Another Criminal Case Opened Against Singer Marharyta Liauchuk
Singer Marharyta Liauchuk said on Instagram that a new criminal case has been opened against her in Belarus
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“Hear Me, You Two-Legged One, Throw Me an Acorn!”: Belarusian Wins Over Instagram With a “Wild” Hit
Belarusian Siarhei Kijko, who lives in Krakow, has turned a common problem of Polish cities — the invasion
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Belarusian Accent of Leipzig: From Bacharevič’s Triumph to the Voices of Kalesnikava and Znak
From March 16 to 22, Leipzig once again becomes Europe’s main book capital. For Belarusian culture, the
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Belarusian Photographers to Present Their Projects at Photo Festival in Rybnik
From March 27 to 29, the Polish city of Rybnik will host one of the region’s most significant photography
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Detained Publishers Recognized as Political Prisoners in Belarus
Eleven more people have been recognized as political prisoners in Belarus, the Human Rights Center Viasna reported.
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“Bestiarium” and a New Chapter: Irdorath Returns With Album Before Taking Family Break
Belarusian pagan folk band Irdorath has announced a double premiere: the release of the album and book
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Book Fair With Participation of Belarusian Publishers to Be Held in Poznan
A book fair will take place in Poznan on March 13–15, where visitors will be able to browse books, познакомиться
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Children’s Writer Nadzieja Jasminska Hospitalized in Intensive Care
Writer Nadzieja Jasminska has been admitted to intensive care following emergency surgery. “The situation
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Belarusian Artist Siarhei Shabohin Shortlisted for International FluxusMuseum Prize for Experimental Video
A video work by Siarhei Shabohin, “Asymmetrical Glossary,” has been shortlisted for the FluxusMuseum
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“Fragments Of A Damaged Life”: Exhibition On Memory And The Belarusian Experience Opens In Copenhagen
On 11 March an international exhibition “Beyond the Direct Gaze” will open in Copenhagen. The project
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KGB Declares Coalition Of Publishing Houses An “Extremist Formation”
A new entry has appeared in the list of “extremist formations” maintained by the Interior Ministry.
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Belarusian PEN Recognized as an “Extremist Formation”
By a decision of the KGB dated February 27, 2026, Belarusian PEN has been recognized as an “extremist
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Markau Expects TV Series From Belarusfilm This Year
Belarusfilm together with television channels should present their own TV series this year.
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«Soil of home will always cradle you and hold you»: artist Cemra on forms of memory
In the space Needle at Kunsthaus Graz in Austria, a project by the Belarusian artist Cemra titled Ziamliačka
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Lithuanian Culture Minister Backs Proposal to Restrict Performers Active in Russia and Belarus
Lithuanian Culture Minister Vaida Aleknavičienė expressed support for a proposal by the Mayor of Vilnius
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Viktor Pelevin’s Novel Banned in Belarus
The Ministry of Information has updated the “List of Printed Publications Containing Information Messages
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“Goethe-Institut in Exile” Ends Its Work
The Goethe-Institut is ending the “Goethe-Institut in Exile” programme. Information about this appeared
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Belarusian Band Gods Tower To Perform In Warsaw
Legend of the Belarusian metal-doom scene Gods Tower will perform in Warsaw on Sunday, February 22, at
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Mass Detentions of Book Publishers and Distributors Take Place in Minsk — Nasha Niva
Mass detentions of book publishers and distributors took place in Minsk on February 17–18, Nasha Niva reported.
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Submissions Open for the Jerzy Giedroyc Literary Award
The Belarusian PEN and the International Union of Belarusian Writers invite submissions for the fifteenth
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Vilnius Belarusian Museum Named After Ivan Luckievic To Remain In Current Building As Lease Extended For Ten Years
The Belarusian Museum named after Ivan Luckievic has won a public tender to lease the building at 20-1C
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Relikt Band Sets Off On Tour In Support Of New Album “Ramanizm”
The band Relikt has announced the start of a tour across Poland and Lithuania. On March 27, the progressive
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“It All Begins With Love”: NaviBand Presents New Song for Valentine’s Day
NaviBand has presented a single based on one of the most beautiful poems of Belarusian literature, “You Call Me.
