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Lithuania Temporarily Closes Border With Belarus

Lithuania has closed the Medininkai and Šalčininkai border checkpoints with Belarus as of 21:30 on October 24. Crossing by vehicles…

24.10.2025
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BelGIE Removes VKontakte From List Of Blocked Websites

The website vk.com has been removed from the list of blocked resources published by BelGIE, the State Inspectorate for Telecommunications.…

24.10.2025
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KGB Blocks VKontakte Social Network In Belarus

The social network VKontakte has been blocked in Belarus. Access to the website vk.com was restricted on October 24 by…

24.10.2025
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Special Proceedings Launched Against Former Freestyle Center Director Vadim Krivosheev

The Investigative Committee has initiated special proceedings against 42-year-old Vadim Krivosheev. In September 2020, he was dismissed from his position…

24.10.2025
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Tsikhanouskaya Cancels Visit To Armenia After Lithuania Refuses Security Escort Abroad

The team of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has canceled a planned visit to Armenia after Lithuania rejected a request to provide at…

24.10.2025
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Papal Envoy Gugerotti Arrives In Belarus

Papal envoy Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, representing Pope Leo XIV, has arrived in Belarus to take part in celebrations marking the…

24.10.2025
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Warsaw Court Overturns Decision To Transfer Former Belarusian Political Prisoner To Lithuania

The Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw has overturned the decision to transfer Natallia Padleuskaya to Lithuania under the Dublin procedure,…

24.10.2025
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Libyan Special Forces Arrive In Belarus For Training

Another group of special forces from the Libyan National Army (LNA) has arrived in Belarus for training. "Special units from…

24.10.2025
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Investigative Committee Launches Special Proceedings Against Belarusian Charged Under Five Political Articles

The Investigative Committee has initiated special proceedings against 40-year-old <b>Dmitry Banit</b>, who is charged under five politically motivated articles of…

24.10.2025
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Journalist Oleg Suprunyuk Added To Belarusian “Extremist” List

The Interior Ministry has added 18 more people to the “List of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus, Foreign Citizens,…

24.10.2025
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“Hopits Bayatstsa” Faction Withdraws Olga Karpushonok From PACE Delegation

The Hopits Bayatstsa faction has decided to withdraw delegate Olga Karpushonok from the delegation of Belarusian democratic forces, which includes…

24.10.2025
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Lukashenko Orders Agricultural Sector In Vitebsk Region To Be “Cleaned And Polished” By January 1

Aleksandr Lukashenko demanded during today’s meeting in the Vitebsk region that order be restored in the agricultural sector by November…

24.10.2025
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Sanctioned Horizont Holding Plans To Produce 4 Million Devices In 2026

The EU-sanctioned holding Horizont plans to produce 4 million electronic devices in 2026, Yury Predko, CEO of JSC Horizont Holding…

24.10.2025
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Who Buys Books About Aleksandr Lukashenko?

The outlet Buromedia.io examined state procurement data to find out who is buying books about Aleksandr Lukashenko. The documentary-biographical essay “Our…

24.10.2025
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Lukashenko Suspects Sabotage In Vitebsk Region

Aleksandr Lukashenko today threatened Vitebsk region officials with intervention by security forces, saying the region’s performance raises suspicions of sabotage.…

24.10.2025
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Third-Year Student In Slutsk District Suspected Of Torturing Dormitory Neighbor

In the Slutsk District, a third-year student is suspected of torturing a first-year student in a dormitory at one of…

24.10.2025
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Belarusian Farmer Digs Up Potatoes But Doesn’t Collect Them — Thieves Do It Instead

The Grodno Regional Police Department reported an unusual theft case. A 53-year-old resident of the Berestovitsa District contacted police to…

24.10.2025
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Minsk Resident Sentenced To 10 Days For Taking Part In Blogger Mellstroy’s Contest

A Minsk resident has been sentenced to 10 days of administrative detention for taking part in a contest organized by…

24.10.2025
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Average Salary In Belarus Falls For Second Consecutive Month

The nominal average monthly salary in Belarus in September amounted to 2,746.4 belarusian rubles (about 695 euros) before income tax,…

24.10.2025
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Man Lying On Road Killed By Car In Slutsk District

A man lying on the road was fatally hit by a car in the Slutsk District, the regional traffic police…

24.10.2025
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Direct Flight To Link Minsk And Petrozavodsk In May 2026

A direct flight between Minsk and Petrozavodsk will be launched in May 2026, the head of Russia’s Republic of Karelia,…

24.10.2025
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Woman Dies After Clothes Catch Fire From Gas Stove In Gomel

A woman born in 1939 has died following a fire that occurred on October 11 in an apartment on Mazurova…

24.10.2025
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Three Belarusian Women Sent To Prison In “Neighborhood Chat” Case — Nasha Niva

The names of three more Belarusian women sent to prison in the so-called “neighborhood chat case” have been revealed: Marina…

24.10.2025
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Belarus Communications Ministry Seeks Contractors For Digital Projects In Utilities And Livestock Sectors

The Ministry of Communications and Informatization will begin accepting applications on October 27 for the implementation of two digital development…

24.10.2025
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Polish Border Guards Record Only 17 Attempts To Cross Border From Belarus On Thursday

