Belarus Interior Ministry Says Claims of Indian Citizen Being Enslaved in Forced Labor “Do Not Correspond to Reality”
Belarus’s Interior Ministry said that information about an Indian citizen who came to Belarus for work and ended…
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Tsikhanouskaya Briefs UN General Assembly President on Situation with Release of Political Prisoners
While attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of the United Nations…
Ryzhankou Hopes for Restoration of Relations With Poland
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou hopes that Belarus will restore relations with its EU neighbours, and most quickly…
State Propaganda Constructs an Alternative Reality for Belarusians – Study
The FactCheck.LT project analyzed publications by Belarusian media in 2025 and concluded that state-owned outlets systematically construct an…
Belarus Agriculture Minister Rejects Dumping Accusations on Russian Dairy Market
Belarus’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Yury Horlau, speaking at the congress of the Russian dairy union Soyuzmoloko,…
Number of Belarusians Deemed a Security Threat to Lithuania Triples in One Year
In 2025, Lithuania designated 1,634 Belarusian citizens as individuals posing a threat to state security. This is almost…
Belarusian Volunteer Killed in Ukraine
A Belarusian volunteer, Aliaksei Lazarau, has been killed in Ukraine. His wife, Veranika Yanovich, reported this on the…
Tsikhanouskaya in Davos: U.S. Sanctions Are for Freeing People, European Ones for Freeing the Country
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has welcomed U.S. efforts to secure the release of Belarusian political prisoners, including in exchange for…
Butter Prices Were a Key Topic in Talks Between Shuleyka and Patrushev — Kommersant
Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reports that one of the main topics of Belarusian-Russian talks on the agro-industrial sector at…
Eight Countries Join Latest EU Sanctions Decisions on Belarus
Eight countries have joined the European Union’s latest sanctions decisions against Belarus. In December, the EU introduced new…
Belarus Cabinet of Ministers Approves Rules on Transferring Organizations of Foreign Investors to Temporary External Management
The Belarusian Council of Ministers, by Resolution No. 25 of January 16, has approved the Regulations on the…
Belarusian OnlyFans Model Goes Missing in Thailand, Fears of Human Trafficking
A 23-year-old Belarusian OnlyFans model, Valeryia, has gone missing in Thailand. She has not been in contact with…
Spain to Recognize Expired Belarusian Passports
Spain will recognize expired Belarusian passports as valid. This is предусмотрено by an instruction issued by Spain’s State…
Lukashenka Explains Why He Will Not Pay a Billion for Work in the Peace Council
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that no payment is required to work in the Peace Council during the first three…
Lukashenka Signs Document on Joining Trump’s Peace Council
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a document on Belarus’ accession to the Peace Council, a new organisation chaired by…
Detained Radio Amateurs Recognised as Political Prisoners
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognised another 14 people as political prisoners. They are Volha Barunova, Alyaksei Kerdal,…
Prosecutor’s Office Explains Inclusion of Book on the Belarusian People’s Republic in Banned List
A book by Dorota Michaluk on the history of the Belarusian People’s Republic was banned from distribution in Belarus…
IAEA: Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Completely Loses External Power Supply
Several Ukrainian electrical substations vital to nuclear safety were damaged this morning as a result of large-scale military…
At Least 22 Foreign Nationals Are Imprisoned in Belarus on Political Grounds — Human Rights Defenders
The Viasna Human Rights Centre reported that as of 20 January, at least 22 foreign nationals convicted on…
Free Belarus Center Recognised as an “Extremist Formation”
Free Belarus Center has been recognised as an “extremist formation”. The decision by the KGB is dated 15…
China Imported $747.2 Million Worth of Belarusian Potash in 2025
China imported $747.2 million worth of Belarusian potash in 2025. Compared with 2024, supplies in value terms declined…
Belarus to Receive 300 Million Yuan in Technical and Economic Assistance From China
Belarus will receive 300 million yuan in technical and economic assistance from China. This is stipulated by an…
Polish Prosecutors Say Melkaziorau Had Chronic Illnesses
Polish prosecutors have said that no injuries were found on the body of Belarusian journalist Mikita Melkaziorau that…
Heat Supply Being Restored After Heating Main Accident in Minsk
Heat and hot water are returning to homes in the Frunzensky, Moskovsky, Tsentralny, Sovetsky and Oktyabrsky districts. “Adjustment…
Belarus Information Ministry Sees Danger in Popular Gaming Platform Roblox
