Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Observer’s photo: Ballot box seal damaged
OSCE election observer Tomasz Bladyniec has uploaded the photos of a ballot box with a damaged seal on Facebook. The difference between the seal photographed on the eve of the elections and on the Election Day is obvious even with the naked eye. read more 
Opinion: four Russian instruments of control over Belarus
Many observers have noted that Belarus is slowly drifting towards the West and away from Russia. read more 
Lukashenka's election message to the West
Two representatives of the opposition and civil society will end up in the newly-appointed Belarusian Parliament. read more 
Lukashenka flirting with EU, but developing Belarus-Russia defense system (interview)
In an interview with Russian state-controlled news agency TASS, Alyaksandr Lukashenka told its deputy chief Mikhail Gusman about Belarus’ relations with Russia and the EU, its role in the joint defense process and the Ukrainian conflict and revealed whether his youngest son Kolya wanted to become read more 
5 things to know about Belarus election for now
[right][/right]Belarusians went to the polls on Sunday, September 11, to choose candidates for 110 seats in the Parliament. The election was held amid a light thaw between Belarus and the West with U.S. and European sanctions eased over the past year. The election is expected to figure positively read more 
Minsk observers report carousel voting (photo)
Carousel voters have been photographed at several polling stations of Kalinouskaya constituency #108. Groups of people are visiting different polling stations to cast their votes multiple times. read more 
Photo of the day: Lidziya Yarmoshyna votes early
Central Election Commission chairperson Lidziya Yarmoshyna has voted early. A photographer from Radio Liberty made a great photo of Yarmoshyna casting her vote. read more 
Mysteries of the first Belarusian nuclear power plant
On 26 August 2016, a 43-year old worker was injured and killed as a result of the explosion of an oxygen gas tank at the Astraviec nuclear power plant (NPP) construction site. read more 
Brothers in arms: Russia in Belarus’s new military doctrine
On 20 July 2016 Belarus’s new military doctrine came into force. Although there was lively discussion about the contents of the new doctrine earlier this year, its text was not then public. read more 
BNTU students queue to vote early (video)
The video was made at polling station #637. Students from three BNTU dormitories (#15, 16 and 17) are voting there. read more 
Democratic opposition organizes big picket in Mahilyou (photo)
The democratic opposition organized a big pre-election picket in Mahilyou. Representatives of the Belarusian Social-Democratic Party (Hramada), BPF Party, United Civil Party and steering committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy took part in the action. read more |
