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The collective account of the Reform.news editorial team. The identities of some journalists are withheld for security reasons due to the threat of political repression in Belarus.
Brest Paratroopers Receive New BTR-82A Armored Personnel Carriers
Servicemen of the 38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade have received new BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, the press…
Latvian Prime Minister Tells Coale Sanctions Against Belarus Need To Be Strengthened
US presidential envoy John Coale has traveled to Latvia. The Latvian prime minister said at a meeting that…
Belarus To Expand List Of Audit Companies Serving HTP Crypto Residents
Belarus will expand the list of audit companies that will be able to work with applicants and crypto…
Lithuanian National Tried To Take Stolen Audi Q8 From Poland To Belarus
A Lithuanian national attempted to take a stolen Audi Q8 worth about 355,000 zlotys ($94,000) from Poland to…
A New Type Of Activity Related To Additive Technologies To Be Added To HTP
Belarus’ High-Tech Park plans to include additive technologies in its list of permitted activities. This was reported by…
Belarus Preparing Decree on Hi-Tech Park
Belarus is preparing a new decree regulating the operation of the Hi-Tech Park. Hanna Rabava, head of the…
Russian Spies in Italy Sought Belarusians to Carry Out Sabotage — Media
A network of Russian agents operating at the Russian embassies in Italy and the Vatican has been uncovered…
Mini-Series Creators Wrap Pukst in Candy Wrapping
On September 30, the documentary series “Pukst in the North” will premiere on the YouTube channel “Sasha, What…
Occupied Kherson Region Seeks to Establish Logistics for Agricultural Machinery Supplies From Belarus
Authorities in the part of Kherson region occupied by Russia are helping local farmers arrange supplies of agricultural…
Lukashenka Ally Dodon Seeks to Block Creation of “For a Democratic Belarus” Group in Moldova’s Parliament
Igor Dodon, a pro-Russian politician, chairman of the Party of Socialists, former president of Moldova and an ally…
Homiel Resident Takes Drugs and Calls Police on Himself
International Criminal Court Allocates Funds for Investigation Into “Belarusian Situation”
The International Criminal Court’s budget for 2027 includes funding for an investigation into the “Belarusian situation.” The United…
Traffic Opens on Polatsk-Lepel Road After Reconstruction
The Transport Ministry has announced the completion of reconstruction of a 60-kilometer section of the R-46 Lepel–Polatsk–Russian border…
Veranika Stankevich Nominated for United Transitional Cabinet Social Policy Representative
The Coordination Council faction “Latushka Coalition and For Freedom Movement” has nominated Veranika Stankevich for the position of…
Teenager Helps Police Detain “Aerial” Smugglers in Poland
Two smugglers were detained near Białystok, Poland, after arriving to collect a weather balloon carrying cigarettes from Belarus.…
Dollar and Yuan Rise on BCSE on September 17
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE) ended on September 17 with the dollar and yuan…
Government Approves Agreement With Kyrgyzstan on Driving Licenses
The Council of Ministers has approved an intergovernmental agreement between Belarus and Kyrgyzstan on the mutual recognition and…
Ryzhankou Discusses Project Implementation With Omani Investment Fund
Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou met with Issa Al Balushi, head of the Omani Investment Fund in Belarus. According…
Ukraine and Russia Exchange Bodies of Fallen Soldiers Through Belarus
On September 17, Ukraine and Russia carried out another exchange of the bodies of fallen servicemen. The exchange…
Ukraine Strikes Oil Refinery in Yaroslavl and Airfield in Rostov-on-Don
During the night of September 16-17, Ukraine carried out strikes on an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a…
Military Attachés From Five NATO Countries Observe Western Operational Command Exercise in Belarus
Military diplomats accredited in Belarus observed practical exercises as part of a command-and-staff exercise involving troops of the…
Belarus Unable to Make Payment Under Montreal Protocol
Belarus was unable to make a payment under the Montreal Protocol. This was stated by Dzmitry Krasouski, Belarus’s…
Trial of Belarusian Spy Nadzieika Postponed in Poland
The trial of Belarusian citizen Uladzislau Nadzieika, which was due to begin at the District Court in Białystok…
Belarusian Military Trains to Build a Crossing Over the Neman
Belarus continues an exercise with troops of the Western Operational Command. As part of the maneuvers, the military…
