The wife of imprisoned Belarusian rights leader Ales Byalyatski says authorities are doing "everything possible" to keep him isolated at his penal colony in the eastern city of Babruisk. read more

Multilingual European magazine Cafebabel.com has published the article that is given over to analysing belarusian language situation. read more

Alexander Lukashenko has decided to stem an exodus of qualified workers to Russia, starting by banning those who work in wood-processing industries from quitting. Workers of Borisovdrev rush to change jobs before it will be banned. read more

Iranian banks, which are under the Western sanctions, register their subsidiaries in Minsk. read more

Top oil producer Russia risks gasoline shortages next year as its refineries fail to keep up with tighter emission standards, which could embarrass President Vladimir Putin and force Moscow to send Belarus more cheap crude in return for fuel. read more

He is a pariah in the West, viewed suspiciously by Russia and loathed by opponents in exile or jail, but Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko is relishing his notoriety as Europe's last dictator. read more

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko urged the International Monetary Fund to stop playing politics to clear the way for a new $3.5 billion credit program. read more

Opposition leader gives his first newspaper interview from London since fleeing Alexander Lukashenko's 'doomed' regime. read more

Courage has its price. But we cannot always measure this. read more

Belarussian dissident Andrei Sannikov, granted political asylum in Britain, is worried about the safety of his family he left behind but believes the autocratic government of President Alexander Lukashenko could eventually fall, he said on Thursday. read more