Protest Banners Against Tsikhanouskaya Displayed at Conference of Belarusians in Warsaw
During a speech by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at the 5th Conference of Belarusians Worldwide in Warsaw, several participants displayed…
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Tsikhanouskaya Urges Focus on Transnational Repression at Conference of Belarusians Worldwide
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, in her opening remarks at the Conference of Belarusians Worldwide, which opened today in Warsaw, called…
Homiel and Brest Regions: Where Russian Drones Entered Belarus in April
April saw a record low number of recorded incursions by Russian drones into Belarus, all of which occurred…
Conference of Belarusians Worldwide Opens in Warsaw
The Conference of Belarusians Worldwide opens today in Warsaw. Participants from different countries will meet both offline and…
It Was Minus 20 Degrees, Now Minus 15: Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Assesses Thaw in Relations With Minsk
Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki said that after the exchange that took place this week, which resulted…
Tsikhanouskaya: The State Must Protect the Right to Work, Not Turn It Into a Tool of Control
The state must protect the right to work, not turn it into a tool of control, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya…
Fear Of Deportation And Personal Problems — Son Of Former Belaruskali Strike Committee Leader In Coma In Czechia
A 23-year-old Belarusian Yakau has been in a coma in a hospital in Czechia since mid-April following a…
Former Malady Front Activist Yauhen Skachko Sentenced To 3 Years In Colony
Entrepreneur from Homiel Yauhen Skachko has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony. He is being…
Criminal Case Opened Against Human Rights Defender from Mazyr Uladzimir Tselyapun
The Viasna Human Rights Centre reported that a criminal case has been opened against 70-year-old human rights defender…
Cows Get Barns, Officials Face Criminal Liability: Lukashenka Signs Decree on Dairy Sector
On April 30, Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree “On the Development of the Dairy Sector”. It provides for…
YouTube Channel “vDud” Declared “Extremist” in Belarus
The Ministry of Information of Belarus has updated the “Republican List of Extremist Materials”. Among other entries, it…
Russian Border Guards Photograph Passports at Border with Belarus – Mayday.Team
Russian border guards are photographing passports at the border with Belarus, Mayday.Team reports. According to human rights defenders,…
Keramin CEO Dies Suddenly
The general director of OJSC Keramin, Aleh Panasiuk, has died suddenly at the age of 46. As reported…
Water Supply Disruption Continues for Second Day in Rahachou
Problems with tap water have continued for a second day in Rahachou. After painting work at the water…
Iranian President Calls Lukashenka to Discuss Talks with the United States
On April 30, Alyaksandr Lukashenka held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The call took place…
Belarus Government Tightens Technical Requirements for Alcohol
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution tightening technical requirements for alcoholic products subject to mandatory conformity…
Ten More People Recognised as Political Prisoners in Belarus
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognised another 10 individuals as political prisoners. They are Maksim Siamitka, Sviatlana Anhaleyka,…
Lukashenka Plans to Submit Regional Development Issues to All-Belarusian People’s Assembly
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has proposed submitting regional development issues for consideration at the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, which is expected…
Belstat Publishes Migration Data for 2025
In 2025, nearly 46,900 people arrived in Belarus, while 37,800 people left the country. These figures are contained…
Belarus Rises One Place in Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders has published its annual World Press Freedom Index. Belarus has moved up from 166th to…
Ukraine Imposes Sanctions on Sheiman and Lukashenka’s Sons
Details have emerged of a new package of Ukrainian sanctions against Belarus, introduced by a decree signed by…
Lithuanian Prime Minister: Issue of Political Contacts with Belarus to Be Discussed with Poland in June
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said that the possibility of restoring political cooperation with Minsk at a higher…
“Belarus Must Not Be Drawn into War” — Zelenskyy Announces New Sanctions
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a new package of sanctions, which also includes measures against entities…
Rescue of Poczobut and Lukashenka’s Russian Knot
The story of the exchange involving Andrzej Poczobut once again demonstrates how constrained Alyaksandr Lukashenka is. It is…
