National Bank Unveils New 200-Ruble Banknote Bearing Halouchanka’s Signature
The National Bank of Belarus has unveiled a new 200-ruble banknote of the 2026 series. It will enter…
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Aliaksei Khliastou Speaks About Preventive Conversations
A video has been published on Instagram by singer and taxi driver Aliaksei Khliastou, whose detention was reported…
Assistant Train Driver Killed Under Train Wheels in Stolin District
An assistant train driver died in Stolin district. The incident occurred on 21 May. According to the Investigative…
Customs Prevent Homiel Entrepreneurs From Bringing Goods From Russia
The State Customs Committee reported on an inspection of a Homiel–Moscow–Homiel bus. As a result, passengers lost their…
Education Ministry Puts Draft Regulation on “Register of Tutors” Up for Discussion
The Ministry of Education has opened for public discussion a draft Council of Ministers resolution “On the Register…
Defence Ministry Holds Annual Training Session With Regional Executive Committee Heads
The Defence Ministry is holding its annual training session, “Military Security and Defence of the State”, today. The…
Turchyn Meets With Berdimuhamedow
Belarusian Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow. Turchyn arrived in Turkmenistan on a…
Human Rights Defenders Report More Than 10 Searches Targeting Activists Who Left Belarus
The Viasna Human Rights Centre has learned of more than 10 searches carried out yesterday targeting activists who…
Bystanders Rescue Three Children From Fire in Baranavichy
Bystanders and neighbours rescued three children from a fire in Baranavichy. According to the Emergency Situations Ministry, the…
Three-Quarters of International Road Freight Transport by Belarusian Carriers Is Accounted for by Russia
Russia’s share in international road freight transport carried out by Belarusian transport companies amounts to 70–75%. This was…
Sybiha Briefs NATO on Growing Threats From Belarus
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha briefed NATO allies on the growing threat from Belarus. He wrote about this…
Singer Aliaksei Khliastou Detained
Singer Aliaksei Khliastou has been detained. His wife reported this on Threads. He is being held at a…
Belavia Resumes Flights to Tunisia
Belavia and tour operator Intercity have resumed their charter programme to Tunisia. The first flight from Minsk to…
Lukashenka on Upgrading Polonez Systems: “Work Is Underway With Both China and Russia”
After today’s training on the combat use of nuclear weapons and nuclear support, Aliaksandr Lukashenka spoke about the…
Putin Announces Belarus-Russia Military Exercise Union Shield 2027
Vladimir Putin announced that operational exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus, Union Shield 2027, are…
841 Political Prisoners Remain Behind Bars in Belarus on Day of Solidarity With Political Prisoners
On the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, observed on 21 May, the Viasna Human Rights Centre published…
Lukashenka Establishes Breast Badge of the Belarus Presidential Property Management Directorate
Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed a decree establishing the breast badge of the Presidential Property Management Directorate of the Republic…
Zelenskyy Warns Belarus About Consequences of Aggression
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Slavutych in the north of the country, where he met with the heads…
Belarus Ratifies Agreement With Russia on Joint Market for Precious Metals and Stones
Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed the law ratifying the agreement between the governments of Belarus and Russia on cooperation in…
Some Searches in Belarus Linked to Freedom Day Celebrations in Warsaw and Vilnius
Some of today’s searches in Belarus are linked to participation in Freedom Day celebrations in Warsaw and Vilnius,…
Muraveika on Nuclear Drills: Missile Deviated by Less Than One Metre From Impact Point
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus Pavel Muraveika commented on the results of…
Belarus Ratifies Free Trade Agreement Between the EAEU and Indonesia
Aliaksandr Lukashenka signed the law ratifying the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Indonesia. The…
Traffic Police Officer Hit by Car in Minsk Region Dies
The Interior Ministry reported the death of senior traffic police inspector Petr Masalbasau of the special platoon of…
Search Conducted at Minsk Apartment of Viasna Human Rights Defender Uladzimir Labkovich
A search is being conducted at the Minsk apartment of Viasna human rights defender Uladzimir Labkovich. Vladimir himself…
