State Control Committee Opens Hotline for Public Transport Complaints
The State Control Committee is inviting Belarusians to report issues related to passenger transport. The hotline will operate…
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Freedom, Dignity and the Right to Vote Belong to Everyone, Tsikhanouskaya Says
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says that freedom, dignity and the right to vote belong to every person, yet in Belarus…
Agrokombinat “Dziarzhynski” Absorbs Slutsk Grain Products Plant
The joint-stock company Agrokombinat “Dziarzhynski” has completed the absorption of the joint-stock company Slutsk Grain Products Plant. The…
No Attempts To Cross EU Borders From Belarus Recorded on Tuesday
The border services of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland reported that on Tuesday, 9 December, not a single attempt…
Belarusian Investigative Committee Reports on Dismantling an Illegal Migration Channel
The Investigative Committee has reported the dismantling of a channel used to legalize migrants. A court has already…
Poland Dismantles Illegal Immigration Network; Belarusian Citizens Among the Detainees
Poland’s Central Bureau of Investigation has carried out a major operation against a group involved in the illegal…
Sales of MAZ Trucks in Russia Down 44% in January–November
Sales of MAZ trucks in Russia continue to decline, according to new data from Avtostat-Info. The volumes of…
Lukashenka Extends Visa-Free Entry for European Citizens by One Year
Visa-free entry to Belarus for citizens of 38 European countries has been extended until 31 December 2026. The…
Italian Was Driving a Stolen BMW Worth More Than 200,000 Dollars Into Belarus
An Italian citizen was travelling from Poland to Belarus in an expensive BMW, but Polish border guards discovered…
IAEA to Conduct Scheduled Inspection at Belarusian NPP
Belarus, in accordance with the Agreement on the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the…
Belarus and UAE Ratify Agreement on Trade in Services and Investment
On 9 December Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a law ratifying the intergovernmental agreement between Belarus and the United Arab…
Lukashenka Ratifies Treaty Establishing Unified Electricity Market of the “Union State”
On 9 December Alyaksandr Lukashenka ratified the treaty between Belarus and Russia on the formation of a unified…
Shelter for Repressed Belarusians and Belarusian Democratic Community Centre Open in Florence
A shelter for Belarusian political refugees and their families, as well as a Belarusian Democratic Community Centre, opened…
Valfovich Claims Operator of “Hrodna” Drone Has Been Identified
Emergency Ministry Shows Flooding on Chervyakova Street in Minsk
A residential area on Chervyakova Street in Minsk was flooded today. The cause was damage to a water…
Names of Five More Ukrainians Released in Belarus Become Known
Human rights defenders have learned the names of five more Ukrainian citizens who were released on 22 November.…
Lithuanian Customs Counts 185 Trucks Stuck in Belarus
A total of 185 trucks with Lithuanian licence plates remain blocked in Belarus, said Dovilė Kraulaidienė, deputy director…
Muraveika Again Threatens Potential Adversaries With Nuclear Weapons and the “Oreshnik” System
First Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff Pavel Muraveika once again warned potential aggressors that any…
Minsk Metro Unveils New “Minsk 2024” Trainsets
The Minsk Metro has begun test runs of its new “Minsk 2024” trains produced by Russia’s Metrovagonmash. This…
Lukashenka Approves National Defence Plan Through 2030
At today’s meeting of the Security Council, Alyaksandr Lukashenka approved Belarus’s defence plan for 2026–2030. First Deputy Defence…
UTC Representative for Economic Reform Presents Strategy for Democratic Belarus’s Economic Development
The United Transitional Cabinet’s (UTC) representative for economic reforms, Alisa Ryzhychenka, unveiled a long-term Strategy for Economic Development…
Fire Trucks for Zimbabwe, a Sanatorium and Port Investments: Lukashenka Lists His Demands to Lithuania
Alyaksandr Lukashenka used today’s meeting of the Security Council to demand that Lithuania enter negotiations with Minsk, stressing…
Lukashenka Says Belarus Is Ready To Help Kenya Develop Oil Fields
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has announced that Belarus is prepared to take part in developing oil deposits in Kenya. He…
Lukashenka Says He Will Still Be “Suffocated” After the End of the Russia–Ukraine War
Alyaksandr Lukashenka believes that even if the Russia–Ukraine war ends soon, pressure on Belarus will not diminish. He…
“No Need To Bring In Americans, Russians or Ukrainians”: Lukashenka Demands That Lithuania Start Talks
Alyaksandr Lukashenka again insisted that Belarus and Lithuania must begin direct negotiations. Speaking at today’s meeting of the…
