Another Nine People Added to Belarus’ “Extremists List”
Belarus’ Interior Ministry has added nine more people to the “List of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus
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Mobile Traffic Limits to Affect Fewer Than 15% of Subscribers
Mobile traffic limits will affect fewer than 15% of subscribers. This was stated by Minister of Communications
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Unemployment Under ILO Methodology Slightly Increased in Fourth Quarter
Belstat has published the results of a sample survey of households conducted to study employment issues
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Father and Son Spent Years Defrauding Minsk Residents by Swapping Apartments for Rural Ruins
An investigation into a real estate fraud case has been completed in Minsk. City residents were persuaded
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Death of More Than 700 Head of Cattle Discovered in Shchuchyn District, Criminal Case Opened
Officers of the Economic Crime Unit in Hrodna Region, during an inspection of one of the farms in Shchuchyn
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Funding for State Agro-Industrial Programme to Exceed 119 Billion Roubles
Funding for the state programme “Agro-Industrial Complex of the Future” for 2026–2030 will amount to 119.
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BELPOL: India Purchased 100 Mirotvorets Kamikaze Drones From Belarus
The Belarusian initiative of former security officers BELPOL has published a document indicating that
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Tsikhanouskaya in Davos: Democracy Must Be Constantly Worked On and Defended Every Day
The head of the United Transitional Cabinet, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, took part in a panel discussion
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Belarus Hopes to “Actively Participate” in International Conflict Resolution Through the Peace Council
Belarus hopes to “actively participate” in global processes to resolve international conflicts through
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European Bison to Be Recounted in Belavezhskaya Pushcha
The annual winter census of the European bison population has begun in Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park.
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Tsikhanouskaya Thanks Spain’s Foreign Minister for Decision on Belarusian Passports
The head of the United Transitional Cabinet, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, thanked the Spanish authorities
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World Peace Council: Lukashenka’s Chances Are Higher Than Ever Before
Today, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a ceremony was held to sign the charter of the World Peace
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Customs Authorities to Be Able to Check “Dazvoly” Not Only at the Border
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Jan. 22 signed a decree aimed at improving the activities of Belarus’s customs
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The White House Confused Belgium With Belarus and Added It to the List of Participants in the Peace Council
The White House published a list of countries participating in the Peace Council established by U.
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Lukashenka Approves Draft Agreement With Indonesia on Protection of Classified Information
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Jan. 22 signed a decree approving, as a basis for negotiations, a draft agreement
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Lukashenka Approves Draft Gas Protocols With Russia
Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree approving, as a basis for negotiations, draft protocols introducing
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Zelenskyy in Davos: No One Helped the People of Belarus, and Now Russian Oreshnik Missiles Are Deployed There
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, commented on
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Up to 10 Years in Prison and Heavy Fines. In Absentia Verdict Delivered in the Honest People Case
The Vitebsk Regional Court on Wednesday delivered an in absentia verdict in the case against Alena Zhylachkinа
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Fifteen Migrants Arriving From Belarus to Latvia Removed From Vilnius–Hamburg Flight
Lithuanian border guards detained 15 foreign nationals at Vilnius Airport who were attempting to fly
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Latvian Citizen Held in Forced Psychiatric Treatment in Belarus Over Political Case — Rights Groups
A 45-year-old Latvian citizen, Dmitriy Sivko, was tried under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting
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Belarusian Ambassador Takes Part in Approval of Peace Council Charter on Lukashenka’s Instructions
Belarus’s ambassador to Switzerland, Alyaksandr Hanevich, acting on the instructions of Alyaksandr Lukashenka
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Poland Reports Drone Activity on the Border With Belarus
Heightened activity of small unmanned aerial vehicles was recorded on the Polish-Belarusian border on
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Seliverstau Appointed Belarus’s Ambassador to Russia
Yury Seliverstau, previously serving as finance minister, has been appointed Belarus’s new ambassador
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Belarusian Diplomat Summoned to Polish Foreign Ministry Over Weather Balloons
On 20 January, Poland’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of Belarus in Poland to provide
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Overheating of the Belarusian Economy Has Decreased
The scale of overheating in the Belarusian economy has decreased. In the first quarter, GDP will remain
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Communications Ministry Sets Initial Traffic Volume for “Unlimited” Mobile Plans
The Ministry of Communications and Informatization has set an initial traffic volume for mobile operators’
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School Reform in Vilnius Could Lead to Closure of Belarusian Gymnasium
Vilnius Vice Mayor Vytautas Mitalas has submitted to the Vilnius City Council a proposal under which
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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
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Website of the Northern Lights Film Festival Labeled “Extremist” in Belarus
The Ministry of Information of Belarus has updated the “Republican List of Extremist Materials.
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Hundreds of Ducks Trapped by Ice in Ivanava
In Ivanava, ice formations developed on a stretch of the Samaranka River along Kosmonavtov Street, turning
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Belarus Signs Roadmap for Military-Technical Cooperation with Chad
The State Authority for Military Industry of Belarus has signed a roadmap for military-technical cooperation
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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
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Russia Returns Six Bulls to Belarus over Documentation Issues
Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of six Holstein bulls from Belarus.
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Iraqi National to Stand Trial in Lithuania over Smuggling Migrants from Belarus
An Iraqi national, Sh. J. H. O. H. O., will stand trial in Lithuania on charges of illegally smuggling
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Strawberry Seedlings Attempted to Be Imported into Belarus at Undervalued Price
Brest customs officers have stopped the import into Belarus of a shipment of strawberry seedlings declared
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Council of the Republic Approves Ratification of Visa-Free Agreement With Oman
The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus has approved a bill ratifying an agreement
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Ryzhankou Hopes for Restoration of Relations With Poland
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou hopes that Belarus will restore relations with its EU neighbours
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Piatkevich Expects a Surge in Birth Rates by 2030
Deputy Prime Minister Natallia Piatkevich expects that an increase in birth rates may occur by 2030.
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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
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Convoy of Seven Cars Carrying Contraband Detained at Polish Border
Polish customs officers found smuggled cigarettes in seven vehicles that crossed the Belarusian-Polish
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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
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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.
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Babruisk Resident Sentenced to Four Years of “Chemistry” for Abuse of Stepdaughter
The Babruisk court found a 37-year-old laborer guilty of abusing a minor and threatening to kill her.
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Belarusian Dairy Plant May Appear in Russia’s Kirov Region
A Belarusian dairy plant may appear in Russia’s Kirov Region. This was stated by the region’s governor
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Belarusian Volunteer Killed in Ukraine
A Belarusian volunteer, Aliaksei Lazarau, has been killed in Ukraine. His wife, Veranika Yanovich, reported
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Belarus and Russia Maintain Agricultural Supply Balances — Patrushev
Belarus and Russia are maintaining balances in agricultural product supplies. This was stated by Russian
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Two More Belarusian Women Receive Licences for the Winter Olympics
Two more athletes have been added to the Belarusian team for the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina
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Belarusian Who Attacked Child at Sheremetyevo Found Legally Insane
Russian investigators have completed a criminal investigation into a Belarusian national, Uladzimir Vitsikau
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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
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Belarusian Detained at Polish-German Border Over Unpaid Fine
On the evening of January 19, during a check of a bus near the former Pomellen border crossing, German
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