Russian Man Who Served Sentence for Comment Detained at Minsk Airport
Russian citizen Ivan Lyubshin was detained at Minsk airport, from where he had planned to fly to Armenia…
Category: Общество
Register of Monuments to Be Created in Belarus
A register of monuments and memorials will be created in Belarus. The relevant resolution was signed by Belarusian…
Charges Revealed Against Mazyr Human Rights Defender Uladzimir Tselyapun
Human rights defender from Mazyr Uladzimir Tselyapun is accused under articles on facilitating “extremist activity” (Article 361-4 of…
Insider: Kachanava to Award Propagandists, Tur to Receive Certificate
Administrators of the official Telegram channel of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus…
Mikita Yemialyanau Released in Spring 2026
Anarchist political prisoner Mikita Yemialyanau served his sentence and was released in spring 2026. This information was published…
Buses in Belarus to Be Equipped With Video Cameras and Seat Belts
Buses in Belarus must be equipped with seat belts and video cameras within the next three years. These…
Forecasters Issue First Heat Warning Of The Year
Forecasters have declared a yellow level of danger due to heat. This is the first such warning in…
Poczobut Does Not Abandon Idea of Returning to Belarus
Tsikhanouskaya: “Freedom of the Press Is a Mirror of What Is Really Happening in Society”
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya issued a statement on the occasion of World…
Vilnius Mayor to Launch Signature Campaign for Mandatory Lithuanian Language Requirement for Foreigners
Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas will begin collecting signatures from Monday for a petition to introduce a language requirement…
Three Polish Priests Denied Extension of Ministry in Viciebsk Diocese
Three Polish Catholic priests will be forced to leave Belarus after the Commissioner for Religious and Ethnic Affairs…
Widow of Belarusian Volunteer Urges Zelenskyy to Grant Foreigners Eligibility for Hero of Ukraine Title
Veranika Yanovich, the widow of Belarusian volunteer Aliaksei Lazarau, who was killed on January 19 while carrying out…
Belarusians Received Around 1 Million First Residence Permits in EU Countries Over Four Years1
From 2020 to 2024, European Union countries issued 981,679 first residence permits to Belarusian citizens. The data was…
Belarusian Railways Introduces Seasonal Discounts for Pensioners
Belarusian Railways began applying a seasonal discount for pensioners from May 1. From May 1 to October 31,…
Situation in Georgia Not the Best, Tsikhanouskaya Says
Belarusian democratic forces currently have no opportunity to negotiate with the Georgian authorities on recognising expired documents, Sviatlana…
Tsikhanouskaya Urges Focus on Transnational Repression at Conference of Belarusians Worldwide
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, in her opening remarks at the Conference of Belarusians Worldwide, which opened today in Warsaw, called…
Bank Card Payments to Be Introduced on Minsk Surface Transport From September 1
The introduction of bank card payments on surface public transport in Minsk will begin on September 1. Procurement…
Belarus and Russia to Create Unified Register of Carriers’ Debts1
Belarus and Russia will create a unified register of carriers’ debts. The decision was adopted following a meeting…
Traffic Police to Step Up Controls Over Long Weekend
The traffic police will step up controls over the long weekend, the Interior Ministry’s press service said. “With…
Subsistence Minimum and Linked Benefits Increase in Belarus
Tsikhanouskaya: The State Must Protect the Right to Work, Not Turn It Into a Tool of Control
The state must protect the right to work, not turn it into a tool of control, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya…
Fear Of Deportation And Personal Problems — Son Of Former Belaruskali Strike Committee Leader In Coma In Czechia
A 23-year-old Belarusian Yakau has been in a coma in a hospital in Czechia since mid-April following a…
United Transitional Cabinet Proposes “Young Belarusian Visa”
The representative of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus for youth policy Marharyta Vorykhava said on “Euroradio” that…
Heating Season Concludes in Minsk
The Minsk City Executive Committee has decided to end the heating season. From April 30, heating will be…
Russian Border Guards Photograph Passports at Border with Belarus – Mayday.Team
Russian border guards are photographing passports at the border with Belarus, Mayday.Team reports. According to human rights defenders,…
