Belarus
In Belarus, freedom of expression for writers and artists remains a dream
While reportedly nearly 1,400 political prisoners, including 163 cultural figures, remain behind bars, the government stages cultural events whose prime purpose is to bolster the regime and its autocratic leader
Ales Pushkin, nonconformist artist and activist, has died, aged 57
The dissident Belarusian artist, who once dumped manure in front of Alexander Lukashenko's office, died in prison under "unclear circumstances"
The silencing of Belarus's dissenting artists
A growing number of culture workers are being given long prison sentences on spurious charges
Belarus culture figures face severe repression for criticising 'Europe's last dictator', amnesty report reveals
Artists among those being arrested and tortured for speaking up against President Aleksandr Lukashenko
Belarusian opposition leader and arts promoter Maria Kolesnikova charged with organising a coup d'état
Aleksandr Lukashenko regime continues to crackdown on Belarus’s contemporary arts community
Belarus art collector Viktor Babariko, rival to President Alexander Lukashenko, jailed before election
Former chairman of Belgazprombank, which owns works by Chagall and Soutine, was arrested in June on charges of laundering $430m but many suspect it was politically motivated
Belarus protest work—painted with a police baton—sells for three million rubles
Contemporary artists in the country are reacting to the crisis after allegations of election fraud and police brutality