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# Alexander Lukashenko

This year
2024
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko signs new law giving himself immunity from prosecution
Last year
2023
‘A murderer who won’t be missed’: Was the death of the Wagner leader inevitable?
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia, says Belarus president
Belarusian star refuses French Open press conference 'to feel safe'
Belarusian activist plucked off Ryanair flight in 2021 is jailed for 8 years
Zelenskyy says Ukraine 'will never forgive' on Bucha anniversary as Belarus warns of nuclear war
Putin says Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko 'fully supports' China's 'Peace Plan' for Ukraine
Belarus begins trial in absentia of protest leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
All time
Proposed changes to Belarusian constitution would enable president to stay in office until 2035
Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovsky jailed for 18 years
Belarus mother of five jailed over ‘unsanctioned mass gatherings’
President of Belarus offers to host Russian nuclear weapons
Poland says border crisis 'greatest' bid to destabilise Europe since Cold War
Minsk says it will repatriate migrants at Polish border, as EU broadens its Belarus sanctions
Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote
Last protest leader still in Belarus goes on trial accused of ‘conspiring to steal power’
Missing Belarus activist found dead in Ukraine, UN calls for 'thorough' investigation
Belarus authorities raid homes and offices of journalists and human rights activists
Belarus government accused of mounting misinformation attacks on journalist
Belarus restricts citizens from leaving country
Protest in solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners takes place in Dublin
What's happened in Belarus since last year's protests against president Alexander Lukashenko?
Anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus continue as dozens are arrested in Minsk
Ireland 'deeply troubled' by Belarus' threat to take children from protester parents
EU launches sanctions against Belarus leader Lukashenko
Strikes in Belarus as protests against president continue
Belarus threatens to fire on anti-Lukashenko protesters as demonstrations rumble on
Belarus president closes borders with Poland and Lithuania and puts army on alert
Tens of thousands rally in Belarus amid mass arrests
Belarus police detain dozens of female protesters as thousands take to the streets
Belarus opposition figure who went missing is detained at Ukraine border
Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova 'kidnapped'
Strike leader detained in Belarus as crackdown continues
Belarus detains more people as protests demanding leader’s resignation continue
Taoiseach speaks to Belarusian opposition leader to voice support, amid third week of Minsk protests
Tens of thousands take to the streets in Belarus demanding the resignation of the president
EU rejects Belarus' disputed presidential election result as Lukashenko orders clampdown
'There will be no new election until you kill me': Lukashenko is defiant as EU leaders to discuss next steps
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko rejects election rerun on seventh day of protests