Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
The long road to liberalization: digest of Belarus economy
On 29 March 2016 Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov proclaimed the government's intention to speed up the long-awaited process of joining the WTO. read more
Freedom House: Belarus shows minor improvements in transition
This month Freedom House published Nations in Transitions report on Belarus authored by the Editor-in-Chief of Belarus Digest Yaraslau Kryvoi. read more 
Uladzimir Matskevich: Desovietization in Belarus is like the aging process – it decays and falls
Ideological attempts to change people’s mentality using artificial "holidays" are doomed to failure. read more 
Belarusian authorities are preparing for social discontent to grow
On April 20th, the president signed amendments to the law on extremism. Most experts believe that the fight against ‘extremism’ is used to tighten liability for political and protest activity and for participation in military operations abroad. It seems that the Belarusian authorities have accepted read more 
6000 enthusiasts kick off cycling season in Minsk - in pictures
The Viva, Rovar! or Viva, Bicycle! bike parade took place for the second time on April 30 in Minsk. Last year, 3000 people partcipated in the cycling season kick-off. This time around, at least 6000 enthusiasts arrived on their bikes to the Victory Park. read more 
Crowdfunding in Belarus: civil society in the making
Crowdfunding in Belarus experienced a spectacular surge in 2015, with the trend continuing in 2016. read more 
Chernobyl March 2016 in Minsk - photo and video
The action Chernobyl Way allowed by the authorities was held in Minsk on April 26. read more 
Chernobyl as Belarus' foreign policy priority
On 25-26 April, Minsk hosts an international conference titled Thirty Years after Chernobyl: From Emergency to Revival and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development of Affected Territories. read more 
Charnobyl 30 years later – Belarus photo digest
On 26 April 1986, an explosion at Charnobyl Nuclear Power Plant released huge amounts of radiation into the atmosphere contaminating large territories of Europe. Belarus ended up the most badly affected. read more 
Belarus cracks down on pro-Ukraine Donbass fighters
On 18 April the Belarusian authorities launched the trial of Taras Avataraŭ, a fighter from the Right Sector battalion who participated in the Ukraine conflict. read more 
Belarus-Turkey rapprochement: Minsk refuses to fight for Kremlin and its allies
On 14-15 April Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenka took part in the Istanbul summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). read more 
Chernobyl: fact and legacy
April 26 this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, when tests at the power plant there went calamitously wrong. read more |
