Man In Court For Illegal Picketing With Toy Gnome In His Apartment
Yuri Yarosh from Grodno is accused of unsanctioned picketing with a gnome holding a white-red-white flag in his hands, which was standing in the window of his apartment. read more
Woman Arrested For 10 Days For Participating In City Tour About Holocaust
In Novogrudok, Zhanna Bobrovskaya was sentenced to 10 days of arrest for taking part in a tour on 24 January. read more
Ukrainian businessman Medvedchuk and his Belarusian connections
Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk is often called "Putin's cousin," and this is no exaggeration. read more
Biden And Belarus: Atlantic Council Presents Strategy For New Administration
The Atlantic Council made recommendations for the 46th U.S. President in its report “Biden and Belarus: A Strategy for the New Administration.” According to the authors of the report, Biden has as “a historic opportunity to bring Europe together and reverse the tide of dictatorship by building an read more
Detained Belarusian Protesters Describe August Stay In Internment Camp
MINSK -- Prisoners packed into barracks deep in the forest, ringed by meters-high fencing, topped with barbed wire, and complete with guard dogs and watch towers. read more
Minsk for rent: Lukashenka's administration earns millions from real estate
"We are the largest operator in the market of non-residential real estate in the Republic of Belarus," the website of the Main Economic Directorate of the Presidential Administration (MEDPA) says. read more
Controversy around Belarusian national flag explained
Belarusian state propaganda is trying with all its might to discredit the white-red-white flag as "the banner of collaborators". read more
Belarus axed as host of ice hockey tournament over 'security concerns'
Sponsors of IIHF championships had begun to drop out after violent government crackdown on protests read more
As Belarus Protests Enter Sixth Month, Lukashenka Repeats Vague Promise Of Change
MINSK -- Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has rejected Alyaksandr Lukashenka's renewed pledge to draft a new constitution by the end of this year and put it to a referendum. read more
The Telegram App Gives Voice To The Oppressed In Belarus And Russia. But Hate Groups Are Using It Too.
In a year marked by tightened restrictions and unrest, Telegram sent a clear message to authoritarian governments who tried to keep it quiet in 2020. read more
Tape Alleges Lukashenka Plot To Murder Opponents In Germany
A European online newspaper has published what it says is a 2012 audio recording of a top Belarusian KGB officer discussing alleged plots at the time to kill three opponents of Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Germany. read more
“I Don’t Even Think Of Leaving.” Miss Belarus Released After 42 Days In Detention
Miss Belarus 2008 and former press secretary of Brest Dynamo Olga Khizhinkova was released. read more |