Borys Describes Meeting with Poczobut in Belavezhskaya Pushcha
Former political prisoner and activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus Anzhalika Borys told LRT about her…
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…
Son of Belarusian Preacher Siarhei Melyanets Detained by Polish Border Guards
The eldest son of former Belarusian political prisoner and Christian preacher Siarhei Melyanets has been detained by Polish…
Information Centre for Belarusians to Open in Vilnius
An information centre for Belarusians, established under an agreement between Lithuania and the Council of Europe, will open…
Human Rights Activists Report Detentions in Navapolack and Other Cities
At least 12 women were detained in Navapolack on April 23. Arrests were also reported in other cities…
Gazeta Wyborcza Details Negotiations Behind Poczobut’s Release
Gazeta Wyborcza has described how negotiations unfolded over the release of political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut, who was freed…
Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Increasing Range of Strikes on Russia
Ukraine will increase the range of its strikes on Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a briefing…
Melnikava’s Apartment in Mayak Minska “Sold” by Non-Existent Individuals
Cyber Partisans and Zerkalo have examined information about the former owners of an apartment in the Mayak Minska…
Reform.news Declared an “Extremist Formation”
The website Reform.news has been declared an “extremist formation”. The decision was taken by the Interior Ministry on…
Polish Intelligence Coordinator Details Poczobut Exchange and Prospects for Relations with Minsk
Poland’s minister-coordinator of special services, Tomasz Siemoniak, said in an interview with TVPinfo how the exchange at the…
Ukraine To Inform NATO Of Attempts To Draw Belarus Into The War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has again spoken about Russia’s attempts to draw Belarus into the war. Ukraine intends…
Tsikhanouskaya And Nawrocki Discuss “Further Steps In Cooperation”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Polish President Karol Nawrocki on the sidelines of the Three Seas Initiative summit in…
Video Of Fifth Participant In Exchange Handed Over To Belarus Emerges, Name Not Disclosed
Belarusian state TV channel STV has published a video featuring the fifth participant in the exchange between Belarus…
Poland Hands Over Uladzislau Nadzieika, Detained On Espionage Charges, To Belarus
The name of another participant in today’s exchange between Belarus and Poland has become known. Poland handed over…
Belarus Hands Over Monk Grzegorz Gawel to Poland
Belarus has handed over Carmelite monk Grzegorz Gawel to Poland. He had been detained in Belarus in 2025…
Moldova Hands Over Convicted Traitor Alexandru Balan to Belarus
As part of a 5-for-5 exchange between Belarus and Poland, Moldova handed over Alexandru Balan, a former deputy…
Tsikhanouskaya: Poczobut’s Resilience and Dignity Became an Example for All
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya welcomed the release of Andrzej Poczobut, calling him an example of resilience and thanking everyone involved…
Poland Hands Over Archaeologist Butyagin to Russia in Exchange
As part of a 5-for-5 detainee exchange, Poland handed over historian Alexander Butyagin to Russia. He had been…
Poczobut Asked About Returning to Belarus After Exchange — Tusk
Andrzej Poczobut asked about the possibility of returning to Belarus after the exchange at the border, Polish Prime…
Coale: My Team and I Helped Secure Release of Three Poles and Two Moldovans
US President’s Special Envoy John Coale commented on today’s exchange at the Poland-Belarus border, which resulted in the…
Poczobut Released! Belarusian KGB and Polish Intelligence Agency Carry Out 5-for-5 Exchange
Journalist Andrzej Poczobut was transferred to Poland as part of a detainee exchange, Belarus’s state news agency BelTA…
Coale Meets Polish President in Warsaw
US President’s Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale had a busy schedule in Warsaw on Monday. He met…
Council of Europe Congress Secretary General Backs Coordination Council Elections
The Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mathieu Mori…
Belarusian Authorities Sought Transfer of Ukrainian Kaolin Deposits in Donetsk Region from Russia
Ukrinform has published an investigation into the supply of raw materials for Belarusian ceramic tile producers from occupied…
Deaths Exceeded Births by 62,000 in Belarus in 2025
Belstat has published data on births and deaths for 2025. During the year in Belarus, 116,530 people died,…
“Important Matters.” Sikorski Meets Coale
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met on Monday with the U.S. president’s special envoy for Belarus John Coale,…