Mikola Zakharanka Wins Mikhas Straltsou Literary Prize
Mikola Zakharanka, a poet, prose writer and playwright, has won the Mikhas Straltsou Literary Prize.
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Latvia Plans To Remove Belarusian Toponyms From Road Signs
Latvia plans to remove the names of populated areas in Belarus and Russia from road signs. Around 120,000
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Belavia Retires Its First Boeing Aircraft
Belavia has retired its first Boeing 737-300 aircraft with the tail number EW-254PA. Today the aircraft
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NATO PA Secretary General, EU Special Representative, Czech Foreign Minister — Tsikhanouskaya Holds Series Of Meetings At Munich Security Conference
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a series of meetings at the Munich Security Conference. In a conversation
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Farewell Held In Minsk For Publisher And Poet Raman Tsymberau — Photo Report
Today, February 13, a farewell ceremony was held in Minsk for Belarusian publisher and poet Raman Tsymberau.
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Freed Political Prisoners Threatened With New Criminal Cases If They Do Not Leave Belarus Within 48 Hours
Some political prisoners are told upon release that they must leave Belarus within 48 hours, otherwise
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Tsikhanouskaya Meets Kalesnikava At Munich Security Conference
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Mariya Kalesnikava on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference
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Belarusian State Puppet Theatre Left Without Director
The Belarusian State Puppet Theatre has been left without a director. Since 2024, the theatre had been
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Belarusian Republican Bar Association Elects New Chair
The Belarusian Republican Bar Association (BRBA) elected new leadership at a council meeting on February 13.
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Belavia To Launch Charter Flights To Vietnamese Resort From May
Belavia will begin operating charter flights from Minsk to the Vietnamese resort city of Da Nang.
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Wildberries Warehouse Near Minsk Evacuated After Roof Damage
A partial displacement of the roof structure occurred at a Wildberries sorting centre in Shchomyslitsa
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Weather Balloon Carrying Cigarettes Again Reaches Lithuania
On Thursday, February 12, Lithuanian border guards intercepted 1,520 packs of Belarusian cigarettes delivered
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Belarus: Broad Money Supply Declines In January
Broad money supply declined in January, while the volume of cash in circulation continued to grow, according
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Belarusian Army Practices Missile Strikes Using Polonez-M and Iskander-M
A control exercise on managing missile strikes using the Polonez-M multiple launch rocket system and
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Babruysk To Hold Four Sobriety Days
The Babruysk City Executive Committee has decided to hold four Sobriety Days this year. On those days
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Bashkortostan To Purchase Nine More European Bison From Belarus Using Grant Funds
The Republic of Bashkortostan will purchase nine more adult European bison from Belarus. Funding for
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IIHF President Hopes Russia And Belarus Teams Will Return By 2030
President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Luc Tardif said he wants Russia and Belarus
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Kuchynski Describes Provocation In Vilnius Café: “Where Is My Money? I’ll Beat You”
Head of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s office in Vilnius and adviser to the democratic forces leader Denis
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Turchyn And Mishustin Discuss Strengthening Integration In Union State
Belarusian Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn held a telephone conversation with Russian Prime Minister
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Damage To Overhead Lines Disrupts Trolleybus Traffic In Minsk
In Minsk, trolleybus traffic has been suspended in the area of the Pushkinskaya metro station due to
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German Embassy Hosts Meeting With Representatives Of Belarusian Business
Representatives of the German Embassy and Belarusian business discussed economic relations between the
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Belarusian Skater Maryna Zuyeva Finishes Sixth In 5,000m At Winter Olympics
Belarusian speed skater Maryna Zuyeva placed sixth in the 5,000 metres at the XXV Winter Olympic Games
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Viciebsk–Minsk Train Delayed Following Incident With Passenger
Train No. 713 travelling from Viciebsk to Minsk was stopped today at the Zhodzina station due to unlawful
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Suitcase Of Soviet-Era Money Seized On Arrival From Belarus To Lithuania
At the Medininkai border checkpoint in Lithuania, officers inspecting a bus arriving from Belarus discovered
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More Than 18 Million Books Printed In Belarus In 2025. How Many Were In Belarusian?