Zelenskyy’s Office Responds to Lukashenka’s Proposal for a Meeting: Has a Habit of Somewhat Clumsily Inventing Things After the Fact
Ukraine’s Presidential Office has responded to today’s proposal by Aliaksandr Lukashenka to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss…
Mass Searches Conducted in Minsk Apartments of Activists Who Left the Country
Human rights defenders from Viasna have learned of mass searches taking place in Minsk today. The searches are…
Lithuania Declares Air Alert for Second Consecutive Day
A red-level air alert was declared today in Lithuania’s Utena district after unmanned objects were detected in the…
Lukashenka Says How Belarus Could Be Drawn Into War and Proposes Meeting With Zelenskyy
Aliaksandr Lukashenka said Belarus does not intend to become involved in the war with Ukraine unless aggression is…
100 Students Leave EHU After It Was Designated an “Extremist Organisation” in Belarus
After Belarusian authorities designated the European Humanities University an “extremist organisation” in April 2026, 100 students left the…
Turchyn Plans to Meet Berdimuhamedow in Turkmenistan
Belarusian Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn has departed for a working visit to Ashgabat to take part in a…
Lukashenka Speaks With Putin During Joint Nuclear Weapons Training Exercise
Aliaksandr Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin spoke via videoconference during a joint training exercise involving military units responsible for…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Lodges Protest With Lithuania Over Ukrainian Drone Above Vitsyebsk Region
Belarus’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Lithuanian Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Erikas Vilkanecas and issued what it described…
More Than 150 People Fined in Belarus for Importing Drones
The Prosecutor General’s Office reported on the enforcement of Administrative Code provisions establishing liability for violations of drone…
Shabutski Sentenced in Absentia to 19 Years in Prison
The Hrodna Regional Court on May 20 issued a verdict in absentia against blogger Maksim Shabutski under special…
Minibus Crashes Into Pole in Minsk, Injuries Reported
A second road accident involving a route minibus occurred in Minsk. In the first case, a truck crashed…
Kremlin Sees No Risk of Fuel Shortages Due to Attacks on Oil Refineries
The Kremlin sees no risk of fuel shortages resulting from attacks on oil refineries. This was stated today…
Peskov Calls Joint Exercises With Belarus Part of Military Development and a Signal
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the Belarusian-Russian nuclear exercises are part of military development but also serve…
Tsikhanouskaya: There Is No Peaceful Sky With Foreign Nuclear Weapons
There can be no peaceful sky with foreign nuclear weapons. Belarus must be free of nuclear weapons. This…
US Dollar and Euro Rise on BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on May 21 ended with gains for the U.S. dollar,…
Belkaapsayuz Wants to Launch Self-Service Mobile Shops
Belkaapsayuz is considering launching self-service mobile shops. This was announced by First Deputy Chairman of the organisation’s board…
Belarusian Government Approves Technical Assistance Project for Nuclear Legacy Sites
The Council of Ministers has approved the international technical assistance project “Improving Methods for the Safe Management of…
Lukashenka Arrives for Nuclear Exercises
Aliaksandr Lukashenka arrived today at a training exercise involving military units responsible for the combat use of nuclear…
Truck Collides With Minibus on Minsk Ring Road, Seven Taken to Hospital
A road accident involving five vehicles occurred this morning on the Minsk Ring Road. According to the Interior…
Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Contributed 27.4% of Belarus’s GDP
The contribution of small and medium-sized businesses to Belarus’s GDP amounted to 27.4%. They also generated 46.1% of…
Zelenskyy Says Ukrainian Drones Attacked Oil Refinery in Russia’s Syzran
Tsikhanouskaya Stresses Importance of International Pressure on the Regime and Support for Political Prisoners
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the Third Congress on Political Prisoners of Belarus #WithoutJustCause, which opened today in Vilnius.…
Latvia Declares Airspace Threat for Third Consecutive Day
Tax Authorities Find Illegal Taxi Dispatcher in Cherven District
The tax inspectorate uncovered an illegal taxi dispatcher operating in Cherven District. According to the press service of…
Information Ministry Expands List of “Extremist Materials”
The Ministry of Information has once again expanded its list of so-called “extremist materials”. The following were added…