Likely Reason for Removal of State Propaganda Channels Was Complaint Over Pratasevich Video
YouTube may have removed the channels of Belarusian state media outlets because of a complaint filed by Belarusian…
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State Media Spark Outcry Over Removal of Their YouTube Channels
State Belarusian media outlets BelTA, ONT and STV reacted to the removal of their channels from the YouTube…
Information Ministry Promises Response To Removal Of State Media Channels From YouTube
The Information Ministry described the removal of Belarusian state media channels from YouTube as an unfriendly step and…
YouTube Removes Channels Of BelTA, ONT And CTV
Video-sharing platform YouTube has removed the official channels of Belarus’s largest state propaganda media outlets. The channels of…
Retail Prices For Motor Fuel In Belarus Raised Again
From 4 April, Belneftekhim will raise retail prices for motor fuel by 3 kopecks, the концерн’s press service…
BIC Denies Reports Of Chatbot Hack And Warns Of Clone
The Belarusian Investigative Center denies reports that its chatbot was hacked. On 2 April, Raman Pratasevich claimed on…
60 Tonnes Of Pears From Belarus Detained In Russia
Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said it had uncovered a scheme for the illegal import of regulated products into…
Maria Kalesnikava Returns To The Stage: Her #freemaria Performance To Be Held In Berlin
On 9 April, a concert by Maria Kalesnikava will take place at Berlin’s Radialsystem. The musician and one…
Novy Chas And BIC Recognised As “Extremist Formations” In Belarus
Novy Chas and the Belarusian Investigative Center have been recognised as “extremist formations” in Belarus. Four new “extremist…
Belarusian MTS Announces Launch Of 5G Service
Telecom operator MTS has announced the launch of fifth-generation mobile service. 5G is now available at 1,100 base…
Prosecutors Accuse Charity Foundation Of Fraud
The Hrodna Prosecutor’s Office has opened a criminal case against officials of the charity foundation Miracle for Children.…
Lukashenka Congratulates Myanmar Junta Leader On Election As President
Alyaksandr Lukashenka congratulated Min Aung Hlaing on his election as president of Myanmar. Today, the junta leader who…
Dollar And Euro Fall In Trading On BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange ended on Friday, 3 April, with the dollar and euro…
Internal Troops Conduct Sirena-2026 Exercise
The Internal Troops of the Belarusian Interior Ministry conducted the Sirena-2026 комплексное оперативное специальное учение. According to the…
Demand For Foreign Currency Exceeded Supply By $157.2 Million In March
Demand for foreign currency exceeded supply by $157.2 million in March, according to statistics from the National Bank…
Passport Of Nobel Laureate Bialiatski Cancelled
The passport of Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski has been cancelled, as have the passports of many other political…
Lukashenka Says He Advised Trump To Let Israel Fight Iran Without US Involvement
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said today that he had advised Donald Trump to leave Israel one-on-one with Iran. According to…
Gazprom Transgaz Belarus Will Not Pay Dividends For A Third Consecutive Year
Gazprom Transgaz Belarus will not pay dividends for a third consecutive year. The decision was published on the…
BELPOL Publishes Document On Reserving Conscripts During Mobilisation In Wartime
The former security officers’ initiative BELPOL has published the Regulations on the Procedure for Reserving Persons Liable for…
Lukashenka Says How Statkevich Was Treated
Alyaksandr Lukashenka today mentioned political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich at the opening of a polyclinic in Minsk. Statkevich was…
Mahiliou Emergency Ministry Denies Reports Of Explosions
Viachaslau Basharymau, head of the Mahiliou City Department for Emergency Situations, said that no incidents had been recorded…
10,000 Belarusian Tourists Visited Sri Lanka In A Year
Sri Lanka was visited by 10,000 Belarusian tourists over the past year. This was reported by the Belarusian…
Lukashenka Comments On Fuel Price Increase
Aliaksandr Lukashenka believes the rise in fuel prices is tolerable. He said this today in Minsk. According to…
Lukashenka Talks About War, Unity, Saving Villages And Relieving Pressure On Minsk At Clinic Opening
Aliaksandr Lukashenka today took part in the opening ceremony of Minsk’s 42nd City Polyclinic in the Uskhodni microdistrict.…
Sanitary Authorities Suspend Operations Of Two Fresh Greens Suppliers
Minsk’s sanitary and epidemiological service has identified violations by two suppliers of fresh greens. According to the sanitary…