A total of 982 Belarusian-language titles out of more than 7,000 were published in Belarus in 2025.
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Lukashenka Makes Judicial Appointments
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has signed a decree appointing new court chairpersons and judges at various levels
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Belarus Conducts Experiment To Protect “Critically Important Facility” From Drones
An experiment to protect a critically important facility from drones of a mock adversary was conducted
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Alytus Resident Detained While Attempting to Retrieve Cigarettes Delivered by Weather Balloon Near Belarus Border
A resident of Alytus was detained while attempting to retrieve a shipment of cigarettes delivered by
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Zelenskyy Rules Out Russia and Belarus as Venues for Talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he considers it impossible to hold peace negotiations with
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Belarusian Customs to Temporarily Restrict Acceptance of Documents on February 12
The State Customs Committee of Belarus said that technical work will be carried out on February 12 in
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Lukashenka Praises Iran’s Resilience
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has sent a congratulatory message to Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, on the
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Detentions And Interrogations Reported At Parason Creative Space
The human rights initiative Dissidentby has reported detentions and interrogations at the Parason creative
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UTC: Preparations Under Way For Tsikhanouskaya’s Visit To Kyiv
A delegation of the Belarusian democratic forces led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is preparing for a visit
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Belarusian Poet And Publisher Raman Tsymberau Dies
Raman Tsymberau, a Belarusian poet and publisher and owner of the online bookstore Kniger.by, which sold
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Belarus: Annual Inflation Slows to 6.4% in January
Belstat has published inflation data for January. Monthly inflation in the first month of the year stood at 0.
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Lithuania’s Ruling Party Leader Assesses Prospects for Dialogue With Minsk
The chairman of Lithuania’s ruling Social Democratic Party, Mindaugas Sinkevičius, has allowed for the
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Several Military Units Placed on Alert as Part of Lukashenka-Ordered Inspection
Several military units of the Western and Northwestern Operational Commands have been placed on alert
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Car Nearly Crashes Into Crowded Bus Stop in Homiel — Video
In Homiel, a Renault car nearly crashed into a bus stop crowded with people. A video of the incident
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Tsikhanouskaya May Visit Kyiv in Late February or March
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya may visit Kyiv at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Military Registration Certificate to Become Mandatory for Passport Replacement. Issuance to Begin on February 11
Belarus’ Ministry of Defense has warned that Presidential Decree No. 5 of January 9 will enter into force
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Development Bank Provided Export Support to 118 Organizations
Belarus’ Development Bank provided export support to 118 business entities last year. This was stated
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Belarus to Share Drone Technology With India
Belarus will share technology for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles with India. The statement
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Two Belarusian Companies Fined for Unfair Competition and Cartel Collusion
Belarus’ Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade has identified cases of unfair competition and
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Nuns of the St Elisabeth Convent Reach Switzerland
Nuns from the St Elisabeth Convent were spotted at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Bern, Switzerland.
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Tsikhanouskaya Meets Team of the Belarusian Solidarity Center in Warsaw
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the team of the Belarusian Solidarity Center in Warsaw on February 9.
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Zelensky Signs Law on the Status of Foreigners Serving in Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law regulating the status of foreign nationals and
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SVR: The West Hopes to Weaken the Minsk–Moscow Link
The press bureau of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has issued another alarmist warning about the
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Lukashenka And Putin Discuss International Agenda In Phone Call
A phone call took place on the evening of February 8 between Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin.
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Belarusian Anna Karaliova Finishes 34th in Olympic Skiathlon
Belarusian cross-country skier Anna Karaliova finished 34th in the skiathlon at the Winter Olympic Games
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Tsikhanouskaya Names Three Mistakes of the Democratic Forces
The head of the United Transitional Cabinet, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, named three mistakes made by the
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