Belarus and Brazil Hold Consultations
The foreign ministries of Belarus and Brazil held consultations. A Belarusian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yauhen…
Belarusian GDP Growth Slows to 1.9% in January-August
Belarus’s gross domestic product totaled 209.1 billion rubles in January-August. In comparable prices, it grew by 1.9% compared…
Transit of Grain From Belarus and Russia Through Latvia Rises Sharply
In August, transit of grain from Belarus and Russia through Latvia rose sharply. According to the State Revenue…
Russia’s Prosecutor General Arrives in Minsk
Russia’s Prosecutor General Aleksandr Gutsan has arrived in Minsk. He will take part in the 11th meeting of the…
“Alive, But Not Everything Is Rosy.” Writer and War Correspondent Delivering Aid From St. Elisabeth Convent to Russian Military Goes Missing
Yesterday evening, the Telegram channel of the St. Elisabeth Convent published a post about the disappearance of writer…
BelGee Announces Price of New X50
BelGee is starting sales of the updated BelGee X50 crossover. The plant has announced the vehicle’s price. The…
U.S. Releases Belarusian Asylum Seeker Due to Health Problems
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released a Belarusian asylum seeker who was being held at a detention…
Nauseda: We Have a Clear Understanding of What Is Happening in Belarus
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda reaffirmed the country’s position on sanctions against Belarusian potash. He said that Vilnius has…
Information Ministry Again Updates List of “Extremist Materials”
The Ministry of Information continues to update its list of “extremist materials.” The following have been added: the…
Agriculture Ministry Revises Export Prices for Meat and Milk
Belarus’ Ministry of Agriculture and Food, by Resolution No. 74 of September 15, revised minimum export prices for…
Lithuania Hands Belarus Protest Note Over Drone
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry summoned a representative of the Belarusian Embassy on September 16 and handed him a note…
EU Welcomes Release of 25 Political Prisoners in Belarus
Nauseda Pledges Continued Support for Missions to Free Belarusian Political Prisoners
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said he had met with U.S. President’s Special Envoy John Coale and pledged continued…
Coale: If It Weren’t for These Wars, We Would Have Gotten Everyone Out by Next Tuesday
U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale said that wars are complicating negotiations over the release of Belarusian…
NED Head: Work to Secure the Release of Belarusian Political Prisoners Will Continue
Damon Wilson, president and chief executive officer of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), commented on the release…
Mayday.Team: Relatives Were Told Political Prisoners Would Be Released, But They Were Not
Relatives of some political prisoners were called by correctional colonies on the evening of September 15 and told…
Belarusian OMON Deploys Robotic Dogs
The Belarusian Special Purpose Police Unit (OMON) has acquired robotic dogs. One of the units was demonstrated today…
Not Like a Shahed or Geran — Three-Meter Drone Found in Lithuania
A suspected drone was found in a forest near the village of Keneliai in Lithuania’s Pasvalys District. According…
Lithuania Welcomes U.S. Efforts to Reduce Tensions in the Region
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius met with U.S. President’s Special Envoy John Coale on September 16 and said…
Drone Carrying Belarusian Cigarettes Intercepted in Lithuania
Border guards in Lithuania’s Šalčininkai District intercepted a drone that had flown from Belarus carrying a shipment of…
Ukraine Says Belarus Helped Russian Drones Attack Yahodyn Border Crossing
Representative of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Andrii Demchenko said that the attack by Russian drones…
Coale Plans Next Visit to Minsk in About a Month
U.S. President’s Special Envoy John Coale plans to return to Minsk in about a month and hopes for…
Viačorka: Coale Knows That People Are Still Being Imprisoned
Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Franak Viačorka, believes that the release of 25 political prisoners following the visit of…
Three More Lithuanian Border Guards Detained on Suspicion of Cigarette Smuggling
Lithuanian border guards on Tuesday, September 15, detained six people as part of two investigations into the illegal…
Twenty-Five Released: Greed, Disappointment, Political Miscalculation And The “Limits Of The Possible”
Either Aliaksandr Lukashenka was being stingy when releasing people, or he became disillusioned with the negotiating track with…