Emergency Ministry: Child Injured as Severe Weather Sweeps Across Belarus
The Emergencies Ministry has summarized the impact of the thunderstorm front that swept across Belarus overnight. Wind gusts…
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Wildberries Warehouse Catches Fire in Yekaterinburg
A Wildberries marketplace warehouse in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg caught fire after being struck by a drone.…
ZROBIM Architects Co-Founder Plans to Remain in Belarus
ZROBIM architects co-founder Andrei Makouski answered subscribers’ questions after his release from pretrial detention, speaking about the investigation,…
Rights Group Reports More Than 180 Cases of Persecution in “EHU Case”
The Viasna Human Rights Center reported that it has documented 183 cases of persecution linked to the so-called…
Pressure on Families of Journalists Who Left Belarus Has Intensified, BAJ Says
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) said it has received numerous reports over the past two months of…
Political Prisoner Vadzim Zdaravennau May Face Additional Prison Term
Political prisoner Vadzim Zdaravennau, who is already serving a sentence at the Shklou Correctional Colony, has been transferred…
Repression in Belarus Is Affecting an Ever Wider Range of People, Rights Defenders Say
The systemic and deep human rights crisis in Belarus continues, according to a review of the human rights…
UTC to Present Strategies on the Belarusian Language, Culture, Education and Media
The Representation for National Revival of the United Transitional Cabinet has developed four strategic documents dedicated to the…
Kidnapped and Held in Basement for 12 Days as Ransom Was Demanded, Investigative Committee Solves 2019 Case
A resident of Vitsyebsk organized the kidnapping of a man from Minsk, held him hostage for 12 days…
Budget Commission Established in the Coordination Council
A Budget Commission has been established within the Coordination Council. It will be responsible for analyzing, monitoring and…
Belarusian Citizen Returned From Myanmar After Being Held Unlawfully
A Belarusian citizen has returned home after being held unlawfully in Myanmar, the Belarusian Embassy in Vietnam said.…
Foreign Currency Supply Exceeded Demand by More Than $500 Million in July
The supply of foreign currency in Belarus exceeded demand by $538.22 million in July, according to the latest…
Second Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Reconnected to the Grid
The second power unit of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) has been reconnected to the electricity grid,…
Statkevich Says He Does Not Intend to Leave Belarus
Former political prisoner and politician Mikalai Statkevich says he has no intention of leaving Belarus. He made the…
Potash Fertilizer Prices Continued to Rise in the Second Quarter
Potash fertilizer prices continued to increase in the second quarter, according to Canadian company Nutrien’s report for April–June.…
FPRI: Belarusian Su-25s in ‘Nuclear’ Exercise Appeared to Practice Survival Rather Than Nuclear Weapons Employment
The joint Russian-Belarusian exercise held in May, officially presented as training for non-strategic nuclear deterrence forces, appears to…
Second Child Injured in Fatal Crash in Svetlahorsk District Dies
An 8-year-old boy injured in the fatal road accident in the Svetlahorsk district has died in hospital. The…
Vending Machines to Be Allowed in School Cafeterias
New rules governing school meals in Belarus will come into force on Sept. 1. The relevant resolution was…
Euronews Website Declared ‘Extremist’ in Belarus
Belarus’ Information Ministry has updated its Republican List of Extremist Materials. Among the newly designated resources is the…
Warsaw Public Transport to Display Information About the Day of Dignity
Information about the Day of Dignity — a solidarity event to be held in the Polish capital on…
Belarusian Gasoline and Diesel Exports to Russia Hit Record High in July – Reuters
Exports of gasoline and diesel fuel from Belarus to Russia reached a record monthly high in July amid…
Day of Dignity to Be Held in Warsaw on Aug. 9
Warsaw will host the “Day of Dignity” on Aug. 9, marking the sixth anniversary of Belarus’ 2020 presidential…
Zrobim Architects Co-Founder Released From Custody
Zrobim architects co-founder Andrei Makouski has been released from custody. He announced this today on Threads, posting a…
Three Killed, Including Child, in Crash With Fuel Truck in Svetlahorsk District
Three people were killed and two others were hospitalized following a road accident in the Svetlahorsk district. The…
Interior Ministry Says It Has Dismantled Pyramid Scheme Posing as Educational Platform
The Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK), together with officers from the Almaz…
Another Underground Tunnel Found on the Belarusian-Lithuanian Border
Lithuanian border guards have discovered another unfinished tunnel leading into Lithuania from Belarus. The tunnel was found on…