Keramin CEO Dies Suddenly
The general director of OJSC Keramin, Aleh Panasiuk, has died suddenly at the age of 46. As reported…
Belarusians to Receive Special Medical Service Conditions in Dubai
The Consulate General of Belarus in Dubai (UAE) and Polyclinic AE have signed a cooperation agreement. It provides…
Ten More People Recognised as Political Prisoners in Belarus
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognised another 10 individuals as political prisoners. They are Maksim Siamitka, Sviatlana Anhaleyka,…
Son of Preacher Melyanets Will Not Be Deported from Poland
The son of Belarusian preacher Siarhei Melyanets, who was detained yesterday by Polish border guards, has been released.…
Belstat Publishes Migration Data for 2025
In 2025, nearly 46,900 people arrived in Belarus, while 37,800 people left the country. These figures are contained…
Poczobut Speaks About His Health
Former political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut has spoken about his health. He is undergoing examinations in hospital following the…
Belarus Rises One Place in Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders has published its annual World Press Freedom Index. Belarus has moved up from 166th to…
Prosecutor’s Office Sends Balkunets Case to Court
The Minsk prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that it had referred a criminal case to court against a…
Rescue of Poczobut and Lukashenka’s Russian Knot
The story of the exchange involving Andrzej Poczobut once again demonstrates how constrained Alyaksandr Lukashenka is. It is…
Information Centre for Belarusians to Open in Vilnius
An information centre for Belarusians, established under an agreement between Lithuania and the Council of Europe, will open…
Human Rights Activists Report Detentions in Navapolack and Other Cities
At least 12 women were detained in Navapolack on April 23. Arrests were also reported in other cities…
Turchyn Orders Review of School Meal Standards
Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn held a working meeting on the organisation of school meals. Previously, significant attention to…
Gazeta Wyborcza Details Negotiations Behind Poczobut’s Release
Gazeta Wyborcza has described how negotiations unfolded over the release of political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut, who was freed…
Reporters Without Borders Welcomes Poczobut’s Release and Urges Freedom for All Belarusian Journalists
The organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has welcomed the release of Andrzej Poczobut. At the same time, the…
Reform.news Declared an “Extremist Formation”
The website Reform.news has been declared an “extremist formation”. The decision was taken by the Interior Ministry on…
Poczobut Meets His Wife
Former political prisoner and journalist Andrzej Poczobut met his wife. The meeting took place in a hospital, where…
Anzhalika Borys: Andrzej Poczobut May Return To Belarus
Former political prisoner Andrzej Poczobut (Andrei Pachobut), who was released and handed over to Poland as part of…
Former Political Prisoner Raman Ramanau Dies
Former political prisoner Raman Ramanau has died less than a year after his release, former political prisoner and…
Tsikhanouskaya: Poczobut’s Resilience and Dignity Became an Example for All
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya welcomed the release of Andrzej Poczobut, calling him an example of resilience and thanking everyone involved…
Wyborcza Journalist Publishes Photo with Andrzej Poczobut
Bartosz Wieliński, deputy editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, where Andrzej Poczobut worked, has published a selfie with his colleague.…
Deaths Exceeded Births by 62,000 in Belarus in 2025
Belstat has published data on births and deaths for 2025. During the year in Belarus, 116,530 people died,…
State Commission on University Admissions to Open Hotline from May 4
The State Commission overseeing the preparation and conduct of the university admissions campaign will open a hotline from…
Licensing Of Veterinary Activities Planned In Belarus
The Council of Ministers has submitted to the House of Representatives a draft law “On Amendments to Laws…
Estonia To Ban Property Purchases By Belarusians Without Permanent Residency
Estonia plans to ban citizens of Belarus and Russia who do not hold permanent residence permits from purchasing…
150 People Wanted in Belarus Detained in Russia Over Two Days
On April 15–16, a special operation “Search” was conducted in CIS countries, during which law enforcement agencies looked…