Lukashenka Wants Rapid Cooperation With Kenya on the Scale of Ties With Zimbabwe
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said he wants cooperation with Kenya to be fast-moving and, in scale, comparable to Belarus’s partnerships…
“We Have No Intention of Attacking Anyone”: Lukashenka Convenes Security Council
Alyaksandr Lukashenka convened a meeting of the Security Council, his press service reported. Opening the session, he once…
Latushka Appeals to Polish Financial Supervision Authority Over Blocked Accounts of Belarusians
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushka has submitted an…
Belarusian Sanatoriums Report Average Occupancy Above 86%
Average occupancy at Belarusian sanatoriums in 2025 exceeded 86%, a rise compared with 2024. The figures were presented…
Belarus Says It Offered Lithuania Talks On The Sidelines Of OSCE Ministerial
Belarus’s Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Sekreta stated that Minsk had proposed holding consultations with Lithuania on the margins of…
Lithuania Declares State Of Emergency Over Smugglers’ Weather Balloons
Lithuania’s government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to the crisis caused by cigarette-smuggling weather balloons…
Brest Region And China To Build Greenhouse Complex
Brest Region and the People’s Republic of China will jointly build a modern greenhouse complex. The agreement was…
Belarus And Saudi Arabia Hold ICT Business Forum
Belarus and Saudi Arabia are conducting a business forum dedicated to information and communication technologies. A delegation headed…
Lithuania to Consider Freezing or Confiscating Belarusian Assets
Lithuania will consider the possibility of freezing or confiscating Belarusian assets. The issue will be discussed at a…
Tsikhanouskaya and Kallas Discuss Release of Belarusian Political Prisoners
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on 8 December.…
Belarus and Iran Sign 2026 Cooperation Plan “on Promising Areas”
Belarus and Iran have signed a cooperation plan for 2026 covering promising areas. The document was signed on…
Belarus Plans to Sign Air Transport Agreement With Thailand
Belarus expects to sign an intergovernmental air transport agreement with Thailand in 2026, the Ministry of Transport and…
Yermak’s Resignation, the “Do Not Anger the Old Man” Concept, and the Prospects for Resetting Relations With Belarus
Will Yermak’s Resignation Change Kyiv’s Approach Toward the Belarusian Democratic Movement? One of the most important recent events…
UN Experts Condemn Deportation of Released Political Prisoners from Belarus
UN human rights experts have issued a statement condemning the deportation from Belarus to Lithuania of released political…
Artist Aksana Shaliapina Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Artist Aksana Shaliapina has been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for assisting political prisoners. She…
Belarus and Iran Approve Joint Military Cooperation Plan for 2026
During a visit to Belarus by an Iranian military delegation led by Brigadier General Mohammad Ahadi, Chief of…
Instagram Registers Threads Trademark in Belarus
The National Center for Intellectual Property has published information on the registration of the Threads trademark owned by…
Council of Europe Website Designated as “Extremist” in Belarus
The website of the Council of Europe has been designated as “extremist materials” in Belarus. A ruling by…
Belarusians Post Bank Card Numbers In Threads Hoping For A “Secret Santa” Gift
A viral “game” has spread in the Russian-language segment of the social network Threads: users publicly post their…
Pensioner Dragged Several Metres After Being Caught in Bus Doors in Minsk
In Minsk, a 72-year-old woman was caught in the doors of a bus and dragged several metres along…
NBRB Detects 191 Fraud Cases Involving Visa Services And “Last-Minute” Tours
Belarus’s automated banking-monitoring system has identified 191 fraud cases since early autumn involving visa applications or purchases of…
MTZ Boasts Tractor Sales To Kamchatka
The press service of Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) has announced that Belarus-made tractors have been shipped to Kamchatka…
CSTO To Draft A Model Law On Protecting Electoral Sovereignty
The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) will develop a model law on the protection of electoral sovereignty. The…
Eighteen-Year-Old Mahilyow Resident Charged With Denying The Genocide Of The Belarusian People
Prosecutors have authorised the pre-trial detention of an 18-year-old resident of Mahilyow. He is accused of denying the…
Tsikhanouskaya: The Goal of New Legislation Is to Ensure That Dictatorship Never Returns
The legislative projects being prepared by the Belarusian democratic forces aim to prevent the return of dictatorship. Sviatlana…