The third action against Decree #3 (also known as the freeloaders’ tax) was held in Brest on March 5. About a thousand people took part in the march, some sources reported. It has been a while since such a mass action was held in Brest. read more

Several organizations have made public their plans for protests to be held not only in the capital, but also in the regions. There is a solution for, perhaps, the main problem of the opposition — disunity. read more

Some forces are eager to use protests against the so-called decree on social parasitism to derail all positive developments in Belarus, president Alyaksandr Lukashenka stated when visiting the National Research Center for Organ and Tissue Transplantation on Tuesday. read more

About two dozen masked people attacked Kurapaty defenders between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on the night of February 22. They were shouting out “White race!”, made people lie down on the ground, beat them, destroyed the tent, tore off white-red-white flags and turned over the fire barrel, the press service read more

Actions in protest against the President’s decree No3 also known as 'freeloaders’ tax' were held in all Belarusian regional centres on February 19. Most people gathered in Homel (around 1000) and Mahilyou (around 500). read more

In case of extension, the duration of visa-free stay in Belarus may be prolonged to 12-14 days, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Dmitry Mironchik said during an online conference on 15 February. read more

The participants of the pro-Russia picket held in Minsk's Independence Square on February 4 were fined, nn.by reports quoting Minsk City Police spokesperson Alyaksandr Lastouski. read more

Sviatlana Alexievich has paid 197 thousand euros from her Nobel Prize award to Belarusian state, reports Belsat TV. The award amounted to over 950 thousand dollars. It was initially expected the Belarusian writer would be exempt from the 13% income tax, However, she eventually had to pay. read more

The Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it was "deeply disappointed" by the extradition of travel blogger Alexander Lapshin from Belarus to Azerbaijan. read more

There has been no progress in the talks between Moscow and Minsk over the payment for the Russian natural gas supplied to Belarus in 2016," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told reporters on February 7. read more