One Of The Defendants In The Belaruskicry Case Sentenced To Four Years Of Restricted Freedom Over “Destructive” Pendants
The production director of Belarusian jewellery brand Belaruskicry has been sentenced to four years of restricted freedom in…
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Belarusian Railway Faces More Problems As Homiel-Minsk Train Delayed By Technical Failure
Belarusian Railway has warned of a delay to train No. 707 from Homiel to Minsk. The train departed…
Sociologists Survey Lithuanians On Litvinism And The Pahonia Coat Of Arms
The Political Sphere Institute for Political Research, together with public opinion research company „Spinter tyrimai“ and Vytautas Magnus…
Coordination Council Launches “Try Slany” Platform Ahead Of Elections
The Coordination Council is launching the “Try Slany” platform for election campaigning. The platform will feature comprehensive information…
Nasha Sprava / Belarusian Christian Democrats Faction Will Not Participate In Coordination Council Elections
The “Nasha Sprava” / Belarusian Christian Democrats faction has announced its decision not to participate in elections to…
Lithuanian Citizen Sentenced To 15 Years In Colony On Espionage Charges — Rights Defenders
Lithuanian citizen Miroslavas Trockis has been sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment under an article on espionage, reports…
Anarchist Dranets Given Additional Year In Colony
Nikita Dranets, a defendant in the “Revolutionary Action” case, has been given an additional year in a penal…
Tsikhanouskaya Office Calls Passport Annulments Transnational Repression
The legal team of the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya views the annulment of passports of former political prisoners…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Cooperates With Russia On Returning Cultural Assets
Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Sakreta mentioned cooperation with the Russian Federation on the return of cultural assets. The…
Nationwide Volunteer Work Day Scheduled For April 18
A nationwide volunteer work day will take place in Belarus on April 18. Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn signed…
Transport Inspectorate Receives New Powers
The Belarusian Council of Ministers has approved a new version of the regulations governing the Transport Inspectorate. According…
ILO Urges Belarus To Return Passports To Yarashuk And Fiadynich
The International Labour Organization has called on the Belarusian authorities to return the passports of trade union leaders…
Belarus Issued More Than 2,000 Electronic Visas In A Year
Belarus issued more than 2,000 electronic visas over the past year. This was stated by head of e-commerce…
Authorities Seek to Recover 258 Rubles from Expelled Belarusian Journalist Karnei
Authorities are attempting to recover 258 rubles and 50 kopecks from journalist Ihar Karnei, who was released and…
Passports Annulled for Former Political Prisoners Expelled from Belarus
Former political prisoners who were forcibly expelled from Belarus are having their passports annulled. One of the former…
New Union State TV Channel “Soyuzny” To Launch on April 1
A new TV channel, “Soyuzny,” part of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Union State Media Company,” will begin broadcasting…
Coordination Council Elections: Fear of Losing, or Unwillingness to Win?
The elections to the Coordination Council are approaching, yet the number of those willing to take part is…
Tsikhanouskaya Meets Former Political Prisoners in Vilnius
On March 30, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met in Vilnius with former political prisoners who were released and forcibly transferred…
BBC Website Declared “Extremist” in Belarus
A court in the Leninsky District of Mahilyow has declared the website “BBC News Russian Service” extremist. The…
Six More People Recognized as Political Prisoners in Belarus
Belarusian human rights defenders have recognized six more individuals as political prisoners. They are Aliaksandr Karmanovich, Dzmitry Kalinouski,…
Police Officer Fined Over Hukanne Viasny In Homiel
Among those fined for celebrating Hukanne Viasny in Homiel was police major Viktar Shypkou, Homiel Viasna reports. It…
Belarus Begins Introducing Restrictions On Forest Visits
Restrictions on visiting forests are being introduced in Belarus. According to the Forestry Ministry, forest visits were restricted…
Almost Half Of Foreign Workers In Belarus Are Citizens Of Turkmenistan
Nearly 240,000 foreigners live in Belarus. Almost half of foreign workers in the country come from Turkmenistan. Last…
Rescued Lion Cubs In Dagestan May Be Sent To Belarus
