The leaders of the Belarusian Independent Bloc announced liquidation of the United Democratic Forces. Well-known Belarusian politicians comment this statement in the interview with www.udf.by. Their common opinion is that it is too early to give up the UDF. Especially, if one takes into account read more

Five people were killed as a Russian business jet crashed near the Minsk National Airport, 20 miles east of the Belarusian capital city, on Monday night. read more

It is "premature" to say that there are no political prisoners in Belarus, human rights defender Valyantsin Stefanovich said at a launch party held in Minsk on Wednesday for his book about people prosecuted in Belarus in 2008 for "political reasons." read more

The secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization has received a "package of documents" signed by Alyaksandr Lukashenka that formalizes Belarus’ accession to the security bloc’s agreement on the establishment of a rapid response force. read more

The picket of solidarity in Minsk has been dispersed unprecedentedly brutally. 30 oppositionists were beaten up and arrested. Journalists were beaten as well, militia didn’t let them film this brutality. read more

A group of about 15 people protesting the Criminal Code's Article 193-1 staged a costumed procession to the building of the Prosecutor General's Office to confess to membership in an "unregistered association of Father Frosts," which should theoretically be punishable under the article. read more

Janez Lenarcic, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, sees no interest of the Belarusian authorities to liberalize the Electoral Code. read more

What to the most famous historic figures, the completion "The Name of Belarus" was won by Francysk Skaryna. Pyotr Masherau was ranked second (12.0%). Kastus Kalinouski gained 4.4% of the votes and left behind Alyaksandr Lukashenka (3.6%). read more

As many as 37.4 percent of Belarusians would like Alyaksandr Lukashenka to be reelected for a new presidential term, according to a survey conducted in September by the Vilnius-based Independent Institute of Social, Economic and Political Studies. read more

Pro-European sentiments are growing, while pro-Russian sentiments are becoming less popular in Belarus, the Independent Institute for Social, Economic and Political Studies said with reference to its opinion poll conducted in September. read more