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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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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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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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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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Belarusian Historian Aliaksandr Smalianchuk Honored For Contribution To History And Collective Memory
Belarusian historian Aliaksandr Smalianchuk has received a joint award from the Poland–Lithuania Cooperation
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Belarusian Researcher Yuras Yurkevich Needs Help After Surgery
The Belarusian Council of Culture has announced a fundraising campaign for Yuras Yurkevich, a Belarusian
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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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Website of the Northern Lights Film Festival Labeled “Extremist” in Belarus
The Ministry of Information of Belarus has updated the “Republican List of Extremist Materials.
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From “Courage” to “Incubator”: Aliaksei Paluyan to Develop His New Feature Film at Berlinale
Director Aliaksei Paluyan, whose documentary “Courage” became one of the most talked-about events at
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Minsk Route Appears in High-Profile Case of Stolen Rare Books From University of Warsaw Library
The Polish prosecutor’s office intends to bring charges of selling stolen property against the owner
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“Due to Reasons Beyond Our Control”: Varušniak Ščodryk Festival Will Not Take Place This Year
The Belarusian culture festival Varušniak Ščodryk, which was scheduled to take place this coming weekend
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Stele “To the Pioneers of Belarusian Oil” Added to Belarusian List of Historical and Cultural Values
The commemorative stele with the mosaic panel “To the Pioneers of Belarusian Oil,” located in the Rechytsa
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Sorokin’s and Burroughs’ Books Added to the List of Banned Publications in Belarus
The Ministry of Information has added 52 books to the list of banned publications. The list includes
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Brigitte Bardot Has Died
French actress, singer and model Brigitte Bardot has died at the age of 91, BFMTV reported, citing a
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Kamunikat.org Library Hit By Hacker Attack
The Belarusian online library Kamunikat.org has been hit by a hacker attack, its founder Jarosław Iwaniuk said.
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Individual Entrepreneurs In Belarus To Be Barred From Publishing Activities Starting Next Year
Individual entrepreneurs in Belarus will no longer be allowed to engage in publishing activities from
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Belarusian Language on Instagram and Threads: Petition to Meta Launched
Belarusian users are calling on Meta to add their native language to the interface of popular social networks.
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Memorial Service for Mikita Melkaziorau to Be Held in Vilnius Today: How to Say Farewell and Join the Prayer
Today, 22 December, the Belarusian community will be able to pray together for the repose of journalist
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Belkartagrafiya Releases Culinary Map of Belarus
Belkartagrafiya has published a specialized map dedicated to Belarus’s culinary traditions.
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One of Minsk’s Last Independent Cultural Venues, “Monochrome” Creative Space, Closes
The Minsk creative space “Monochrome”, which became a platform for numerous cultural events
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Prosecutors Label Christmas Ornaments Featuring Larysa Hienijuš as “Rehabilitation of Nazism”
Christmas ornaments depicting Larysa Hienijuš, sold in the Minsk shop “Kalyadnaya Krama,” have been deemed
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After Propagandists’ Complaints: Christmas Store in Minsk Closed and Sealed, Police Launch Criminal Inquiry
A criminal inquiry has been launched against the “Kalyadnaya Krama” shop on Kaltsova Street in Minsk
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Playwright And Director Mikita Ilyinchik Nominated For Prestigious Polish Paszporty Polityki Award
Playwright and director Mikita Ilyinchik, born in 1995 in the Belarusian city of Navahrudak, has been
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Film “Under the Grey Sky” by Mara Tamkovich About Imprisoned Belarusian Journalists Nominated for a European Film Academy Award
The film “Under the Grey Sky” by Belarusian director Maryna Tamkovich has been nominated for the European
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Photos of a Destroyed 1863 Uprising Monument in the Village of Slabodka Appear Online
In the village of Slabodka in the Astravets District, near the approach to the Katlouka–Lavoryshki border
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Institute of History of Belarus Shows Photos of a Thousand-Year-Old Wall of the Ancient City on the Menka River
The Telegram channel of the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus published
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Belarus Free Theatre at Icons of Culture in New York
The founder of the Belarus Free Theatre Natallia Kaliada and curator of art projects Daniella Kaliada
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