The authorities are exercising pressure on lawyers defending the persons involved in ‘the patriots’ case’, the human rights website Viasna reports. read more

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka told the visiting head of Russia’s southern Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, that his country is ready for economic and industrial cooperation. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka will meet the participants of the plenary meeting of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe on September 28. read more

The last echelon of Russian soldiers and military equipment has departed from Belarus. The soldiers took part in the joint military exercise West-2017, ria.ru reports. read more

Belarus needs to agree with Russia on mutual recognition of visas, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko believes. read more

Barysau District Court sentenced rights defender Natallya Harachka to three days of arrest on September 4. She was returned guilty of petty hooliganism, Radio Liberty reports. read more

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said he sees no "imminent threat" from Russia's upcoming military maneuvers with Belarus, but criticized Moscow for not being more open about the drills. read more

A number of objects prepared for the II European Games were inspected in Minsk on Wednesday. PM Andrei Kabyakou was in charge of the check-up. read more

A country invented as part of military exercises in Belarus has caught the imagination of locals, who have created a foreign ministry, flag, history and even its own Wikipedia page for the fictional nation. read more

Minsk Lenin District Court has sentenced Mikalai Statkevich to 15 days of arrest for participation in a peaceful protest action on July 3. read more