Verkhovna Rada Simplifies Stay Conditions for Foreign Volunteers
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada on March 12 adopted a law simplifying visa requirements for foreign volunteers and humanitarian workers.…
Category: News
“News” section on Reform.news
Side Event on Human Rights in Belarus Held on Margins of UN Council Session
A side event titled “Human Rights in Belarus” was held in Geneva during the 61st session of the…
Belarus Delivers Clothing, Footwear and Frame Tents to Kenya
An official ceremony for the transfer of Belarusian humanitarian aid to Kenya took place in Nairobi, the Belarusian…
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…
Lukashenka Signs Law on Water Supply Allowing Temporary Wells During Outages
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has signed the law “On Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal,” which regulates issues related to…
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…
Six More Suspects Detained in Lithuania Over Cigarette Smuggling by Balloons
Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service (VSAT) has detained six more people suspected of involvement in cigarette smuggling using…
Belavia Cancels Two More Flights to Israel
The airline Belavia has extended the suspension of flights to Israel. This is due to a decision by…
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…
Lukashenka Signs Law on Exchange of Debtors’ Data Between CIS Countries
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has signed a law ratifying an agreement on cooperation in the exchange of information during 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…
Book Fair With Participation of Belarusian Publishers to Be Held in Poznan
A book fair will take place in Poznan on March 13–15, where visitors will be able to browse…
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…
Children’s Writer Nadzieja Jasminska Hospitalized in Intensive Care
Writer Nadzieja Jasminska has been admitted to intensive care following emergency surgery. “The situation is such that I…
International Criminal Court Opens Investigation Into Crimes Against Humanity Committed by Lukashenka Regime
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into alleged crimes…
Special-Purpose Unit “Buran” Transformed Into Military Unit
The special-purpose unit “Buran” of the Internal Troops in the Homiel region has been transformed into a separate…
Lukashenka Promises to Check How Private Firms Coordinate Appointments With Local Authorities
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has promised to check in the near future how his decree on coordinating the appointment of…
First List Submits Documents for Elections to the Coordination Council
On March 11, the election commission received the first application to participate in the elections to the Coordination…
Wife of Slonim Resident Who Complained of Pressure From Security Forces Over a 2016 Like Detained
In Slonim, the wife of a local resident who publicly spoke about pressure from security forces on his…
Aliaksei Kubrakou, Convicted in the “BYSOL Case,” Released From Prison
Political prisoner and lawyer Aliaksei Kubrakou has been released from prison. He was sentenced in February, but had…
Rosatom Plans To Sign Framework Agreement on Construction of Third Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant by End of the Year
Rosatom expects to sign a framework agreement on the construction of the third unit of the Belarusian Nuclear…
Ales Bialiatski Meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Head of the Human Rights Center Viasna Ales Bialiatski and legal adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Leanid Marozau met…
Fight Against Intermediaries Postponed Until Mid-April
The fight against intermediaries has been postponed until mid-April. By that time, a draft “comprehensive decree on urgent…
Iranian Link Suspected in Cyberattack on Nuclear Research Center in Poland
Polish authorities suspect an Iranian connection in a cyberattack on the National Centre for Nuclear Research located near…
Belarusians Will Be Able to Observe a Comet in Early April. It May Be Visible Even During the Day
In the coming weeks, residents of Belarus will be able to observe the comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS). It…
Poland Launches First Counter-Drone Cluster on Border With Belarus
Poland has launched its first counter-drone cluster on the border with Belarus. This was announced at a press…
Belarusian Minister of Natural Resources Detained for Bribe
Belarusian Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Siarhei Maslyak has been detained for taking a bribe. This was…
Belarusian Man Tries To Leave Poland In BMW With Altered VIN
Polish border guards detained a 29-year-old Belarusian citizen who attempted to cross the border in a car with…
Dollar Rate Unchanged After March 12 Trading
At trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange, the Belarusian ruble strengthened against three foreign currencies. The…
EU Court Upholds Freezing Of Lithuanian Company Linked To Shakutsin
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the freezing of assets belonging to the…
Kosinets Reports To Lukashenka On Measures Against Intermediaries
Deputy Chairman of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly Alyaksandr Kosinets reported to Alyaksandr Lukashenka on proposed measures aimed at…
“Pound Of Flesh” In Kobryn: Investigators Uncover Meat Theft Scheme At Slaughter Site
The Investigative Committee has uncovered a scheme for stealing meat in the Kobryn district. The scheme involved a…
Private Company Head Accused Of Fraud After Debt To State Enterprise
New Batch Of Belarusian Tractors Arrives In Zimbabwe
A new batch of agricultural machinery from Belarus has arrived in Zimbabwe, including more than 300 tractors and…
Bialiatski Stresses Importance Of UN Special Rapporteur For Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, chairman of the Human Rights Center Viasna and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, emphasized the importance…
BAA Begins Assessing Car Inventory Levels
The Belarusian Automobile Association has begun assessing stock levels of new passenger cars held by dealers and manufacturers.…
MTZ Names Most востребованные Tractor Spare Parts In Belarus
The MTZ holding increased sales of spare parts by 10% in 2025. Total sales in Belarus exceeded 33…
Polish Embassy In Minsk Changes Appointment Procedure For Karta Polaka Matters
The Polish Embassy in Minsk has changed the procedure for booking appointments at the consular section on issues…
MART Sets Heat Energy Tariffs For Organizations
Belarus’s Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade has set tariffs for heat energy supplied to organizations by Resolution…
Statkevich Awarded Human Rights Prize As Wife Accepts Honor In Prague
Mikalai Statkevich has been named the recipient of the 2026 Homo Homini human rights award. The prize was…
Ukrainian Parliament Urges Poland, Finland And Baltic States To Impose Full Trade Embargo On Belarus And Russia
Ukraine’s parliament adopted a resolution on 11 March calling on the governments of Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and…
Belarus To Send Condensed Milk, Sugar And Blankets To Vietnam As Humanitarian Aid
The Belarusian Council of Ministers, acting on instructions from Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has decided to send humanitarian aid to…
Social Media Of International Human Rights Organization Declared “Extremist” In Belarus
Belarus’s Information Ministry has updated the “Republican List of Extremist Materials.” Among other items, it now includes pages…
Calls To Involve Europe In Political Prisoner Releases Complicate U.S. Efforts
In recent months, some Belarusian democratic activists have run a fairly aggressive campaign urging European politicians to follow…
BELPOL Briefs Estonia On Military Cooperation Between Minsk And Moscow
Representatives of BELPOL paid a working visit to Estonia, where they held a series of meetings with government…
Belarusian Ambassador Discusses Trade And Economic Cooperation With Georgia’s Finance Minister
Mikalai Rahashchuk, Belarus’s ambassador, met with Georgia’s Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili. “The interlocutors discussed current issues of bilateral…
Second UK–Belarus Democratic Forces Consultations Held In London
On 9 March, the second consultations between the UK government and Belarusian democratic forces were held at the…
KGB Adds 19-Year-Old Belarusian Convicted On Nine Charges To “Terrorist List”
Belarus’s State Security Committee has added 19-year-old Uladzislau Varonin to the list of persons “involved in terrorist activity.”…
Lukashenka Orders Humanitarian Aid For Vietnam
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has decided to send humanitarian aid to Vietnam following the consequences of large-scale natural disasters that…
Problems Arise With Improvement Works In Zhyrovichy As Lukashenka’s Aide Visits Site
Kanstantsin Burak, an aide to Alyaksandr Lukashenka and inspector for the Hrodna region, visited Zhyrovichy to oversee improvement…