SBU Reports Strike on Oil Refinery in Leningrad Region
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), together with the Defence Forces, struck the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery and an…
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Human Rights Groups Recognise Seven as Political Prisoners
Belarusian human rights organisations have published a statement recognising seven more individuals as political prisoners. Those recognised as…
Lukashenka Rebukes Turchyn Over Frequent Requests for “Benefits and Handouts”
Aliaksandr Lukashenka reproached Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn for frequent requests for “benefits and handouts.” A meeting on economic…
BYSOL Launches Annual Fundraiser for Children of Political Prisoners
The BYSOL foundation has launched its annual fundraiser for children of political prisoners. It is timed to coincide…
Hrodna Azot Employee Dies by Suicide — Rabochy Rukh
A deputy head of a workshop at Hrodna Azot committed suicide, Rabochy Rukh reported. According to activists, the…
Belarus’ International Reserves Increase by $24.4 Million in April
Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $15.266 billion as of May 1. In April, they increased…
Statkevich Publishes Court Ruling Declaring His Facebook “Extremist Materials”
Politician Mikalai Statkevich posted on his Telegram channel a photo of a ruling declaring his Facebook account “extremist…
Pope Meets Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus
Pope Leo XIV received the Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus Ignazio Ceffalia on Monday. According to the Vatican press…
Drones Strike Facilities in Leningrad Region and Cheboksary
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 289 drones were neutralized overnight. Drones were intercepted over the Bryansk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk,…
Ukraine Announces Ceasefire Starting May 6
Ukraine has responded to a statement by the Russian Defence Ministry on a May 8–9 ceasefire by announcing…
Tsikhanouskaya Says Relations With Armenia Have Reached New Level
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. The meetings took place…
Russian Defence Ministry Announces Ceasefire For May 8–9 And Threatens Strike On Kyiv
The Russian Ministry of Defence has unilaterally announced a ceasefire for May 8–9 and is threatening a strike…
Tsikhanouskaya Meets Fico, Discusses Cooperation With Slovakia
On May 4, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on the sidelines of the European Political…
“An Exercise in Offensive Labels.” Belarusian Foreign Ministry Responds to Remarks About Russian Province
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has responded to comments by Armenian parliament speaker Alen Simonyan, who described Belarus as…
Ukraine Observes “Certain Activity” on Belarus-Ukraine Border
Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Andrii Demchenko said that “certain activity” is being observed…
Insider: Kachanava to Award Propagandists, Tur to Receive Certificate
Administrators of the official Telegram channel of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus…
Mikita Yemialyanau Released in Spring 2026
Anarchist political prisoner Mikita Yemialyanau served his sentence and was released in spring 2026. This information was published…
Ukraine to Continue Cooperation With Belarusian Democratic Forces — Sybiha
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha commented on a meeting with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held today at the European Political…
Belarusian Side Seeks to Retrieve Suspected Spy Kardash From Ukraine
The Belarusian side has signalled its desire to take custody of Inna Kardash, who was detained in Ukraine…
Swedish International Liberal Centre Foundation Declared “Extremist Organisation”
Belarus’s Supreme Court, in a ruling dated April 23, declared the “Swedish International Liberal Centre Foundation” an “extremist…
Police Detain Men Who Transported 32 Kg Of Gunpowder From Poland
The Interior Ministry’s press service reported the detention of a 35-year-old resident of Brest and a 37-year-old resident…
Tsikhanouskaya Discusses Security Issues With Sybiha And Rutte
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed security issues with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on…
Unclear “Movements” Underway as Lukashenka Meets Serbian Ambassador
Alyaksandr Lukashenka met Serbian Ambassador Ilina Vukajlović on Monday, saying misunderstandings between the countries are easing and assuring…
Zelenskyy Tells EPC Summit of Drones Over Red Square
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking at the European Political Community summit, called for continued pressure on Russia to…
Foreign Trade Deficit in Goods Narrows in First Quarter
The deficit in Belarus’s foreign trade in goods narrowed in the first quarter, according to data from the…