The Ministry of Information of Belarus has warned about the dangers of Roblox, a gaming platform popular among…
Trump Invites Lukashenka to Join Peace Council
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed that Belarus become a founding member of the Peace Council in the…
Prosecutors in Minsk Region Filed More Than 1,400 Applications on “Extremist” Materials Over Five Years
The Minsk Region Prosecutor’s Office reported on filing applications with courts to have information products recognised as “extremist…
Lukashenka Wants to Be a Bridge Between East and West
Alyaksandr Lukashenka wants Belarus to be not a dividing line but a bridge between East and West. He…
Kuchynski: We Agreed on Concrete Steps to Support Belarusians in Spain
Belarusian democratic forces have agreed with Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on further steps to support Belarusians living…
Belarus’ GDP Grows by 1.3% in 2025
Belarus’ gross domestic product in 2025 amounted to 286.7 billion roubles. It increased by 1.3% compared with 2024.…
Minsk City Executive Committee Promises to Resolve Heating Problems Within Hours After Accident
The Minsk City Executive Committee has promised that within a couple of hours the temperature of the heat…
EDB Expects Inflation in Belarus to Remain at Around 7%
The Eurasian Development Bank expects inflation in Belarus to remain at its current level in 2026. Last week,…
Minskenergo Warns of Temperature Drop in Five Districts of Minsk Due to Heating Main Accident
A section of heating main No. 41 has been damaged in Minsk, Minskenergo said. As a result of…
IDRW Claims India Purchased a Batch of Berkut-BM Drones From Belarus
The para-military outlet Indian Defence Research Wing (IDRW) reported that India has purchased a batch of Belarusian Berkut-BM…
Two Belarusian Citizens Detained in Thailand Over Illegal Car Rental Case
Thai police have detained two Belarusian citizens suspected of running an illegal car rental business on the island…
Several Dozen Objects Enter Poland Overnight From Belarus
On the night of January 17, several dozen unidentified objects entered Polish airspace from the territory of Belarus,…
“She Ran Across a Four-Lane Road and Fled.” Journalist Ihar Kulei Says He Was Followed in Warsaw
Journalist Ihar Kuley of the Belarusian Investigative Center shared a story on his Facebook blog about an incident that…
Rising Demand for Legal Status in Poland: Belarusians File More Applications but Receive Fewer Permits
In 2025, Belarusian citizens received 34,200 residence permits in Poland — 18.3% fewer than a year earlier —…
“They Are There Temporarily” — Tsikhanouskaya Comments on Reports of Her Children Moving to the United States
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has commented on reports that her children allegedly moved to the…
Two More Stations Removed From Minsk Metro Construction Plan — Nasha Niva
Two more stations have been removed from the construction plan for the fourth line of the Minsk metro,…
Belarus KGB Adds Three More People to “Terrorist” List
Belarus’s State Security Committee has added three more people to its list of “individuals involved in terrorist activities.”…
Belarusian Citizens Detained in Georgia With Methadone Worth Over $1 Million
Two Belarusian citizens have been detained in the Adjara region in a drug trafficking case. Nearly six kilograms…
Crypto Banks in Belarus to Have Minimum Charter Capital of 20 Million Rubles
The minimum charter capital for crypto banks in Belarus will be set at no less than 20 million…
Belarusian Democratic Forces Will Be Able to Take Part in Local Election Observation Missions in Council of Europe Countries
Representatives of the Belarusian democratic forces will be able to participate in missions observing local elections in Council…
Belarusian Citizen and Five Other Foreigners to Be Tried in Lithuania for Attempted Arson of Equipment for Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Six foreign nationals will stand trial in Lithuania for attempting to set fire to equipment intended for the…
Belarus Could See Its First Crypto Bank Within Six Months
Belarus could see its first crypto bank within six months. This is the time needed to bring legislation…
Valfovich Expresses Confidence That Belarus Has the “Oreshnik”
Belarus’s State Secretary of the Security Council Aliaksandr Valfovich has expressed confidence that the Russian medium-range mobile missile…
Decree on Cryptobanks Creates Opportunity for the Self-Employed to Receive Salaries in Cryptocurrency — Yagorau
The decree on cryptobanks creates an opportunity for the self-employed to receive salaries in cryptocurrencies. This was stated…
Decree on Cryptobanks and Token Oversight Signed
A decree “On Cryptobanks and Certain Issues of Oversight in the Sphere of Digital Tokens” was signed today,…
Estonia Intends to Actively Raise the Belarus Issue in the UN Human Rights Council
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. The…