Government Amends Rules for Targeted Enrollment in Educational Institutions
The Council of Ministers has amended the rules for targeted enrollment in educational institutions. The corresponding resolution was…
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Hungary Seeks EU Suspension of Duties on Fertilizers From Belarus
Hungary is trying to persuade the European Union to suspend additional duties on fertilizers from Belarus and Russia…
Visa-Free Agreement with Oman Enters into Force
An agreement between Belarus and Oman on the mutual abolition of visas for holders of ordinary national passports…
Residents of Asipovichy and Barysau Rob Cash Transporter in Russia, Detained
The Interior Ministry’s press service reported the detention of three residents of Asipovichy and Barysau. They stole a…
Russia Extradited 225 People to Belarus in 2025
In 2025, Russia extradited 225 individuals to Belarus who were accused or convicted of crimes. The Russian Prosecutor…
Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority Responds to Problems with Bank Accounts for Belarusians
The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF) has responded to a letter from Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights Wojciech…
Ales Bialiatski Meets with Czech President
On March 16, Ales Bialiatski, head of the Viasna Human Rights Centre and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate,…
Fragments of Unknown Aerial Object Found in Poland Near Border With Belarus and Ukraine
Metal fragments of an unidentified aerial object have been found in Włodawa County of the Lublin Voivodeship, in…
Lithuanian Conservatives Again Propose Revoking Residence Permits for Belarusians Who Frequently Travel Home
Lithuanian conservatives led by Laurynas Kasčiūnas have once again proposed revoking residence permits from Belarusian citizens who frequently…
Planar Equipment Used at Russian Plant Kremniy El Attacked by Ukraine
Equipment produced by the Belarusian enterprise Planar was installed at the Russian plant Kremniy El, which was attacked…
Minskstroy Reports on Reconstruction of the Main Building of BSU
Reconstruction of the main building of the Belarusian State University is underway in Minsk, the company Minskstroy reported…
Investigative Committee Announces Criminal Case Against Vadanosava
The Investigative Committee said it has taken over a criminal case against host and singer Katsiaryna Vadanosava. Last…
Industrial Production in Belarus Falls by 3.7% in January–February
The volume of industrial production in January–February amounted to 33.1 billion rubles. In comparable prices it decreased by…
Tsikhanouskaya: The United States Has Leverage to Secure Release of Political Prisoners
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya expressed gratitude to the United States for efforts to secure the release of political prisoners in…
Migrants Step Up Attempts to Cross Belarus Borders With Latvia and Poland
Polish and Latvian border guards have reported new attempts by migrants to cross the border from Belarus. On…
EDB Forecasts Inflation in Belarus Below Target Level
Analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank expect inflation in Belarus this year to be below the government’s target…
Belarusian Accent of Leipzig: From Bacharevič’s Triumph to the Voices of Kalesnikava and Znak
From March 16 to 22, Leipzig once again becomes Europe’s main book capital. For Belarusian culture, the venue…
Man Stands Outside Balcony Railing at Hotel in Central Minsk as Rescuers Deploy Air Cushion
At the Minsk Hotel in the city centre, a man went beyond the balcony railing on the sixth…
Ivan Morozov, One of the Founders of the Belarusian-Language LiveJournal Community, Released
Blogger Ivan Marozau has been released after fully serving a second sentence on politically motivated charges, Nasha Niva…
Ukraine National Gymnastics Team Coach Moves to Work in Belarus and Explains Why
Senior coach of Ukraine’s national artistic gymnastics team Vyacheslav Lavrukhin has left the country and become senior coach…
Pavel Dabravolski to Serve Sentence in Medium-Security Penal Colony
Journalist Pavel Dabravolski, who was sentenced to nine years in prison, will serve his term in a medium-security…
Tsikhanouskaya: The Constitution Must Be Not a Tool of Control but a Guarantee of Freedom
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her adviser on parliamentary cooperation Anatol Liabedzka spoke on March 15, the Day of the…
Vilnius Airport Closed Again Due to Weather Balloons
Airspace over Vilnius Airport was closed from 21:46 to 23:35 after navigation markers resembling weather balloons used for…
Kalesnikava Receives Charlemagne Prize Four Years After It Was Awarded
On Saturday, March 14, the ceremonial presentation of the International Charlemagne Prize to Maria Kalesnikava took place in…
Viasna: Former Political Prisoners Expelled From Belarus Receive Draft Notices
Several former political prisoners who were released and forcibly expelled from Belarus have begun receiving draft notices from…
