Mahiliou Resident Sentenced to 15.5 Years for Attempted Murder of Woman
The Mahiliou Regional Court found a 45-year-old resident of Mahiliou guilty of attempting to murder a woman. He…
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Lithuanian Border Guards Brought Down Drone Carrying Contraband Cigarettes From Belarus
Lithuanian border guards brought down a drone carrying contraband cigarettes from Belarus. The incident took place in Varėna…
Court Delivers Verdict in Corruption Case in Tyre Industry
The Prosecutor General’s Office has reported on the verdict in a corruption case in the tyre industry. Nine…
Chinese Communist Party Invites Belarusian Officials to Study at Party School
The Chinese Communist Party has invited Belarusian officials to take part in training at its party school. A…
Euro, Dollar and Yuan Fall for Second Consecutive Day on BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 7 April, ended with the dollar, euro and…
Government Removes Plots in 10 Districts of Homiel Region From List of Radiation-Hazardous Lands
The Belarusian government has removed land plots in 10 districts of Homiel Region from the list of radiation-hazardous…
Deputy Speaker of Polish Sejm Assesses Prospects for Warming Relations With Belarus
Krzysztof Bosak, deputy speaker of the Polish Sejm from the opposition right-wing Confederation party, discussed the prospects for…
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…
Apartment of Convicted Economist Daneika Put Up for Sale
The apartment of economist Pavel Daneika, who was convicted in absentia, has been put up for sale. The…
Lukashenka Congratulates Vietnam’s New President
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has congratulated To Lam, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam,…
Emergencies Ministry Reports Consequences of Strong Winds
Emergency workers over the past 24 hours have dealt with the последствия of strong winds in Belarus. An…
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…
Foreigner Fined for Seven Speeding Violations During One Trip in Belarus
The Mahiliou Regional Executive Committee’s Internal Affairs Directorate reported that a driver from a neighbouring country had been…
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…
Two Enterprises in Brest Region Fined Over Prices
The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade has held two enterprises in the Brest region liable for violating…
Lithuania and Latvia Face Migrant Pressure, but Not Poland
Lithuanian and Latvian border guards again recorded a significant number of attempted border crossings by migrants on Monday.…
Another Bank Launches Preferential Lending for BelGee Cars
BelVEB Bank has joined other Belarusian banks in offering loans for BelGee cars with a preferential period. Loans…
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…
Squally Winds Sweep Across Belarus, Causing Damage
Squally winds were observed across Belarus on Sunday. In Senitsa near Minsk, the wind uprooted trees. In Minsk’s…
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…
Knihi.by Website and Several Books Declared “Extremist” in Belarus
The website of the Belarusian literature store knihi.by and its Instagram page have been declared “extremist materials”. The…
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…
Lukashenka Approves Amendments to Agreement on Liability for Customs Violations in the Customs Union
Foreigner Worked in Belarus for Several Years Using Fake Pharmacist Diploma
A foreign national worked in Lida for several years using a fake pharmacist diploma, but the deception was…
Fire Breaks Out at Mahilioukhimvalakno Plant
A fire broke out during the day on April 6 at the Mahilioukhimvalakno enterprise, the Emergencies Ministry said.…
State Control Committee Suspends Operations of Three Cafes in Brest
In Brest, the operations of three cafes belonging to the same business entity have been suspended at the…
Khrenin and CSTO Secretary General Discuss Upcoming Exercises in Belarus
On April 6, Belarusian Defence Minister Viktar Khrenin met with CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov. Khrenin briefed Masadykov…
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…
Film About Ales Bialiatski to Be Screened in Vilnius
A screening of the documentary film Bialiatski / Unbroken, dedicated to Belarusian human rights defender, dissident and Nobel…
Agricultural Enterprise Worker Transported 10 Tonnes of Grain by Bicycle
The Interior Ministry press service said it had uncovered a large-scale grain theft in the Pinsk district. A…
Homiel Resident Sentenced to Five Years for Fraud, Cites Sanctions in Court
The Savetski District Court of Minsk found a 60-year-old resident of Homiel guilty of fraud on an especially…
BAA Reports Shift in Belarusian Car Market Model
The Belarusian Automobile Association has once again drawn attention to the decline in passenger car imports by legal…
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…
Dollar, Euro and Yuan Fall in BCSE Trading on April 6
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on Monday, April 6, ended with the dollar, euro and…
Orange Weather Alert Over Strong Winds Extended Through Tuesday
Tuesday will also be very windy in Belarus. Forecasters have extended the orange-level weather warning. “On April 7…
“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…
Lukashenka Assesses What Kyrgyzstan Would Do in the Event of Conflict in Belarus
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, during a meeting with the new CSTO secretary general, Taalatbek Masadykov, a representative of Kyrgyzstan, outlined…
Lukashenka Urges CSTO to Be Cautious Regarding Armenia
Alyaksandr Lukashenka believes that the Collective Security Treaty Organisation should be cautious in its dealings with Armenia. He…
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…
Russian Brand Volga Certifies Belarusian Version of Model Based on Geely Atlas
The fourth-generation Geely Atlas may appear in Belarus under the Russian Volga brand. As reported by Chinese Cars,…
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…
Ryzhankou Assures New CSTO Secretary General of Belarusian Support
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou met on Monday with the new CSTO secretary general, Taalatbek Masadykov, who took…
Chukotka Offers Lukashenka Opportunity to Mine Gold
During the visit of the governor of Russia’s Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to Minsk, Alyaksandr Lukashenka received an offer…