Minsk Police to Step Up Monitoring During Graduation Celebrations
Graduation celebrations will be held today in schools and gymnasiums across Minsk. More than 13,400 11th-grade students are…
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Oil and Petrochemical Facilities in Russia Catch Fire After Drone Raid
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it intercepted and destroyed 231 drones over the territory of 16 regions of the…
Italian Appeals Court Rejects Extradition of Belarusian Woman Detained on Interpol Warrant
An appeals court in Brescia has rejected Belarus’ request to extradite Karina Zdanevich-Spychalska, a citizen of Belarus and…
Strong Winds Topple Trees in Hrodna Region
A thunderstorm front with wind gusts of up to 17 metres per second caused 19 incidents of fallen…
Swiss Court to Hear Appeal Against Acquittal of Yury Harauski
An appeal hearing in the case of former SOBR officer Yury Harauski, who is accused of involvement in…
Rights Group Reports More Than 60 Searches in “EHU Case”
Human rights organization Viasna says it is aware of more than 60 searches conducted at the homes of…
Indian Army Receives 106 Kamikaze Drones, Possibly Based on Belarusian Design
Indian company SMPP has completed the delivery of 100 jet-powered kamikaze drones and six training systems to the…
Kuchynski in France Calls for Continued Focus on Repression and Release of Belarusian Political Prisoners
Diplomatic adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Dzianis Kuchynski, visited Paris, where he held a series of meetings with senior…
Minsk Executives Arrested Over Allegedly Fictitious Transportation Contracts
The Minsk Prosecutor’s Office has authorized the arrest of a 43-year-old chief executive officer and his 57-year-old deputy…
Belarusian Border Guards Detain Two People With Drones in Two Days
Belarus’ State Border Committee reported two drone-related incidents that occurred on June 8 and 9. On June 8,…
Minsk Family Convicted on State Treason Charges
The Korsakau family from Minsk has been convicted on charges of state treason. The verdict was handed down…
Tsikhanouskaya Meets Representatives of Belarusian Organizations in Prague
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with representatives of Belarusian organizations, initiatives and communities in the Czech Republic. The meeting in…
Lukashenka Appoints Head of Belarus Segodnya Publishing House
Aliaksandr Lukashenka on Thursday appointed Volha Anufryieva as director and editor-in-chief of the Belarus Segodnya (Belarus Today) Publishing…
Belarus-Linked Hackers Suspected of New Campaign Against Ukrainian State Institutions
The Belarus-linked hacking group FrostyNeighbor, also known as Ghostwriter and UNC1151, has been conducting a new cyber-espionage campaign…
Polish Embassy in Belarus Changes Appointment Booking Procedure for Polish Card-Related Services
The Polish Embassy in Minsk announced that from June 11 it is changing the procedure for booking appointments…
Investigative Committee Warns of Increased Monitoring of Threads and TikTok
Users of the social media platforms Threads and TikTok should exercise greater caution. Belarus’ Investigative Committee has warned…
US Expands Sanctions Against Belarusian Company With Iranian Links
The U.S. Department of State and the Treasury Department have reimposed sanctions on Belarusian company Armory Alliance LLC…
Sanctions, Political Prisoners and Belarus After Lukashenka: Tsikhanouskaya Meets Czech President
Czech President Petr Pavel received the head of Belarus’ United Transitional Cabinet, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, in Prague, the Office…
Human Rights Defenders Aware of More Than 40 Searches in “EHU Case”
As of June 10, Viasna human rights defenders have documented more than 40 searches involving graduates, students and…
Coale Responds to Question About Pause in Political Prisoner Releases and Possible Visit to Minsk
U.S. presidential envoy John Coale said that the process of releasing Belarusian political prisoners has not been halted.…
Ales Bialiatski Launches Foundation to Address Global Human Rights Crisis
Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, head of the Viasna Human Rights Center and a Nobel Peace Prize…
Czech Republic to Simplify Visa Issuance for Relatives of Belarusians Living in the Country
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka. The meeting took place at the Mission of Belarusian…
Name of Migrant Found Dead on Latvian Border Identified. He Flew From Sri Lanka to Minsk for a “Business Meeting”1
The migrant whose body was found 50 metres from the Latvian border in Belarus’ Braslau district on June…
Security Forces Ask Former EHU Students Who Paid for Their Education
The Human Rights Center Viasna has learned new details about the “EHU case.” Security forces are interested in…
Annual Inflation Falls to 4.8% in May