BELPOL Reveals Cash Payment Schemes for MZKT Products
The initiative of former security officers BELPOL has published an investigation into cash payment schemes used in the…
Tsikhanouskaya Arrives at EPC Summit in Yerevan
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has arrived in Yerevan, where the 8th summit of the European Political Community is taking place.…
Poczobut Does Not Abandon Idea of Returning to Belarus
Belarus Reports Near-Daily Drone Intrusions — Lukyanovich
Belarusian duty forces are recording drone intrusions into the country’s airspace almost daily, Air Force and Air Defense…
Smoke From Belarus Wildfire Engulfs Border Areas Of Lithuania
A forest fire that broke out on the Belarusian side of the border near the village of Sianoves…
European Diplomatic Missions Urge Belarus To Release Detained Journalists
The embassies of the United Kingdom and Sweden, along with the European Union delegation to Belarus, called for…
Ukraine Reports Entry Of Signal-Relay Balloon From Belarus
Ukrainian border guards have recorded the entry of a signal-relay balloon from Belarus. This was stated on the…
Nawrocki Presents Poland’s Highest State Award To Andrzej Poczobut
Former political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut (Andrei Pachobut), a journalist and activist of the Polish minority in Belarus, has…
Forest Fire in Hrodna District Extinguished After Several Hours
A forest fire covering an area of 10 hectares was extinguished in the Hrodna district. The blaze was…
Ukraine Strikes Two Tankers of Russia’s “Shadow Fleet”
Ukrainian forces struck two tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow oil fleet in waters near the entrance to the…
Belarusian Railways: Derailment in Lithuania Delays Trains on Kaliningrad Route
Passenger trains on the Kaliningrad route are delayed due to the derailment of freight wagons on Lithuanian Railways,…
Armenian Parliament Speaker: “We Will Not Allow Ourselves to Become a Province. We Will Not Be Governed Like Belarus”
Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan said that a political operation aimed at changing power…
Tsikhanouskaya: “Freedom of the Press Is a Mirror of What Is Really Happening in Society”
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya issued a statement on the occasion of World…
UAE Investment in Minsk Economy Rises More Than Fourfold Compared With 2022
The Main Statistical Office of Minsk has published the report “Minsk in Figures” for 2025. One section focuses…
Poczobut and Borys Join Council for Polish Diaspora Affairs Under Polish President
Head of the Union of Poles in Belarus Anzhelika Borys and journalist Andrzej Poczobut (Andrei Pachobut) have joined…
Charge Revealed in Case of Svietlahorsk Resident Detained After Returning to Belarus
The article under which Svietlahorsk resident Hleb Panasiuk was convicted earlier this year has become known. He was…
Zelensky Reports Unusual Activity on Border With Belarus
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said there had been unusual activity observed the previous day along sections of Ukraine’s…
Vilnius Mayor to Launch Signature Campaign for Mandatory Lithuanian Language Requirement for Foreigners
Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas will begin collecting signatures from Monday for a petition to introduce a language requirement…
Three Polish Priests Denied Extension of Ministry in Viciebsk Diocese
Three Polish Catholic priests will be forced to leave Belarus after the Commissioner for Religious and Ethnic Affairs…
Widow of Belarusian Volunteer Urges Zelenskyy to Grant Foreigners Eligibility for Hero of Ukraine Title
Veranika Yanovich, the widow of Belarusian volunteer Aliaksei Lazarau, who was killed on January 19 while carrying out…
Russian Drone Strikes Minibus in Kherson, Killing Two and Injuring Eight
At around 07:00 on Friday, Russian forces carried out a drone strike on a minibus in the Dniprovskyi…
United Transitional Cabinet Awards Medals and Cross of Good Neighbourliness to Nine People
The United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus has decided to award the Cross of Good Neighbourliness, the Francysk Skaryna…
Belarusians Received Around 1 Million First Residence Permits in EU Countries Over Four Years1
From 2020 to 2024, European Union countries issued 981,679 first residence permits to Belarusian citizens. The data was…
United Transitional Cabinet Welcomes Poczobut’s Release and Urges Continued Pressure on Regime
The United Transitional Cabinet welcomed the release of journalist and representative of the Polish minority in Belarus Andrzej…
“I Hope There Will Be Good News This Month”: Tsikhanouskaya on Coale’s Visit to Minsk
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, speaking at the 5th Conference of Belarusians Worldwide in Warsaw, outlined expectations for the upcoming visit…