Fake KGB Officer Convinced Minsk Woman to Sell Her Dacha and Nearly Cost Her Apartment
Belarus’s Investigative Committee is investigating a case of large-scale fraud in which a 76-year-old resident of Minsk became…
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Belavia Resumes Regular Flights Between Minsk and Ufa
Belarusian airline Belavia will resume regular flights on the Minsk–Ufa–Minsk route from June 24, the carrier’s press service…
Head of Investigative Committee in Hrodna Region Dismissed
Major General of Justice Eduard Malinouski has been relieved of his duties as head of the Belarusian Investigative…
Sentenced in Absentia to 12 Years: Minsk Court Delivers Verdict Against Dzmitry Balkunets
On May 25, the Minsk City Court sentenced political analyst Dzmitry Balkunets in absentia to 12 years in…
Russia Says It Will Carry Out “Systematic” Strikes on Central Kyiv and Calls on Foreign Nationals to Leave the City
Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement announcing the start of what it described as the “consistent implementation of…
Turchyn Hopes to Export Belarusian Goods Through Wildberries
Belarusian Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn held a meeting with Wildberries chief executive Tatyana Kim. The main topics of…
National Bank Lowers Standard Risk Values for Loans and Deposits in June
The National Bank of Belarus has decided to reduce the calculated standard risk values for June. The following…
Wildberries Logistics Complex in Great Stone Begins Test Operations
The Wildberries logistics complex in Great Stone has begun operating in test mode. Today it was visited by…
National Bank and Rosfinmonitoring to Cooperate in Combating Money Laundering
The National Bank of Belarus and Rosfinmonitoring have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of combating…
Tsikhanouskaya Visits Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, as part of her visit to Ukraine, visited the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and Pripyat. This…
MART Found Shawarma Advertisement Devalued the Life of a Living Being
Child Falls From Fifth Floor in Slonim
Another accident involving a child falling from a window occurred in Slonim on May 23. According to the…
Dollar, Euro and Yuan Rise on BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange ended on Monday, May 25, with the US dollar, euro…
Prosecutors Send Bribery Cases in Housing and Utilities Sector to Court
The Brest Region Prosecutor’s Office has sent four criminal cases involving bribery in the housing and utilities sector…
Orange Weather Alert Issued for Tuesday
Belhydromet has issued a storm warning. An orange level weather alert has been declared for Tuesday. “During the…
Website “Human Rights Defenders Against Torture” Added to List of “Extremist Materials”
The Information Ministry has expanded its list of “extremist materials”. By decision of the Lenin District Court of…
Russian Foreign Ministry Says It Conducts Correspondence With Ukraine Through Belarus
Latushka: Ukraine’s Voice in Holding Regime Representatives Accountable Is Very Important
Ukraine’s voice in holding representatives of the regime accountable is very important. Deputy Head of the United Transitional…
Average Salary Edged Down in April
The average salary in April decreased by 22.9 Belarusian roubles after increasing by 232.8 roubles in March. It…
Latvia Begins Strengthening Border With Belarus and Russia
Latvia is beginning work to strengthen its border with Belarus and Russia. The state-owned real estate management company…
Belarusian Drivers Required to Use Low-Beam Headlights
Belarus has launched its traditional nationwide road safety campaign, “Attention — Children!”. During the campaign, which runs from…
Sakreta Expects Expansion of Contacts With the EU
Belarus’s Foreign Ministry expects diplomatic contacts with the European Union to expand. Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Sakreta said…
Russia Plans to File Complaint Against Baltic States at the ICJ
Russia plans to submit an application to the International Court of Justice against Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The…
Tsikhanouskaya Lays Flowers at Maria Zaitseva’s Grave in Kyiv
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya began her visit to Kyiv by laying flowers at the grave of Belarusian volunteer Maria Zaitseva,…
EDB Names Conditions for Accelerating Belarus’s GDP Growth
The Eurasian Development Bank expects Belarus’s GDP to continue growing in the second quarter. Belarus’s economy returned to…
Myanmar’s Defence Minister Arrives in Minsk
Myanmar’s Defence Minister General Tun Aung has arrived in Minsk on a visit. The announcement was made by…
