Singer Aliaksei Khliastou, whose detention became known today, has been sentenced to 14 days of administrative arrest for “petty hooliganism”.…
The foreign ministers of the Nordic and Baltic states issued a joint statement firmly rejecting the Russian information campaign and…
The Viasna Human Rights Center spoke with people whose relatives were subjected to searches on May 21 and reported details…
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha commented on Lukashenka’s public proposal to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling it a…
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Wrocław has commented on the incident involving the injury of a 60-year-old native of Slonim,…
On the International Day of Solidarity with Belarusian Political Prisoners, more than 40 governments, parliamentarians, diplomats, international organizations and representatives…
On May 21, a Mass was held at the Church of the Resurrection in Rome to mark the International Day…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in the session “Holding the Line of Democratic Resilience” at the GLOBSEC forum in Prague. The…
A passenger minibus collided with a Porsche on Independence Avenue in Minsk, the Minsk City Traffic Police reported. The incident…
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced a planned visit to Kyiv by Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus…
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushka held a series of…
Belavia has resumed its flight programme to the UAE, which had been suspended due to the situation in the Middle…
The United States has officially asked Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash in order to ensure…
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is prepared to finance projects in Belarus worth $300 million this year. This was reported…
The Economic Court of Vitsyebsk Region has opened bankruptcy proceedings against OJSC Polatsk Dairy Plant. The decision was made on…
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange ended with gains for the US dollar, euro and yuan. The Russian…
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service reported the detention of an unusual would-be border crosser. A Polish citizen intended to use…
The initiative of former security officers BELPOL presented a report titled “On the Real Scale of Political Repression in Belarus”…
Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natallia Kachanava met with Chair of Russia’s Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko in St…
Belarus could multiply container transport volumes from China to Europe. A working meeting between Belarusian Railways and delegations from the…
Political prisoner and journalist Kiryl Pazniak has been admitted to a prison hospital. This was reported by the Belarusian Association…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is taking part today in the GLOBSEC forum in Prague. It is one of the key platforms in…
A major operation targeting cigarette smugglers has been carried out in Lithuania. Lithuanian media reported investigative actions earlier this week.…
Border guards at Minsk airport detained a foreign national who attempted to use a forged document. The man was undergoing…
The National Bank of Belarus has unveiled a new 200-ruble banknote of the 2026 series. It will enter circulation on…
A video has been published on Instagram by singer and taxi driver Aliaksei Khliastou, whose detention was reported today, in…
An assistant train driver died in Stolin district. The incident occurred on 21 May. According to the Investigative Committee, peat…
The State Customs Committee reported on an inspection of a Homiel–Moscow–Homiel bus. As a result, passengers lost their goods. According…
The Ministry of Education has opened for public discussion a draft Council of Ministers resolution “On the Register of Individuals…
The Defence Ministry is holding its annual training session, “Military Security and Defence of the State”, today. The event is…
Belarusian Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow. Turchyn arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit to…
The Viasna Human Rights Centre has learned of more than 10 searches carried out yesterday targeting activists who had left…
Bystanders and neighbours rescued three children from a fire in Baranavichy. According to the Emergency Situations Ministry, the fire broke…
Russia’s share in international road freight transport carried out by Belarusian transport companies amounts to 70–75%. This was stated in…
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha briefed NATO allies on the growing threat from Belarus. He wrote about this on X…
Singer Aliaksei Khliastou has been detained. His wife reported this on Threads. He is being held at a temporary detention…
Belavia and tour operator Intercity have resumed their charter programme to Tunisia. The first flight from Minsk to Enfidha departed…
After today’s training on the combat use of nuclear weapons and nuclear support, Aliaksandr Lukashenka spoke about the development of…
Vladimir Putin announced that operational exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus, Union Shield 2027, are planned for…
On the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, observed on 21 May, the Viasna Human Rights Centre published updated data…
Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree establishing the breast badge of the Presidential Property Management Directorate of the Republic of Belarus,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Slavutych in the north of the country, where he met with the heads of Kyiv…
Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed the law ratifying the agreement between the governments of Belarus and Russia on cooperation in the circulation…
Some of today’s searches in Belarus are linked to participation in Freedom Day celebrations in Warsaw and Vilnius, the Viasna…
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus Pavel Muraveika commented on the results of the nuclear…
Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed the law ratifying the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Indonesia. The document is…
The Interior Ministry reported the death of senior traffic police inspector Petr Masalbasau of the special platoon of the Traffic…
A search is being conducted at the Minsk apartment of Viasna human rights defender Uladzimir Labkovich. Vladimir himself reported this,…
Ukraine’s Presidential Office has responded to today’s proposal by Aliaksandr Lukashenka to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss bilateral relations,…
Human rights defenders from Viasna have learned of mass searches taking place in Minsk today. The searches are being conducted…