Court explains fine for beaten journalist
Journalist of the portal tut.by Pavel Dabravolski has received the reasoning part of the sentence. read more
Demand for doctors in Belarus cities exceeding supply 76 times
The labor market in Belarus, is in short supply of physicians and an excessive number of economists, BelTA learned in the department of employment policy of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. read more
Belarus is changing rapidly and needs the West
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, coupled with Russia's economic decline, has facilitated the separation of Belarusian national identity from all things Russian. The government has made an effort to differentiate Belarus's interests from those of the Kremlin and to wean the country off Russia's read more
Police investigating cases of activists and journalist beat up in court
Minsk police have commented on the incident, which occurred on January 25 in the Frunze district court. Activists Pavel Syarhei and Maxim Shitsik who staged a protest at the trial of the "graffiti case" and the journalist of the portal tut.by Pavel Dabravolsky, who videotaped their arrest read more
Journalist gets beaten then fined in Minsk court
Tut.by journalist Pavel Dabravolski was beaten in the court of the Frunze district of Minsk. It happened at the trial of the "graffiti case." Dabravolski was filming police take Pavel Syarhei and Maxim Shitsik out of the room for organizing a protest. read more
Belarusian ruble plunges
On Thursday January 21, Belarus' National Bank set new exchange rates, following the trading at Belarusian Stock and Currency Exchange. US dollar grew as much as Br1103 up to 21 564. Euro gained Br1388 climbing at 23 779. Russian ruble grew from 256.97 up to 260.24 Belarusian rubles. read more
$200: Dismal outlook for average salary in Belarus
The average salary in January-November 2015 amounted to 6,656,500 Belarusian rubles ($ 366.7). Yaraslau Ramanchuk, head of the Scientific Research Mises Center in Minsk, is pessimistic about the pay level in 2016. read more
What do Tatarstan and Belarus have in common?
One is a republic inside Russia that is formally ruled by Moscow. One is an independent country on Russia's western frontier that has long been Moscow's client state. read more
Moscow gives Belarus arms and seems to abandon airbase plans
Belarus has managed to persuade Russia to supply it with arms and renounce plans for a Russian air base on Belarusian territory. read more
Some 1,500 market vendors gather in Minsk to discuss tough new rules
Some 1,500 market vendors gathered at the conference hall of Hotel Belarus in Minsk on Monday for a forum that focused on the ban on the sale of goods without accompanying documents that took effect on January 1. read more |