Unemployment In Belarus Falls To 2.4% Under ILO Methodology, Setting New Record
Belstat has published the results of a sample household survey on employment issues for the third quarter of 2025.
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“Horizont” and “Holographic Industry” Sanctioned by the EU
The European Union has expanded sanctions against the Belarusian regime “in view of the situation in
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New EU Sanctions Package Targets Belarusian Banks
The European Union’s new sanctions package includes measures against Belarusian banks. The regulation
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Latushka Discusses National Dialogue Framework and Poland’s Actions in Case of Political Prisoners’ Release
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Pavel Latushka and Speaker of the Coordination Council
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Latvia’s Supreme Court Rules Revocation of Belarusian Citizen’s Residence Permit Unjustified
The Department of Administrative Cases of the Senate of the Supreme Court of Latvia upheld the ruling
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Lithuania Delivers Note of Protest to Belarus Over Weather Balloons
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a strong protest with Belarus over repeated and increasing
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European Parliament Calls for Continued Support for Belarusian Democratic Forces
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution strongly condemning repression in Belarus and calling
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Gutseriev Wins EU Court Case Over Sanctions Reversal
The EU Court has ruled to annul the sanctions imposed on Russian businessman Mikail Gutseriev.
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Andrzej Poczobut Receives Sakharov Prize
Belarusian political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut and Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli have been named
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Latushka Testifies to Warsaw Police Over Death Threats
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, Pavel
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Traffic Police Fired Shots to Stop Driver, Who Turned Out to Be a Drunk Teenager
Traffic police officers from the Salihorsk District Department of Internal Affairs used firearms to stop
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Border Guards Find Dead Eritrean on Border With Latvia
The State Border Committee has reported another migrant death on the Belarus–Latvia border.
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Lithuania Reopens Border Checkpoints — State Border Committee
Lithuania reopened its border checkpoints with Belarus at 9:00 a.m., the Belarusian State Border Committee reported.
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Lithuanian Border Guard Suspends Operations at Border Checkpoints Due to Weather Balloons
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service (SBGS) commented on the suspension of operations at the Medininkai
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Vilnius Airport Resumes Operations at 6:40 a.m.
Vilnius Airport reopened its airspace at 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday, the airport’s press service reported.
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Lithuania Closes Border Checkpoints With Belarus
The Lithuanian side has halted operations at checkpoints along the border with Belarus, according to
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Parents of Vera Kravtsova Receive Cremation Certificate From Myanmar — KP.ru
The parents of Vera Krautsova (Vera Kravtsova), a 26-year-old Belarusian woman killed in Myanmar, have
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Fourteen More People Recognized as Political Prisoners
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognized 14 more people as political prisoners: Valentyn Antsipovich
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Belarusian Maria Zhodzik Named Poland’s Athlete of the Year
Maria Zhodzik, a native of Belarus who obtained Polish citizenship last year, has been named Poland’s
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German Citizen and Estonian Resident Detained at Belarus Border over Marijuana Possession
Two people were detained with marijuana at the Latvian-Belarusian border, the State Customs Committee
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Emergency Ministry of Belarus Showcases Modular Wartime Shelter at Civil Defense Drills
The Emergency Ministry unveiled a prototype of a modular reinforced-concrete shelter during today’s nationwide
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Lukashenko Voices Support for Libya’s Unification in Meeting with Haftar’s Son
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has expressed his support for the idea of uniting Libya, saying
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Political prisoner Aliaksei Halauko given six more months in prison
Political prisoner and anarchist Aliaksei Halauko (Aleksei Golovko) was sentenced on September 5 under
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Pack of Wolves Crosses from Belarus into Lithuania
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service has released new footage featuring four-legged “migrants.
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Head of Belarus’ Traffic Police Reports on Results of Gas Station Inspections
The head of the Main Directorate of the Traffic Police (GAI) of the Belarusian Interior Ministry, Viktor
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Son of Field Marshal Haftar Arrives in Belarus
On the evening of October 20, Colonel General Saddam Haftar — Deputy Commander of the Libyan National
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KGB Adds Dozens of Iranian Companies to List of “Terrorist Organizations”
Belarus’s State Security Committee (KGB) has updated its list of organizations and individuals “involved
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The amount of money transfers to Belarus exceeded outbound transfers by 1.5 times
According to the National Bank, nearly $77 million was sent abroad from Belarus via international money
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Belarusian “Cyber Partisans” Expose Over 2,000 More KGB Agents
The hacktivist group “Cyber Partisans” has obtained data on more than 2,000 additional individuals
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Investigators Reveal Cause of February St. Petersburg–Minsk Bus Crash
The Investigative Committee has completed its probe into a February road accident involving a MAZ bus
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Lukashenko Proposes Joint Film Project on Lee Harvey Oswald to Head of Mordovia
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko came up with an unexpected idea during his meeting with Artem
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Cubana de Aviación reactivates Il-96-300 after major overhaul in Belarus
A rare wide-body aircraft has returned to service, completing a ferry flight from Minsk to Havana after
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«Handcuffed to the radiator». Reform.news answers key questions in the case of onion plantation owner Jörg Dornau
The story of German politician Jörg Dornau, from the pro-Russian far-right party AfD, who allegedly uses
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«Onion is tasty». Political prisoners work on an onion plantation owned by AfD MP Jörg Dornau
German businessman and member of the populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Jörg Dornau, signed
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KGB and BT lied. Let’s break down the story about the Japanese «spy»
One of the journalists at Reform.news knows Japanese, and he was puzzled by the translation of the correspondence
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Ecohome: “Our goal is not only to restore the country, but also to make it green”
Since 2021, more than 100 environmental organizations have been liquidated in Belarus. There are almost
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Free Belarus Center: “Public Diplomacy Gradually Changes Attitudes Towards Belarusians for the Better”
The Free Belarus Center is a relatively new initiative that emerged after the events of 2020 when political
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Center for Belarusian Solidarity: “In the democratic world, not everything is limited to the state, the embassy, or the official”
In its three and a half years of existence, the Center for Belarusian Solidarity (CBS) has provided over
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BAJ: “Belarusian independent media are technologically ahead of the media markets of neighboring countries”
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was dissolved by the authorities in 2021. Quickly resuming
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Belarusian PEN: “Belarusian culture has no state of its own”
36 people of letters are currently behind bars in Belarus, the Belarusian language can become a reason
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LegalHub: “We didn’t seek legal assistance for a long time ourselves. That moment has come”
As a result of the 2021 crackdowns in Belarus, many non-profit projects providing free legal consultations
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Dissidentby, Politzek.me, Palityvzyanka: How Belarusians Help Their Political Prisoners
The release of political prisoners is one of the main goals of the democratic movement. According to
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Petitions.by: “When a dictator goes against the will of the majority, he must understand whether he has the resources for it”
A petition is a statement to the authorities about one’s ideas, proposals, or issues.
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“RADA”: Yekaterina Bunina on Belarusian Youth, International Solidarity, and the BRSM
The Belarusian National Youth Council “RADA” is part of the movement of young citizens defending
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“Honest People”: Lena Zhivoglod on White Ribbons, Active Boycott, and New Opportunities for Civil Society in 2025
Less than 1523 civil society organizations (CSOs) are currently undergoing forced liquidation or have
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