# Alexander Lukashenko

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: President of Belarus
- Jurisdiction: BY

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 February 2023 | [Belarus: journalist Andrzej Poczobut sentenced to eight years](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-belarus-sentences-poczobut) | other | reversed |
| 8 February 2023 | [Belarus: journalist Andrzej Poczobut is sentenced to eight years for inciting hatred](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-belarus-poczobut-eight-year-sentence) | other | reversed |
| 9 March 2022 | [Belarus: Deutsche Welle and other outlets labeled 'extremist'](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-belarus-labels-dw-extremist) | other | in effect |
| 18 May 2021 | [Belarus blocks Tut.by and arrests its editors as 'extremist'](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-belarus-blocks-tutby-arrests-staff) | other | in effect |
| 29 August 2020 | [Belarus: accreditation withdrawn from 17 journalists working for foreign outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-belarus-strips-accreditation-foreign-outlets) | other | in effect |

Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/actor/alexander-lukashenko. As head of government: https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alexander-lukashenko

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