Poland’s Border Guard reported just 17 attempts by migrants to cross the border from Belarus on Thursday — the lowest…

24.10.2025
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Prosecutors Open Case Against Vitebsk Resident For Starving Disabled Mother

The Vitebsk city prosecutor has initiated a criminal case against a 39-year-old man. The case is being investigated under Part…

24.10.2025
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Dabrabyt Bank To Raise 30 Million Rubles Through Bond Issuance

Dabrabyt Bank (Belarus) will issue two bond series with a total value of 30 million rubles. The 44th issue is intended…

24.10.2025
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Belarus Industry Ministry And Geely Discuss Prospects For Expanding Car Production

Belarusian Industry Minister Andrei Kuznetsov held a working meeting with Song Yun, Vice President of Geely Auto Group. According to…

24.10.2025
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Belavia Resumes Flight Program To Oman

The airline Belavia has resumed its charter flight program to Oman. According to Yekaterina Radishevskaya, head of the airline’s marketing…

23.10.2025
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Kalinouski Regiment Added To Russian List Of Terrorists And Extremists

The Kastus Kalinouski Regiment and its units have been added to Russia’s “List of Terrorists and Extremists,” according to the…

23.10.2025
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Former Director of Belarusians and Market Newspaper Released from Prison

The former director of the Belarusians and Market newspaper Konstantin Zolotykh has been released from prison, according to Nasha Niva.…

23.10.2025
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Belarus Introduces Licensing for Export of Waste Paper and Cardboard

The Belarusian government has adopted a resolution to introduce licensing for the export of recyclable paper or cardboard (waste paper…

23.10.2025
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Bus Collides with Tractor on Minsk Ring Road

A bus collided with a tractor on the inner ring of the Minsk Ring Road, according to the Traffic Police…

23.10.2025
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Belarus To Allow Doctoral Admission Without Master’s Degree

Belarus plans to introduce changes to the rules for admission to master’s programs. The number of state-funded places will be…

23.10.2025
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Mass Gathering of Deer at Feeders in Belovezhskaya Pushcha — Video

A large group of deer gathered at feeders was captured by an online camera in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. The video, filmed…

23.10.2025
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New Head of German Embassy Presents Copies of Credentials to Belarusian Foreign Ministry

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Igor Sekreta held a meeting with the Chargé d'Affaires of Germany in Belarus…

23.10.2025
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Zakharova Denies Minsk’s Role In Russia-U.S. Relations: Moscow And Washington Have Sufficient Channels For Direct Dialogue

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on October 23 that Moscow and Washington have enough channels…

23.10.2025
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Aleksandr Kabanov Leaves Coordination Council

Member of the “Volya” faction Aleksandr Kabanov has left the Coordination Council, its press service said. The reasons for his…

23.10.2025
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Stolen Car Found In Brest More Than 20 Years After Theft

In Brest, traffic police officers together with specialists from the State Committee of Forensic Examinations discovered that a car registered…

23.10.2025
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Polish Authorities Transfer Former Belarusian Political Prisoner To Lithuania

Former political prisoner Natalya Podlevskaya has been transferred from Poland to Lithuania under the Dublin Regulation. She had arrived in…

23.10.2025
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Belarusian Railways To Receive State Support

Belarusian Railways will receive state support, Valery Verenich, the head of the railway, said following a meeting with Aleksandr Lukashenko.…

23.10.2025
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Ukraine And Russia Exchange Bodies Of The Dead

On October 23, Ukraine and Russia exchanged the bodies of those killed. "Ukraine has received 1,000 bodies that, according to…

23.10.2025
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KGB Fears Seizure Of Power In Belarus By “Liberation Army”

The KGB says a "liberation army" is allegedly being prepared on European Union territory to seize power in Belarus, Sergey…

23.10.2025
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Unemployment In Belarus Falls To 2.4% Under ILO Methodology, Setting New Record

Belstat has published the results of a sample household survey on employment issues for the third quarter of 2025. As…

23.10.2025
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Man Dies Beneath Cell Tower in Minsk

A 43-year-old individual entrepreneur has died in Minsk, the Investigative Committee reported. According to investigators, he had been working on…

23.10.2025
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KGB Claims Ukraine Tried to Send Sabotage Groups Through Belarus to Russia

First Deputy Chairman of the KGB Sergey Terebov claims that Ukraine is allegedly attempting to move sabotage groups and tools…

23.10.2025
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Lukashenko Weighs State Support for Belarusian Railway

Alexander Lukashenko proposed state support for the Belarusian Railway at a government meeting today. As usual, he questioned the need…

23.10.2025
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“Horizont” and “Holographic Industry” Sanctioned by the EU

The European Union has expanded sanctions against the Belarusian regime “in view of the situation in Belarus and its involvement…

23.10.2025
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New EU Sanctions Package Targets Belarusian Banks

The European Union’s new sanctions package includes measures against Belarusian banks. The regulation introducing the EU’s 19th package of sanctions…

23.10.2025
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Belarus Customs Seizes $800,000 Worth of “Gray Imports” From Russia

Belarusian customs officers have blocked an attempt to import goods worth more than $800,000 from Russia, the State Customs Committee…

23.10.2025