belarus concludes its presidential election on Sunday, but the winner is already beyond doubt. The outcome has been consistent for the past 30 years. Since 1994, one man's name — Alexander Lukashenko ...

VILNIUS - Lithuania’s Vilnius airport closed on Oct 25 due to weather balloons entering its airspace from neighbouring Belarus, the Baltic country’s National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) said, the ...

The Sakharov Prize for imprisoned journalists comes as Washington negotiates prisoner releases from Belarus, with mixed ...

Lithuania has threatened to close its border with Belarus if smuggler balloons enter from the neighbouring country again. The ...