Belinvestbank Raises 200 Million Roubles Through Bond Issue
Belinvestbank is raising 200 million Belarusian roubles through a bond issue. A prospectus for the bank’s 74th bond…
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Ukrainian Educational Institutions Remain Open to Belarusians
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the decision by Belarus’s Supreme Court to declare the European Humanities University…
Driver Dies in Pukhavichy District After Trying to Avoid Roe Deer
A driver died in a collision in Pukhavichy District after swerving to avoid a roe deer. The crash…
EU Condemns Designation of European Humanities University as “Extremist Organisation” in Belarus
The European Union has condemned the decision by Belarus’s Supreme Court to declare the European Humanities University an…
Tertel and Naryshkin Hold Detailed Discussion on Intelligence Activities
A joint meeting of the boards of Belarus’s State Security Committee and Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service was held…
MART Issues Warning to BelGee Over “Discount” Promotion
Belarus’s Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade issued a warning to BelGee over the possible misleading of consumers…
Film “Żywie Biełaruś!” (Viva Belarus!) Declared “Extremist”
The Information Ministry has updated the “Republican List of Extremist Materials”. Among other additions, it included the 2012…
Lukashenka Signs Law on Liability for “Propaganda” of LGBT Issues, Gender Transition and Childlessness
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a law amending the codes on administrative liability, his press service reported. The most…
Criminal Case Opened Over Motorised Hang Glider Crash
The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case over the motorised hang glider crash near Minsk. The case…
Health Ministry to Review Quality of Care Provided to Woman Discharged From Minsk Maternity Hospital With Stoma
Belarus’s Health Ministry has taken control of the situation involving medical care provided to a patient at Minsk’s…
Poland and Iceland Confirm Readiness to Join Process of Launching Special Tribunal Against Lukashenka
Poland and Iceland have expressed readiness to join the agreement needed to launch a Special Tribunal on the…
Lukashenka Grants Belarusian Citizenship to 230 Foreigners
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a decree granting Belarusian citizenship to 230 foreign citizens and stateless persons, including 13…
Bialiatski Meets Swedish Foreign Minister and Calls for Pressure on Belarusian Authorities
The head of the Viasna human rights centre, Ales Bialiatski, held a meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Maria…
Sweden Expresses Solidarity With EHU
Sweden has expressed solidarity with the European Humanities University, which was declared an “extremist organisation” by the Belarusian…
Children From 10 Countries Invited to Holiday at Belarusian Zubryonak Centre
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed an order allocating funds for the recreation and health improvement of 272 children from…
Former Moldovan Intelligence Deputy Chief Convicted After Arrest Over Work for Belarusian KGB
Former deputy director of Moldova’s Information and Security Service Alexandru Balan admitted guilt in disclosing state secrets and…
Belavia Resumes Flights to Israel
Belavia has announced that it will resume regular flights to Israel from April 19. Flights between Minsk and…
SBU Detains Deputy School Principal Who Directed Russian Strikes on Kramatorsk After Being Recruited During Trip to Belarus
Ukraine’s Security Service detained an informant for Russia’s FSB who directed Russian missile and drone strikes on Kramatorsk.…
HTP Revenue Grew by 9% in 2025
More companies are joining the Hi-Tech Park than leaving it. Its revenue is growing, including on the domestic…
Armenia Bans Blogger Alyaksandr Lapshyn From Entering Country
Blogger Alyaksandr Lapshyn has been banned from entering Armenia. On April 5, he was told at Yerevan airport…
Drunk Belarusian Truck Driver Detained in Poland
Police in Podlasie stopped a truck that had been swerving on the road and nearly caused a head-on…
Belarusian Who Returned From Lithuania Ordered to Undergo Compulsory Treatment
In April 2025, security forces claimed that Belarusian citizen Matvei Bialyai had been deported from Lithuania to Belarus.…
Estonian Foreign Ministry Voices Support for EHU
Estonia’s Foreign Ministry has expressed support for EHU. The decision to declare the university an “extremist organisation” has…
Khrenin Summarises Results of Combat Readiness Inspection
Defence Minister Viktar Khrenin held the first stage of summarising the results of the combat readiness inspection of…
Couple From Lithuania Sentenced to 6.5 and 7 Years in Prison for Spying for Belarus
