Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Ex-political prisoner Vasil Parfyankou becomes Ukrainian citizen
Belarusian ex-political prisoner Vasil Parfyankou fighting on Ukraine’s side in Donets Basin has received the Ukrainian citizenship, commander of a volunteer battalion Mikola Kahonivski wrote on Facebook. read more 
Author of Pahonya photo is back to college
Author of the photo of cadets in Pahonay shirts Mikita Hvozdzeu has returned to Yastrambelski military college, his classmates told Nasha Niva. read more 
Soviet-themed shopping center opens in Minsk
Capitalism met communism head on in Belarus this week with the opening of a new Soviet-themed shopping mall in Minsk. The "Leningrad" center uses communist posters, clothing, and other iconic relics of socialism to help ply its wares. We're not sure if Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov read more 
Lithuania sentences man for spying for Belarus
Vilnius County Court has found Lithuanian citizen Romualdas Lipskis, a former employee of state company Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation) guilty of espionage on behalf of a foreign state. Lipskis has been in custody since January 24, 2015. read more 
The Ukraine crisis will turn Minsk into a regional airline hub?
The suspension of air traffic between Ukraine and Russia on 25 October has created a new opportunity for Belarus. read more 
Belarus to have denomination with new rubles and kopeks (photo)
On July 1, 2016 Belarus will have a denomination of the Belarusian ruble. The decree was signed on November 4 by Aliaksandr Lukashenka. read more 
Nobel winner Alexievich calls for 'revolution in the minds of people'
Svetlana Alexievich, the Belarusian author who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in literature, says she wants to use the spotlight cast on her by the award to try to spark a "revolution in the minds of people." read more 
Belarusian family was on board crashed Russian plane
Belarusians were on board the Russian airplane that crashed in Egypt. They were registered as Russian citizens. read more 
Action on KGB threshold. Photo report
The action Chain of Memory dedicated to Belarusian intellectuals killed during Stalin’s repressions was held hear Minsk KGB headquarters on October 29. Its participants commemorated Belarusian intellectuals shot during Stalin’s’ repressions. More than 100 Belarusian literary men and cultural read more 
KGB detains group that tapped journalists, functionaries and security officials
A criminal groups that was tapping phones, Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and social networks and offices has been detained, KGB press service reports. read more 
EU to suspend Belarus sanctions for four months -diplomats
Oct 29 The European Union will lift on Thursday its sanctions on around 170 Belarussians, including those on authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, for four months until Feb. 29 2016, three diplomats said. read more 
Beaten gay man's death will not lead to case revision - lawyers
Mikhail Pishcheuski was cruelly beaten at the entrance to a night club where he had attended a gay party. The perpetrator's name is former sports instructor Dzmitry Lukashevich who attacked PIshcheuski over his sexual orientation. Lukashevich was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months onths in prison read more |
