Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Court Ruling Reveals Ex-Ukrainian Defense Minister Has Political Asylum In Belarus
A Ukrainian court ruling has revealed that former Defense Minister Mykhaylo Yezhel, who is wanted in Ukraine for the alleged misuse of state finances, has received political asylum in Belarus. read more 
Lukashenka embraces wife of Putin’s press secretary in Moscow (photo fact)
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović was not the only lady who Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka embraced after the FIFA World Cup final in Moscow. read more 
Lukashenka sings in Ukrainian in Alexandria (video)
Ukrainian singer Taisia Povaliy approached Alyaksandr Lukashenka while performing in Alexandria, Lukashenka's home village, during the annual mid-summer music festival 'Alexandria Gathers Friends' dedicated to the pagan fest Kupala Night. read more 
British diplomats in Minsk dress in LGBT colors
The British Embassy diplomats dressed in the colors of the LGBT flag in the act of solidarity with the Pride Parade in London today. The photograph was published on the embassy's official Facebook account. read more 
Visa-free regime between Belarus and China kicks off on 10 August
The intergovernmental agreement on the visa-free travel by the ordinary passport holders will come into force on 10 August, Belarusian Ambassador to China Kiryl Rudy wrote on Twitter. It was signed on 10 June during Aliaksandr Lukashenka's visit to China. The agreement was first ratified by Belarus read more 
Lukashenka, Opponents Mark Belarusian Independence Day; Several Detained
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has addressed a military parade marking the country's Independence Day, saying his government is pursuing peaceful and constructive ties with Russia, China, and the West. read more 
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on Belarus, Foreign Ministry calls it absurd
On July 6, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus. The mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus has been extended for another year. read more 
Several Kurapaty defenders detained
Zmicier Dashkevich, Yahor Laurukhin and Valery Mints were detained on the morning of 29 June when they were trasnporting new crosses for the Kurapaty memorial on a truck. read more
Lack of freedoms shapes lives of several generations in Belarus – UN Special Rapporteur
The human rights situation in Belarus has not changed for the best: suppression of any dissent and a lack of rule of law is still systematic, Miklos Haraszti UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Belarus, states. On June 25, presented his latest report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. read more 
Chinese military already in Belarus
On June 24-25, at the invitation of the Belarusian side, the military of the People’s Liberation Army of China arrived in Belarus. read more |