Belstat has published inflation data for May. Monthly inflation stood at 0.1%, which was 0.7 percentage points lower…
Belarus Conducts Command-Staff Exercise With Territorial Defense Forces
Belarus’ Ministry of Defense is conducting a command-staff exercise with the territorial defense command on June 10-11. The…
More Than 500 Pakistani Citizens Did Not Return Home After Traveling to Belarus
A total of 580 Pakistani citizens traveled to Belarus and did not return home. The figures were disclosed…
Tsikhanouskaya Says U.S. Reports Delay in Release of Additional Belarusian Political Prisoners
The Trump administration has informed the Belarusian democratic forces of a delay in its efforts to persuade Aliaksandr…
EHU Announces Support Measures for Students, Staff and Their Families After Being Designated an “Extremist Formation”
The European Humanities University (EHU), which operates in Vilnius, has announced expanded support measures for students, faculty members…
Prosecutors Name Suspect in Killing of Polish Soldier on Belarus Border
Polish investigators have identified the person they believe was responsible for the death of Polish serviceman Mateusz Sitek…
Investigative Committee Reports Detention of Suspect in Minsk Region Child Poisoning Case
Belarus’ Investigative Committee has reported the detention of a suspect in the case involving the poisoning of children…
European Commission Unveils 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia, Including Measures Affecting Belarus
The European Union’s new sanctions package against Russia will target the energy sector, banks, cryptocurrency platforms and include…
State Control Committee Reports on Combating “Terrorism and Extremism Financing”
The chairman of the State Control Committee, Vasiliy Herasimau, told the National Assembly that his agency had prevented…
Lukashenka Calls Judges the Most Dependent People
Aliaksandr Lukashenka said that judges are the most dependent people. He made the remark during a meeting with…
Poland Suspends Investigation Into Soldier’s Killing by Migrant at Border as Minsk Fails to Respond to Request – Media
Poland has suspended its investigation into the killing of serviceman Mateusz Sitek at the border with Belarus. The…
Supreme Court Reviews Appeal by Intex-Press Management
The Supreme Court has reviewed the appeal filed by the former management of the Baranavichy-based newspaper Intex-Press, the…
Seliverstau Reveals Details of Meeting With Gazprom Chief
Russia Again Says It Is Prepared to Use Nuclear Weapons to Defend the Union State
Russia has again declared its readiness to use nuclear weapons to defend the Union State. This time, the…
Government Authorises Investment Agreement With Savushkin Product
The Council of Ministers, through Resolution No. 286 of June 8, authorised the conclusion of an investment agreement…
Polish Foreign Minister Thanks Bialiatski for His Commitment to Human Rights
The head of the Viasna Human Rights Centre and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski met with Polish…
Biomolprom Operations Suspended After Children’s Poisoning in Barysau
Belarus’s Health Ministry has identified the cause of a mass food poisoning incident involving children in the Minsk…
Joint Committee and Visa-Free Travel for Diplomats: Belarus and Ghana Sign Package of Agreements
Belarus and Ghana signed a package of bilateral documents following the visit of the African country’s president to…
Defence Ministry to Hold Mobilisation Exercise in Hrodna Region
Belarus’ Defence Ministry will conduct a mobilisation exercise with military commissariats in the Hrodna Region from June 17…
NATO Fighter Jets Shoot Down Drone in Latvia
French fighter jets patrolling Latvian airspace have shot down a drone for the first time, the country’s National…
“Democracy Won.” Tsikhanouskaya Congratulates Pashinyan
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his victory in the parliamentary election. “Warm congratulations…
Economy Ministry Proposes New Restrictions for Gardening Associations
The Economy Ministry has submitted for public discussion a draft decree aimed at improving the regulation of gardening…
Vilnius Airport Operations Disrupted Overnight by Smugglers’ Weather Balloons
Operations at Vilnius Airport were disrupted again overnight. Airspace restrictions were introduced at 1:18 a.m. after radar detected…
Luhina Says Kamvol’s Problems Stem From Belarusians Working Too Little
Tatsiana Luhina, chief executive of Kamvol and former head of Bellegprom, said on STV that Belarusians do not…
Mazepin Plans to Build a Plant in Belarus
Russian businessman Dmitry Mazepin, who met with Aliaksandr Lukashenka last week, plans to establish an enterprise in Belarus.…
Zelensky Sent a Message to Putin Through Abramovich: “Okay. I’m Ready to Meet. Not in Moscow and Not in Minsk”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interview with Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim, confirmed that he met Russian…