Latushka on Melnikava: There Is Information Her Children Are in Belarus, but She Is Not With Them
Polish prosecutors consider former Coordination Council speaker Anzhalika Melnikava, who disappeared a year ago, to be a victim…
Security Forum on Belarus’ Future to Be Held in Kyiv on Freedom Day
On March 25, 2026, Freedom Day, the regional security forum “Shlyakh da Svabody” will take place in Kyiv.…
Central Minsk Left Without Power for Nearly an Hour
On the evening of March 13 at around 21:00, electricity supply was disrupted in central Minsk in the…
Belarusian KGB Alpha Veterans Serve in Russian Secret Special Unit — The Insider
Austrian Court Refuses to Extradite Ukrainian Oligarch Due to Belarusian Diplomatic Immunity
Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash was able to avoid extradition from Austria to the United States thanks to his…
Detained Publishers Recognized as Political Prisoners in Belarus
Eleven more people have been recognized as political prisoners in Belarus, the Human Rights Center Viasna reported. They…
Coordination Council Recommends Mikalai Kazlou for Position of Representative of the UTC for Restoration of Law and Order
The Coordination Council has recommended Mikalai Kazlou for the position of Representative of the United Transitional Cabinet (UTC)…
Combat Readiness Inspection Ordered by Lukashenka Completed
A surprise inspection of the combat readiness of the Belarusian Armed Forces, conducted on the orders of Alyaksandr…
Belarusian Attacks Polish Customs Officer While Defending Smuggled Cigarettes
A Belarusian citizen attempted to bring smuggled cigarettes into Poland and attacked a Polish customs officer after they…
Lukashenka: Ukrainian Drone Crashed in Belarus and Injured a Woman
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that a Ukrainian drone crashed on the territory of Belarus in recent days. A woman…
Lukashenka Says He Will Continue Repression Against Opponents “Without Looking at Any Laws”
Alyaksandr Lukashenka spoke about negotiations with the United States during which the issue of releasing political prisoners is…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry “As a Neighbor” Offers Lithuania and Poland Electricity From BelNPP
Belarus’s Foreign Ministry commented on the recent statement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that abandoning…
Political Prisoners, Economy, Embassy Work: Lukashenka on Agenda of Talks With the United States
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said the agenda of his negotiations with the United States includes 10 issues covering sanctions and…
Bulgarian HUS Ltd Sues Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense Over Belarusian Metal — Radio Svaboda
The Bulgarian company HUS Ltd has filed a lawsuit in a Ukrainian court against Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense,…
BELPOL Publishes Report on Impact of Sanctions
The initiative of former security officers BELPOL has published a report on the impact of sanctions on the…
Sybiha Welcomes ICC Investigation Into Lukashenka Regime: Justice Needed for Belarus’s Democratic Future
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has welcomed the decision of the International Criminal Court to begin the investigation…
69-Year-Old Minsk Resident Convicted of “Insulting Lukashenka” Added to Extremist List
Belarus’s Interior Ministry has added another 29 people to the “List of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus,…
German Lawyers File ICC Complaint Against Jörg Dornau
German lawyers have filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against Jörg Dornau, a member of the…
Lithuanian Seimas Considers Extending Sanctions Against Belarusian and Russian Citizens Until 2027
Lithuania’s Seimas has accepted for consideration amendments to the law on restrictive measures related to the military aggression…
Reporters Without Borders Urge ICC to Include Persecution of Journalists in Lukashenka Probe
The organization Reporters Without Borders has welcomed the decision of the International Criminal Court to open an investigation…
Belarus’s UN Representative Snatches Photos of Political Prisoners From Former Inmate
At the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Belarus’s permanent representative to international organizations…
Tsikhanouskaya Meets Latvian President to Discuss Sanctions and Support for Political Prisoners
During a working visit to Latvia, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with President Edgars Rinkēvičs. The leader of the democratic…
Latushka: Lukashenka Will Be Placed on International Criminal Wanted List
Paval Latushka, deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, called the…
Three Drones That Violated Border Destroyed in Belarus Since Start of Year — Lukyanovich
Since the beginning of this year, 107 violations of Belarus’s airspace and 72 cases of violations of the…
Tsikhanouskaya Welcomes ICC Decision to Launch Investigation Into Lukashenka Regime
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has welcomed the decision of the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal Court to open an…