Free Choir Leader Halina Kazimirouskaya Diagnosed With Cancer, Appeals for Support
The leader of the “Free Choir,” Halina Kazimirouskaya, is battling cancer and is in need of support. For…
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Catholic Couple Detained In Minsk: Among Them Fashion Intellectual Valer Krasnahir
It has become known about the detention of Valer Krasnahir, an aesthete and intellectual of Belarusian fashion, a…
“Belarus Is Sacred”: Pavel Seviarynets To Present Book Of Drawings And Poems Created Behind Bars In Warsaw
On May 23, Warsaw will host the presentation of a new book by Pavel Seviarynets, “Belarus Is Sacred.”…
Without “Peremen”: “Approved” Kino Songs Selected For Karaoke Clubs In Belarus
As Nasha Niva has learned, songs by the bands “Zveri” and “Gradusy” are returning to Belarusian karaoke clubs.…
Venue of National Centre for Contemporary Arts on Niakrasava Street to Cease Exhibition Activities in June
Details have emerged about the closure of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts. Today, the cultural institution officially…
Register of Monuments to Be Created in Belarus
A register of monuments and memorials will be created in Belarus. The relevant resolution was signed by Belarusian…
Skaryna Press Prepares Belarusian Translation Of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture Of Dorian Gray” And Seeks Support For Publication
The London-based Skaryna Press has completed editing a Belarusian translation of the famous (and only) novel by Oscar…
Historic 19th-Century Shop Building Put Up For Auction In Navahrudak
In Navahrudak, a 19th-century building that once formed part of the historic торговые ряды has been put up…
Belarusian Bookshop Kamunikat.shop Opens in Warsaw – Photos
A Belarusian bookshop, Kamunikat.shop, has opened in Warsaw as a joint project of the Kamunikat foundation and the…
Lidbeer Festival In Lida Will Take Place After All
The Lidbeer festival in Lida will be held on August 29. “You didn’t imagine it, Lidbeer’2026 is happening,”…
“Ruins of Belarus” Book Included Among Best Polish Books of 2025
The book “Ruins of Belarus” by the VEHA initiative has been nominated for the Najpiękniejsze Polskie Książki 2025…
Belarusian-Language Mini Guide Introduced At Temporary Exhibition At POLIN Museum In Warsaw
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews invites visitors to attend the temporary exhibition “The Power…
“For About Seven Years I Walked Through Hospitals”: Recalling Anatol Klyashchuk’s Memories Of Chernobyl And His Photographs Of Children Who Fell Ill After The Disaster
One of those who captured the face of the Chernobyl tragedy forty years ago was Belarusian photographer Anatol…
Family Trauma, Environmental Disaster And Nuclear Threat: Belarusian Artists Rethink The Chernobyl Experience At Exhibition In Berlin
The exhibition “Half-Life: 40 Years After Chernobyl — The Belarusian Experience” has opened at the Uq-Bar-A-Ba space in…
“Today, Preserving Belarusians as a Nation Is the Task of Each and Every One of Us”: Pavel Barkouski Comments on Persecution of Cultural Organisations
Representative for national revival of the United Transitional Cabinet Pavel Barkouski issued a statement regarding the regime’s designation…
Does Music No Longer Unite? Slovenia Boycotts Eurovision 2026 After Call by Global Stars
The 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest is facing a major political boycott. As Euronews reports, Slovenia has become…
“This Is an Additional Argument About the Role and Strength of Belarusian Culture”: Siarhei Budkin Comments on Culture Council Being Declared an “Extremist Formation”
Yesterday, the ArtPower Belarus programme, the Belarusian Magistrates project and the Vasminoh Belarusian-language education support programme were designated…
Belarusian Council For Culture And Several Cultural Initiatives Declared “Extremist Formations” In Belarus
The “Belarusian Council for Culture” and a number of cultural initiatives have been designated as “extremist formations” in…
Searches And Detentions Of Cultural Figures Reported In Belarus — Viasna
The Viasna Human Rights Centre reports that in recent days searches and detentions of people linked to socio-cultural…
“Decolonisation Means Showing Up and Taking Your Place”: Nasta Rahatko Responds to Kolya Sulima’s Criticism Over Participation in Berlin’s Bebelplatz
The debate over Belarusian participation in the Berlin Russian-language book fair “Bebelplatz” has taken a new turn. Following…
Communicat Foundation Bookstore to Open in Warsaw
A new Belarusian book space — a bookstore created in partnership with the Communicat Foundation, one of the…
Director of the National Historical Museum Dismissed
The leadership of the National Historical Museum of Belarus has changed. As reported by “Nasha Niva”, 50-year-old Aliaksandr…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Meets Tutaka Foundation Team in Białystok
During a visit to Białystok, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met representatives of the Tutaka Foundation to discuss the organisation’s current…
40 Days of Remembrance: A Guide to Cultural Events Marking the Chernobyl Anniversary
This year marks 40 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the largest man-made catastrophe…
PhotoArtDoc Festival Opens Call for Applications
