YouTube Channel Pershy Region Recognized as “Extremist” in Belarus
The Ministry of Information has updated the “Republican List of Extremist Materials.” Among other additions, it included the…
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Minsk Resident Ransacks Kindergarten
An unidentified man broke into a kindergarten in Minsk at night and ransacked the building. Police were informed…
Belarusian Embassy in North Korea Planned to Open by 1 August
The Belarusian embassy in North Korea will open by 1 August 2026. The relevant resolution was signed by…
Tenth-Grade Students to Be Sent to Residential Field Training Camps
Belarusian tenth-grade students will be sent to field training camps in May. The camps will begin on 25…
Belarus Becomes Most Affordable Foreign Destination for Russians During May Holidays
Belarus topped the ranking of the most affordable foreign destinations for Russian tourists during the May holidays in…
CTV Says YouTube Deleted Its New Channel
(Updated) On April 8, a new CTV channel (@ctvplus) disappeared from the YouTube platform, which the broadcaster created…
BelGee Increased Car Production by 7.8% in the First Quarter
The BelGee plant produced 22,359 passenger cars in the first quarter, which was 7.8% more than in the…
Nearly 35,000 Divorces Registered Against 52,000 Marriages in Belarus
In 2025, residents of Belarus entered into 52,044 marriages. During the same period, 34,813 divorces were registered. This…
Wind Knocks Lighting Pole Onto Road in Brest
Emergency workers in Brest Region were called out several times over the past 24 hours to deal with…
Political Prisoners, Opening of Democratic Forces Office and Legalisation Issues Discussed During Tsikhanouskaya’s Meetings in Spain
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a series of meetings with politicians during her visit to Spain on 6-8 April, the…
Belarus Introduces Licensing for Battery Imports
The Belarusian government has introduced temporary licensing for battery imports. The relevant resolution was signed by Prime Minister…
Wargaming IT Specialist Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison Colony
Wargaming IT specialist Hleb Rybchanka has been sentenced to 14 years in a medium-security prison colony, the human…
Turchyn, Kosinets and Karanik to Shape Future of BNBC
A working group consisting of Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn, Deputy Chairman of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly Alyaksandr Kosinets…
KGB Declares Diver Prize and Belarusian National Coalition “Extremist Formations”
Belarus’ KGB has declared the Diver Prize and the Belarusian National Coalition to be “extremist formations”. The decisions…
Government Changes Rules for Procurement Using Own Funds
Belarus’ Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution “On the Procedure for Procurement of Goods (Works, Services) Using…
BNBC Still Has Not Reached Full Capacity and Is Seeking State Support, Lukashenka Says
The Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation has still not reached full capacity. Its management is once again asking for…
Rights Defenders Explain Confusion in Pardoned Prisoners List
The Viasna Human Rights Centre clarified the confusion surrounding the list of pardoned prisoners that appeared online on…
Belarus Estimates Genocide Case Damage at $1.82 Trillion
Belarus’ State Property Committee has calculated the damage inflicted on the country during World War Two. “The final…
Lithuanian Politicians Tell LRT About Possible Schemes for U.S. Transit of Belarusian Potash
Broadcaster LRT has published an article on the prospects for discussing the transit of Belarusian potash fertilisers through…
Rostelecom Outage in Russia Also Affects Belarus
A major outage occurred in the Russian segment of the internet on the evening of April 6. The…
NASA Publishes Photo of Far Side of the Moon
NASA has published for the first time since 1972 a photograph of the far side of the Moon…
Will Akela Miss: Lukashenka and the Russian-Armenian Duel
At a recent meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian President Vladimir Putin effectively issued an ultimatum to…
Ryzhankou Says Lithuania Unwilling to Hold Talks With Belarus
Maksim Ryzhankou, Belarus’ foreign minister, said he sees no willingness on Vilnius’ part to talk to Minsk. He…
Several People on Pardoned Prisoners List Have Not Been Released, Rights Defenders Say
Some people included in the published list of pardoned political prisoners have still not been released. The Dissidentby…
Two Apartments in Minsk Purchased in Melnikava’s Name After Her Disappearance, Zerkalo Reports
Two apartments in Minsk were purchased in the name of missing former Coordination Council speaker Anzhalika Melnikava in…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Threatens Response “Using All Available Means” to YouTube Blocking of State Media
