Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Imprisoned ex-presidential candidate still meets pressure
Prison officers keep talking Mikalai Statkevich into taking “a man’s decision” and asking President Lukashenka for mercy. At the same time the conditions of confinement are worsening. read more 
With Belarus's economy in balance, Lukashenka stands up to Russia
Amid conflicts with the United States over Syria and with several former Soviet republics over their increasingly close relations with the European Union, perhaps the last thing Russian President Vladimir Putin expected was to be blindsided by his usually loyal ally, Belarusian President Alyaksandr read more 
Dzmitry Dashkievich: They pressured Sannikov like they did no one else
At a press-conference in Minsk Dzmitry Dashkievich claimed that the pressure on a former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov was unprecedented at penitentiary facilities. read more 
Belarusian Young Front leader Dashkevich released from jail
Zmitser Dashkevich, the leader of the unregistered Young Front political movement in Belarus, has been released from prison. read more 
Ales Bialiatski nominated for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
On August 26, 2013 three nominees for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize have been appointed, PACE official website reports. read more 
Punishing citizen journalism: new trends in Belarus?
On 12 August 2013 Ruslan Mirzoeu, an ordinary worker from Minsk was arrested for making a short provocative movie, ridiculing the life of socially deprived people. read more 
Belarusians Catholics or Polish agents?
Recently the head of the independent Union of Poles in Belarus, Mieczyslaw Jaskievicz made a controversial statement about Belarusian Catholics. In an interview given to Belarusian Partisan he related that he belongs to a Catholic Church with an exclusively Polish identity. In his words, read more 
Authorities to amend the electoral system to safeguard the political system
The ruling group is eager to preserve the existing electoral system and control over the elections. read more 
Man of unbending spirit: Statkevich's another birthday behind bars
Mikalai Statkevich is the last 2010 presidential candidate to be in prison. Today is his 57th birthday. read more 
Two years since Ales Byalyatski’s arrest
Civil society and opposition activists on Sunday marked two years since the arrest of prominent human rights defender Ales Byalyatski. read more 
Femen's adventures in Belarus at Venice film festival (video)
The film depicts the history of the Femen movement in Ukraine till the moment of its transformation into an international movement. read more 
Gambling industry in the regions: additional tax on the poor
Belarusian gambling industry started developing when Russia introduced a moratorium on casinos in 2009. However, gambling industry is not developing coherently. The only recent trend is expansion of slot machines clubs’ network. read more |