Five lion cubs confiscated from a private zoo in Dagestan because of poor conditions may be transferred to…
Mass Migration of Common Toads Begins in Belarus
A mass migration of common toads has begun in the Prypiatski National Park. At the same time, the…
EU and Ukraine Switch to Daylight Saving Time, Narrowing Gap with Belarus
On the night of March 28–29, European Union countries and Ukraine will move their clocks forward by one…
Environment Ministry Invites Belarusians to Join “Earth Hour”
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus invites people to take part in the environmental…
Authorities in Belarus Plan to Sell Apartment of Journalist Sentenced in Absentia
The seized apartment of Hrodna-based journalist Uladzimir Khilmanovich, who was sentenced in absentia to five years in a…
Two Provocateurs Came to Meet Mikalai Dziadok in Kraków — Photo
Former political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok said that two provocateurs came to a meeting with Belarusians in Kraków. One…
Registration Opens For Global Belarusian Conference
Registration has opened for the 5th Conference of Belarusians of the World, which will take place in Warsaw…
Homiel Residents Fined And Arrested Over “Hukanne Viasny” Celebration In Restaurant
Radio Svaboda Identifies Who Filmed Belarusian Freedom Day Protests In Vilnius For State Propaganda
Radio Svaboda has identified individuals who filmed Belarusian Freedom Day rallies in Vilnius, footage that was later used…
Belarus Population Declines By 53,200 Over The Year
Belarus’s population stood at 9,056,080 as of January 1, 2026, according to Belstat. Compared with January 1, 2025,…
Housing Waiting List In Belarus Shrinks By 16,800 Over A Year
In 2025, 21,900 families in Belarus who were registered as needing improved housing conditions received new housing, according…
Andrushkevich To Continue Picket Outside US Embassy In Vilnius Over Latypau Case
Aliaksandr Andrushkevich intends to continue picketing the US Embassy in Vilnius today, calling on the US administration to…
Belarus Sets University Places For Russian Applicants On State-Funded Programs In 2026
Belarus’s Ministry of Education has approved a list of university specialties and the number of places available for…
78 People Recognized As Former Political Prisoners In Belarus
Another 78 people have been granted the status of “former political prisoner,” the human rights center Viasna reports.…
Belarus And North Korea Plan Student Exchange
Belarus and North Korea have agreed to cooperate in the field of education. The agreement was signed during…
Detainees In “Publishers Case” Released From KGB Detention Center
Aleś Jaŭdacha and Vacłaŭ Bahdanovič, detained in the so-called “publishers case,” have been released from the KGB pre-trial…
Belavia Flights To Israel Suspended Until April 16
Belavia has extended the suspension of flights from Minsk to Tel Aviv (Israel). The decision is связано with…
Belarus Emergency Ministry To Test Nationwide Alert System
More Than 139,000 Belarusians Registered In Polish Social Insurance System In February
Poland’s Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) has published data on insured foreign nationals as of the end of February…
Belavia May Launch Direct Flights to the Maldives as Early as August
Direct flights from Minsk to the Maldives may be introduced as early as August 2026. This was reported…
Book On Assassination Of Kube Removed From Sale At Prosecutor’s Request
Public Transport Fares Rise in Hrodna and Mahilyow Regions
The process of increasing public transport fares in Belarus has been completed. Earlier, decisions to raise tariffs were…
Japanese National Detained in Belarus Writes Book About Belarusian Prison
A book titled “Prison Notes on ‘Studying’ in Belarus” has appeared in Japanese online stores. The author is…
Political Prisoner Zhanna Avramchyk in Serious Condition in Penal Colony — Rights Defenders
Political prisoner Zhanna Avramchyk is in serious physical and psychological condition behind bars, DissidentBy reports. Avramchyk was tried…
BYSOL Opens Fundraiser to Support Belarusian Volunteer
A Belarusian volunteer requires assistance for medical treatment and basic expenses. After returning to civilian life, he found…
Bialiatski, Kalesnikava, Kizim Among 14 Honored By United Transitional Cabinet
The United Transitional Cabinet has awarded 14 individuals with the Cross of Freedom, the Francysk Skaryna Medal, the…
Prosecutor General’s Office Proposes Expanding Confiscation In Corruption Cases
The Prosecutor General’s Office is proposing to expand the list of property subject to confiscation in corruption cases.…