The Klaipėda Regional Court sentenced Tatjana Beleckaja and Mindaugas Januitis to 6.5 and 7 years in prison respectively.…
UN Experts Express Concern Over Law on “Propaganda” of LGBT Issues, Gender Transition and Childlessness
UN experts have expressed concern over a law adopted in Belarus that introduces administrative liability for “disseminating in…
Belarusian Rouble Strengthens Against Three Currencies in BFSE Trading
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on April 15 ended with the dollar, euro and yuan…
Tsikhanouskaya’s Office Ready to Help Preserve EHU’s Work
The office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is ready to cooperate with EHU and international partners to preserve the work…
Russia Evacuates 81 Belarusians Working at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant From Iran
Russia has evacuated employees of the Bushehr nuclear power plant from Iran, including 81 Belarusian citizens. According to…
Case Over Large Bribe in Belarusian Energy System Sent to Court
The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent to court a criminal case involving a large bribe in Belarus’s energy…
EHU Comments on Being Declared an “Extremist Organisation”
The European Humanities University has responded to the decision by Belarus’s Supreme Court to declare EHU an “extremist…
Agricultural Production in Belarus Grew by 2.6% in First Quarter
Agricultural production in Belarus increased by 2.6% in January-March across all categories of farms to 5.55 billion Belarusian…
Growth in Real Household Incomes Slowed in February
Belarus’s real disposable household incomes rose by 7.2% in January-February compared with the same period last year. In…
Lithuanian Customs Seize Fake Armani and Hermès Goods Bound for Belarus
Lithuanian customs seized a shipment of counterfeit branded clothing and footwear that was bound for Belarus. The fake…
Hrodna Tobacco Factory Neman Sharply Increased Revenue in 2025
OJSC Hrodna Tobacco Factory Neman sharply increased its revenue in 2025. This is indicated by the company’s financial…
Major Forest Fire Extinguished in Stolin District, Preliminary Cause Believed to Be Arson
A forest fire in Stolin District was extinguished after around eight hours. The preliminary cause of the blaze…
Trip Across Polish-Belarusian Border Ends in Criminal Case for Ukrainian Citizen
A Ukrainian citizen has become the subject of a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 228 of…
More Than 100 Migrants Attempted to Cross Latvian Border
Latvian Border Guards Pull Tractor Tyres Filled With Cigarettes From Daugava River
Latvia’s State Border Guard reported the interception of a shipment of contraband cigarettes. The incident took place on…
Border Committee Promises to Increase Staffing at Checkpoints During Long Weekend
Belarus’s State Border Committee said it will increase the number of border personnel shifts at checkpoints on the…
Lithuanian Parliament Votes to Extend Restrictions on Belarusian and Russian Citizens
Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill extending restrictions on citizens of Belarus and Russia. One more vote…
IMF Lowers Forecast for Belarusian Economic Growth in 2026
The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for Belarus’s GDP growth in 2026 in its April World Economic…
Instagram Page of Lukashenka Namesake Declared “Extremist”
Belarus’s Information Ministry has updated its list of “extremist materials”. The following were added to the list: the…
Pilot Killed in Motorised Hang Glider Crash Was Former Guitarist of Tsvet Aloe Band
The pilot of the motorised hang glider that crashed near Minsk today was Ruslan Ivanou. This was reported…
Budrys Expresses Support for EHU
Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys called the Belarusian authorities’ decision to declare EHU an “extremist organisation” outrageous and expressed…
Two Killed as Hang Glider Crashes Near Minsk
A Fregat motorised hang glider crashed in Minsk District on April 14. A 45-year-old pilot and a 26-year-old…
Tsikhanouskaya’s Office on EHU Being Declared an “Extremist Organisation”: Regime Sees Independent Education as a Threat
The office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has commented on the designation of the European Humanities University as an “extremist…
Some Summer Cottage Owners Eligible for Benefits Will Pay Less for Electricity
Summer cottage owners from privileged categories will pay for electricity at a separate subsidised tariff. The corresponding resolution…
Belarus Fails in Bid for UN NGO Committee Seat
Official Minsk had hoped to secure a seat on the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations of the United Nations…
Lukashenka Threatens Agricultural Officials With Prison Over Fertilisers
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has again threatened crackdowns and prison terms. This time, his anger was directed at employees of…