In a speech at the All-Belarusian People's Assembly (which took place in Minsk on June 22-23), Belarus president Alexander Lukashenka outlined the country's socio-economic development for the next five years, and advised (somewhat puzzlingly) that it was time for Belarusians to "strip down and read more

One of the visitors of the “Kupalle wheel” festival was asked by the guards to remove a T-shirt with the Chase (Pahonya) emblem. He did not expect what would happen next. read more

Foreign guests from Serbia, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania and other countries visited Rudabelka (Homiel region) to take part in the celebration of Kupala Night, a Midsummer feast in the Belarusian style. read more

Today's dissidents are not only attending demonstrations, but also work for the establishment of the civil society. read more

Belarusian missile programme relies on foreign technology and has a long history. The multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) Polonaise is the first result of years of hard work. In addition to military significance as a means of strategic deterrence, it plays an important political role, read more

Palina Baradachova, 23, has become Miss Belarus-2016. The girl celebrated her birthday on the eve of the contest, kp.by reports. Palina is a player of the handball team Dream Team and is also a model. She took part in the Belarusian Fashion Week. read more

Belarusians are lighting candles and laying flowers near the American Embassy in Minsk in memory of the victims of the shooing in a gay night club in Orlando, USA. read more

At an annual contest showcasing local workers, photographer Siarhiej Lieskiec found Soviet traditions celebrated with a modern twist. The Calvert Journal reports read more

Crimea belongs to Russia on all the globes sold in Minsk bookshops. read more

Pavel Seviarynets, co-chair of the unregistered political party Belarusian Christian Democracy considers homosexuality a disease. He has the right for his opinion out of respect for the freedom of expression. Seviarynets, being a leader of the political structure, told Marharyta Taraykevich, a read more

On 5 May 2016, Minsk hosted a rally of Belarusians on wheelchairs, who gathered to remind the society of continuing discrimination. read more

Surveillance cameras recorded a fight of male deer. Interestingly, one of them was on the Belarusian side border while the other was in the territory of Ukraine. But the battle did not last long – a wolf scared the rivals and hunted them away. read more