Police To Place Churches Under Special Control
The Belarusian Interior Ministry has announced that police will switch to an enhanced duty regime ahead of Easter…
BelGee Sales In Russia Double In First Quarter
BelGee sales in Russia doubled in the first quarter, according to data from the Autostat agency. The Belarusian…
Polish Prosecutors Send Case On Arson Attacks In Poland, Lithuania And Latvia To Court
Polish prosecutors have sent an indictment to court against five people, including four Ukrainian citizens and one Belarusian…
Belarus Simplifies Driving Licence Process For Foreigners
The Belarusian Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution simplifying the process of obtaining driving licences for foreigners.…
Belarusbank To Pay Nearly Half A Billion Roubles In Dividends
Belarusbank has decided to pay dividends for 2025. The relevant document has been published on the Unified Financial…
Alcohol Sales To Be Suspended In Baranavichy For Two Days
Government Approves Non-Financial Export Support Measures
The Belarusian Council of Ministers has approved a system of non-financial support for foreign economic activity through Resolution…
Belarus Ready To Supply Oman With Milk And Meat In Exchange For Fish And Dates
Belarus and Oman are negotiating food supplies and the creation of joint ventures. The issue was discussed at…
Reform.news Website Again Declared “Extremist” In Belarus
The Information Ministry has updated the “Republican List of Extremist Materials.” Among other additions, it included the websites…
Twelve Russian Citizens Detained In Poland For Border Violation Leave For Belarus After Sentencing
Polish border guards detained 12 Russian citizens who were illegally crossing the border by bus, the Polish Border…
New Investigation Published On Violence At Minsk’s Kastrychnicki District Police Department In August 2020
The International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus has published a new public investigation into events…
Nuns From Minsk Monastery Supporting War In Ukraine Spotted In Corsica
Nuns from the St. Elisabeth Monastery were seen selling their goods on the French island of Corsica. The…
Life Launches 5G Network
Mobile operator Life has announced the launch of its 5G network. It is already available in Minsk, Brest,…
Suburban Trains Begin Running Between Belarus And Russia
Suburban passenger trains have begun operating on the Smolensk-Orsha and Smolensk-Vitsyebsk routes, the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry…
NATO Secretary General Mentions Belarus Alongside Iran And North Korea In Annual Report
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has published the alliance’s annual report for 2025, summarising NATO’s activities over the…
CIS Defence Ministers Discuss Eurasian Security And Air Defence
A meeting of the Council of Defence Ministers of CIS countries was held in Moscow. Participants discussed current…
Latushka Hands Council Of Europe Representatives Evidence Of Lukashenka Regime’s Aggression
Deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushka held a…
Political Prisoner Mayorava’s Vision Has Severely Deteriorated In Prison Colony
Political prisoner Volha Mayorava is in poor condition. She can barely see and is receiving threats, a former…
Buses In Belarus To Be Required To Have Video Recording Systems
Belarus has approved new rules for road passenger and freight transport. Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn signed the relevant resolution…
Latvian Military Intelligence Names Belarusian And Russian Officers Allegedly Conducting Espionage Against Latvia
The Latvian Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD) has published the names of six Russian GRU officers and…
Political Prisoner And Minskenergo Engineer Transferred To Prison Regime For Three Years
Artur Piadzko, a leading engineer at Minskenergo who was sentenced to nine years in prison on a protest-related…
Ryzhankou And Omani Foreign Minister Discuss Consequences Of War In The Region
On 2 April, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou met with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi…
Council Of The Republic Approves Law Introducing Administrative Liability For Propaganda Of Homosexual Relationships, Gender Transition, Childlessness And Paedophilia
The Council of the Republic today approved the draft law “On Amendments to Codes on Administrative Liability”. As…
Tax Authorities Catch Realtors Hiding Revenue
Tax authorities have uncovered a real estate agency that concealed revenue. The scheme was identified during an unscheduled…
Dollar Returns To Growth On BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange ended with the dollar and Russian rouble gaining ground. The…