Russia Attacks Kyiv and Kyiv Region With Strike Drones and Ballistic Missiles, Including Oreshnik
During the night of May 24, Russia launched a massive combined strike against Ukraine. Kyiv was the main…
Military Searches for Drones in Two Lithuanian Counties for Third Consecutive Day
In Utena and Panevėžys counties, searches continued on Saturday for objects believed to be drones that were detected…
Police Increase Monitoring of Popular Recreation Areas
With the onset of warmer weather, police have increased monitoring of areas used for mass recreation, the Interior…
Coordination Council Election Commission Approves Final Election Results
The Election Commission of the Coordination Council has approved the final election results. As reported by the Coordination…
Tsikhanouskaya Rejects Idea of Lifting Sanctions on Belarusian Potash
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya commented on an informal letter from the US Department of State sent to the authorities of…
Joint Event by the Museum of Free Belarus and the Museum of Independence of Poland Held at the Warsaw Citadel
On the Day of Belarusian Political Prisoners, the X Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel — the place where…
OMON Officers Pull Girl From the Svislach on Zybitskaya Street
OMON officers rescued a girl who was drowning opposite building No. 4 on Zybitskaya Street in Minsk, the…
Drone Falls Into Lake and Explodes in Latvia; Army Sensors Failed to Detect It
An unmanned aerial vehicle fell into Lake Drīdzis in Kombuļi Parish of Krāslava Municipality in Latvia and exploded,…
Polish Scenario Expected at Max Korzh Concert in Bucharest: Ten Thousand Security Personnel to Guard Arena
Today, May 23, a concert by Maks Korzh will take place at Bucharest’s National Stadium. During the Belarusian…
Man’s Body Found in River Near Berastavitsa
The body of a man born in 1961 was discovered in the Kuklyanka River near the agro-town of…
Radio Svaboda: Nuclear Drills Held at Site Where Journalists Documented Construction of Infrastructure for Iskanders
The Belarusian-Russian drills on the combat use of nuclear weapons held on May 18–21 took place at the…
Trump Extends Sanctions Against Belarusian Authorities
US President Donald Trump is extending sanctions against the Belarusian authorities for another year. The relevant document is…
New Great Stone Resident to Focus on Industrial Electronics
The Great Stone Industrial Park has registered a new resident. The new resident is FUSE LLC, a company…
Information Ministry Again Expands List of “Extremist Materials”
The Ministry of Information has once again updated its list of “extremist materials”. The following were added to…
Minibus Hits 9-Year-Old Girl in Mahiliou
A child was struck by a minibus in Mahiliou, the regional police department reported. The incident occurred today…
Zelenskyy Warns Western Leaders About Russian Plans Regarding Belarus
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German…
Singer Aliaksei Khliastou Sentenced to 14 Days for “Petty Hooliganism”
Singer Aliaksei Khliastou, whose detention became known today, has been sentenced to 14 days of administrative arrest for…
Nordic-Baltic Eight: Belarus Supports Russian Disinformation on Drone Incidents in the Region
The foreign ministers of the Nordic and Baltic states issued a joint statement firmly rejecting the Russian information…
Viasna Reveals Details of Mass Searches in Belarus
The Viasna Human Rights Center spoke with people whose relatives were subjected to searches on May 21 and…
Sybiha Calls Lukashenka’s Proposal for Meeting With Zelenskyy “Very Strange”
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha commented on Lukashenka’s public proposal to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling…
Polish Prosecutors Explain Why Police Opened Fire on Belarusian: Vehicle Was Driven Toward Officers
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Wrocław has commented on the incident involving the injury of a 60-year-old native…
More Than 40 Countries and Organizations Issue Statements on Political Prisoners in Belarus
On the International Day of Solidarity with Belarusian Political Prisoners, more than 40 governments, parliamentarians, diplomats, international organizations…
Mass Held in Rome for Belarusian Political Prisoners
On May 21, a Mass was held at the Church of the Resurrection in Rome to mark the…
Tsikhanouskaya Calls at GLOBSEC Forum for Investment in People Who Want to Build a Democratic Society
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in the session “Holding the Line of Democratic Resilience” at the GLOBSEC forum in…