Every time when elections are held in Belarus, I try to come to the polling station 10 minutes before closing. And almost always it's the same picture: I'm the first of my ten neighbors, who sign for receiving a ballot. read more

"The coalition of election teams has shown that when you have a clear goal to change the regime, the unification happens very fast. When there is no such goal, you get endless primaries," says political analyst Artyom Shraibman. Togerther with Euroradio editor Zmitser Lukashuk, they read more

It’s not who’s on the ballot that sparked a fresh wave of protests as an August 9 presidential election draws closer in Belarus – it’s who is not. read more

Ivan Kupala Day, also known as Ivana-Kupala or Kupala Night, is a traditional pagan holiday celebrated in eastern Slavic cultures. Various rituals are traditionally performed on Kupala Night, including making flower wreaths, fortune-telling, jumping over bonfires, and burning a wheel-like effigy read more

A new round of "Polish threat" for Belarus is there. Poland has nuclear weapons. "Violent democratization." Polish humanitarian aid as an information trick. Pro-Kremlin propagandists, who have dug up in Belarus, scare the Belarusians with the West again. read more

The SYMBAL.BY store is now officially closed. Its owner Pavel Belavus cited pressure from the authorities as to the reason for the closure. People, who liked Belavus' business, lined up near the store and...ended up in a police van. read more

The purpose of this monitoring is to study how the Belarusian state conveys its ideological narrative. read more

For Minskers Alina, her husband and her friend outing to the coffee house not far from Yakub Kolas Square, where a solidarity peaceful protest was held on 19 June, ended up with a trip to the Central Department of Internal Affairs… a broken nose, numerous hematomas and no unerstaning what they did read more

MINSK -- A court in Minsk has remanded in custody a potential opponent of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka as election officials announced what candidates would be allowed to run against the strongman in an August 9 presidential election. read more

MINSK -- President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has accused Russia and Poland of "meddling" in the country's upcoming presidential election as he continues to crack down on potential challengers and the independent media. read more

Rallies for fair elections and against political repression in Belarus have been held for more than a week in different parts of the world. Solidarity rallies took place in London, Barcelona, ​​Wroclaw, Brussels, Copenhagen and many other cities. People usually gather at the Belarusian diplomatic read more

I was literally thrown into a paddy wagon by two big musclemen. They had evil and empty eyes. read more