PhotoArtDoc invites authors from around the world — photographers and artists working with photography — to take part…
Longlist Announced for the 2025 Frantsishak Bahushevich Prize, Featuring Books and Media Projects
The jury of the Frantsishak Bahushevich Prize has compiled a longlist of works published in 2025 and nominated…
VOLSKI Band Withdraws from Warsaw’s OUT LOUD Festival Over “Russia Day”
Belarusian rock musician Liavon Volski has announced that his band will not perform at the large-scale OUT LOUD…
Lukashenka Proposes Revising the Name of the National Historical Museum Under Construction
Aliaksandr Lukashenka, during a nationwide субботник (voluntary community work day), worked at the construction site of the National…
A Belarusian Woman Has Published a Book for Children and Adults Introducing the History of Art Through Cats
Artist Yuliya Stratovich’s book Cat Art Story helps children and adults become familiar, in an easy and playful…
“Braslauskija Zarnitsy” Festival to End: Authorities Officially Shut Down Traditional Event With 60-Year History
The Braslau District Executive Committee has canceled the decision on organizing and holding the International Festival of Traditional…
Security Services Veteran Appointed Director of Puppet Theatre
Forty-nine-year-old Vyachaslau Leanenka has been appointed director of the Belarusian State Puppet Theatre. As discovered by Zerkalo with…
Photographer Aliaksandr Shyshko Detained at Minsk Airport After Returning From Georgia
The detention of photographer Aliaksandr Shyshko took place in April. Human rights defender Raman Kislyak confirmed the information…
“My Life Had Meaning Because of My Belarusianness.” Today Marks the 90th Birthday of Rada BNR Chair Ivonka Survilla
The chair of the Rada BNR turns 90 today. Ivonka Survilla was born on April 11, 1936, in…
One Defendant in “Booksellers Case” Remains Behind Bars – Nasha Niva
Most of those detained in the case involving Belarusian book publishers and booksellers have been released. According to…
Official Website of the Representation for National Revival Presented
The Representation for National Revival of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus has launched its official website. It…
Belarusian Poetry Series “Brukavanka” Launched in Białystok
Belarusian writer, journalist and literary critic Ales Arkush, within the Białystok-based publishing initiative “Polatskaye Lyada” and in cooperation…
Latushka Establishes Award for Best Belarusian Language Teacher at Hajnówka Lyceum
Deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet Paval Latushka has established an award for the best teacher of…
Film About Ales Bialiatski to Be Screened in Vilnius
A screening of the documentary film Bialiatski / Unbroken, dedicated to Belarusian human rights defender, dissident and Nobel…
Musician Aleh Khamenka Marks His 59th Birthday in Detention
Today, April 4, marks the birthday of Belarusian folk-modern legend, founder of the band Palats and political prisoner…
Maria Kalesnikava Returns To The Stage: Her #freemaria Performance To Be Held In Berlin
On 9 April, a concert by Maria Kalesnikava will take place at Berlin’s Radialsystem. The musician and one…
Aliaksei Kuzmich Faces Up to 7 Years in Prison Over “Insemination” Performance. Trial to Be Held in Paris Tomorrow
Belarusian activist Aliaksei Kuzmich will appear before a French court tomorrow, April 3, over the performance “Insemination.” The…
Book Market to Be Held in Warsaw in Support of Belarusian Publishers
On April 5, a book market will be held in Warsaw in support of independent Belarusian publishers, who…
Belarus Free Theatre And Katsyaryna Snytsina Win UK Offies 2026 Theatre Award For ‘KS6: Small Forward’
Among the winners of the UK theatre awards Offies 2026 were the Belarus Free Theatre and Katsyaryna Snytsina,…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Cooperates With Russia On Returning Cultural Assets
Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Sakreta mentioned cooperation with the Russian Federation on the return of cultural assets. The…
National Art Museum To Display Marc Chagall’s Famous “The Walk”
The famous painting “The Walk” by artist Marc Chagall will be brought to Minsk this week. The painting…
Solidarity Embroidery Workshop With Rufina Bazlova To Take Place In Warsaw
On April 2, the Museum of Free Belarus will host a meeting with artist Rufina Bazlova, the creator…
Retrospective Exhibition of Mikola Duchyts Featuring Wartime and Post-War Cityscapes Opens in Minsk
An exhibition titled “Mikola Duchyts. The Beauty of the Ordinary,” dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the Belarusian…
Belarusian Photography Conquers Polish Rybnik: Books by Belarusian Authors Draw Strong Interest at International Photo Festival
On March 27–29, the 23rd international photo festival took place in the Polish city of Rybnik. For many…
A “Rescue Operation” Lasting 10 Years: Vilnius Belarusian Museum Receives Collection of a Key Figure of Postwar Emigration
Dozens of boxes containing the personal collection and archive of Yury Popka (1912–1990), a Belarusian public figure who…
History on the Margins: Solo Exhibition of Belarusian Artist Uladzimir Hramovich Opens in Warsaw
Yesterday, March 28, a solo exhibition by Uladzimir Hramovich opened at the TBA gallery in Warsaw. The Belarusian…