State Customs Committee Cites ‘Extremist’ Resource While Commenting on Border Searches With Russia
Belarus’ State Customs Committee commented on reports of mass searches of passenger cars at the Belarusian-Russian border. The…
Top Polish Intelligence Official on the Belarusian KGB, Ivan Tertel and Dialogue With Minsk
Deputy Minister and Coordinator of Poland’s special services, General Radosław Kujawa, was a guest on the “Didaskalia” programme.…
Security Forces in Vitsyebsk Check People Listed in the “Riots” Database
In Vitsyebsk, police officers are visiting people who were previously held liable over the 2020 protests and are…
Security Services Seek Information About New Belarus Conference, Rights Group Says
Belarusian security services are attempting to gather information about the New Belarus conference, which will take place in…
Deputy Chief Engineer at Oil Refinery Sentenced to 13 Years for Bribery
The Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Vitsyebsk found the deputy chief engineer of one of Belarus’ oil refining enterprises…
Belarus’ Foreign Exchange Reserves Increase by $36.9 Million in July
Belarus’ foreign exchange reserves stood at $14.19 billion as of Aug. 1, increasing by $36.9 million during July,…
Belarusian Government to Compensate Food Exporters for Transport Costs
Food exporters in Belarus will be eligible for partial compensation of transport and logistics costs when exporting to…
Driver’s License Exchange and Legalization Discussed at Meeting With Lithuania’s Migration Department
Dzianis Kuchynski, an adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, met in Vilnius with Indrė Gasperė, head of Lithuania’s Migration Department.…
Wildberries Fast-Tracks Construction of Logistics Center in Great Stone
Russian marketplace Wildberries is rapidly completing construction of its logistics center in the Great Stone Industrial Park near…
Government Approves Resolution on Liquidation of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts
The Council of Ministers has adopted Resolution No. 391 of Aug. 3, formalizing the decision to liquidate the…
Major Fire Breaks Out at Wildberries Warehouse in Russia’s Tula Region After Drone Attack
Drones attacked another Wildberries sorting center in Russia’s Tula region. “A UAV crashed onto the premises of the…
Russia Launches Ballistic Missile Attack on Kyiv and Surrounding Region
Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region today. According to Ukraine’s State Emergency…
Latvia Reopens Traffic Through Pāternieki Border Crossing
Latvia has resumed traffic through the Pāternieki (Hryharoushchyna) border crossing on the Belarus-Latvia border. “We inform you that…
“The Statute of Limitations Under Article 342 Has Expired, So You Can Return.” Human Rights Defenders Explain Why That Is Not the Case
“The statute of limitations under Article 342 has expired, so you can return to Belarus” — the human…
Latvia Expands Ban on Imports of Belarusian Food Products
Latvia has expanded the list of products whose import from Belarus and Russia is prohibited. The relevant amendments…
Latvia Will Not Close the Border
Latvia will not close the Pāternieki (Hryharoushchyna) border crossing on the Belarus-Latvia border. The decision was made by…
Siarhei Mikhalok Sentenced in Absentia to Four Years in Prison
The Minsk City Court has sentenced well-known musician Siarhei Mikhalok in absentia. The leader of Lyapis Trubetskoy, Brutto…
“Should We Spend Money on This Today?” Lukashenka Raises Concerns Over Creation of Academy of Intellectual Technologies
Belarus plans to establish an Academy of Intellectual Technologies. It would be an educational institution for gifted people…
Belkaapsayuz Introduces Measures Against Small-Scale Resellers When Purchasing Agricultural Produce From the Public
Belkaapsayuz has introduced new requirements this year for purchasing agricultural produce from the public, requiring sellers to present…
Situation in Belarus to Be Reviewed at Upcoming UN Human Rights Council Session
The human rights situation in Belarus will be reviewed at the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights…
Russia Is Targeting Ukraine’s Water Supply System, Shmyhal Says
Russia has shifted its focus to Ukraine’s water supply system, Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal told Politico. “Russia’s goal…
Minsk Business Union Urges Economy Ministry to Raise Wildberries Issue at the Highest Level
The Minsk Capital Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers has sent a letter to Belarus’ Economy Ministry regarding drone…
Drones Strike Warehouses Near St. Petersburg and Moscow
Ukrainian drones attacked warehouse facilities near St. Petersburg and Moscow overnight. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said 17…
Ukraine Imposes Sanctions on Belarusian Companies
Two Belarusian companies have been placed under Ukrainian sanctions. The sanctions decree was signed today by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.…