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry issued a statement in connection with the blocking of BelTA, ONT and CTV channels…
Government Revises Approach to Alterations in Residential Buildings
The Council of Ministers of Belarus has adopted a resolution “On Alterations and Redevelopment, Installation of Individual Antennas…
“They Will Never Cope With the Chinese” – Lukashenka Summarises US Campaign Against Iran
The US and Israeli operation against Iran showed that the United States is vulnerable and will not be…
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe to Prepare Report on Belarus
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will prepare a report on the…
Visas and Political Prisoners: Democratic Forces Representatives Hold Talks in Italy
On April 2-3, Dzianis Kuchynski, diplomatic adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, visited Italy. The trip was devoted to securing…
Belarusian Helsinki Committee Designated as “Extremist Formation”
The Belarusian Helsinki Committee has been designated an “extremist formation”. The decision was taken by the KGB on…
Minsk Representative in Brussels Suggests Europe Return to Constructive Dialogue
Belarus’ chargé d’affaires in Brussels, Siarhei Panasiuk, in an interview with TASS suggested that Europe return to constructive…
Nearly 100 Migrants Attempted to Cross From Belarus Into Lithuania and Latvia on Sunday
The situation on the borders of Lithuania and Latvia with Belarus remains tense. On Sunday, border guards in…
Forecasters Warn of Strong Winds on Monday
Strong westerly winds with gusts of 15-20 metres per second are expected across most of Belarus on Monday…
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Says It Has Not Received Official Proposals for Meetings From Belarus
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry said it had not received an official proposal from Belarus to hold a meeting at…
Viktar Lukashenka Flew to Turkey on Government Business Jet “on Official Business”
The head of Belarus’ National Olympic Committee, Viktar Lukashenka, flew to Turkey on a government business jet with…
“Day When Faith and Hope Triumphed” – Tsikhanouskaya Congratulates Belarusians on Easter
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya congratulated Belarusians celebrating Easter and, speaking about faith in the future, recalled the release of political…
CTV Publishes Videos on Backup YouTube Channel, but Pratasevich Programme Is Missing
After the removal of the main YouTube channel of Belarusian state television broadcaster CTV (@ctvby), which had 2.4…
All Nine Lists Registered to Take Part in Coordination Council Elections
The Election Commission of the Coordination Council has announced the final results of candidate registration for the KS.…
Crimea Preparing for Visit by Belarusian Ambassador to Russia
Belarus’ ambassador to Russia appointed this year, Yury Seliverstau, is planning to visit Crimea, which was annexed by…
Up to Eight Years in Prison: Organisers of Migrant Smuggling From Belarus to the EU Convicted in Poland
A court in Legnica has sentenced members of an organised criminal group that smuggled migrants across the Polish-Belarusian…
Flagshtok: Explosion and Drone Flight Reported in Homiel
Residents of Homiel witnessed two overnight incidents in succession, Flagshtok reported. According to the outlet, at around 4:30…
Founders of Miracle for Children Charity Fund Suspected of Fraud
The Interior Ministry said it had uncovered a fraudulent scheme in the Hrodna region operating under the guise…
Belarusian Citizen With Drone Detained Near Vilnius Airport
Lithuania’s Public Security Service identified five violators over the past week for flying drones in restricted areas. Three…
Likely Reason for Removal of State Propaganda Channels Was Complaint Over Pratasevich Video
YouTube may have removed the channels of Belarusian state media outlets because of a complaint filed by Belarusian…
State Media Spark Outcry Over Removal of Their YouTube Channels
State Belarusian media outlets BelTA, ONT and STV reacted to the removal of their channels from the YouTube…
YouTube Removes Channels Of BelTA, ONT And CTV
Video-sharing platform YouTube has removed the official channels of Belarus’s largest state propaganda media outlets. The channels of…
Retail Prices For Motor Fuel In Belarus Raised Again
From 4 April, Belneftekhim will raise retail prices for motor fuel by 3 kopecks, the концерн’s press service…
BIC Denies Reports Of Chatbot Hack And Warns Of Clone
The Belarusian Investigative Center denies reports that its chatbot was hacked. On 2 April, Raman Pratasevich claimed on…
Novy Chas And BIC Recognised As “Extremist Formations” In Belarus
Novy Chas and the Belarusian Investigative Center have been recognised as “extremist formations” in Belarus. Four new “extremist…