Russia, Serbia, Belarus hold 'Slavic brotherhood' military drills
Russia, Serbia, and Belarus are holding joint military exercises near the Belarusian border with NATO member Poland. read more
Street artist Aleh Larychau fined 370 USD
Curator of “Signal” street art project Aleh Larychau has been tried for “petty hooliganism” (swearing and waving hands). The judge fined him 30 basic units (370 USD). read more
Another suspect in riot case released
Siarhei Kuntsevich, another suspect in the riot case and a member of Mikola Statkevich's led Belarusian Social Democratic Party, was released from a pretrial jail on June 3, Statkevich's wife Maryna Adamovich wrote in her Facebook account. read more
MFA: It is hard for Belarus to balance between Russia and the West
It is difficult for Belarus to balance between Russia and the West, considering how far the two sides have crossed a line in their “bellicose rhetoric”, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told journalists on the sidelines of the international conference Minsk Dialogue on 2 June. read more
Belarus is step close to visa relaxation with EU – Interior Ministry
The documents on mutual relaxation of visa rules with the European Union are almost ready for signing, Alyaksei Byahun, the head of the Citizenship and Migration Department at the Interior Ministry of Belarus, said on May, 30. read more
Germany refuses political asylum to Belarusian opposition activist
Political emigrant Yury Rubtsou has been refused political asylum in Germany, according to the activist's post on Facebook. He will most likely return home now. read more
Makei to talk about White Legion with foreign ambassadors
Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei is soon to discuss the situation around the 'patriots case' with foreign ambssadors. The minister made this statement when speaking at the international conference "Economic Security in a Globalized World" under the auspecies of the Minsk read more
Trial for ‘Internet picket’ cancelled in Hrodna
Hrodna Lenin Court has closed the case started for ‘an Internet picket with white-red-white flag’. Judge Raman Ruslanau closed the case due to absence of corpus delicti, the human rights website Viasna reports. read more
Action of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners held in New York
Brooklyn affiliate of the Belarusian-American Association (BAZA) organized a meeting of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners near the Consulate General of Belarus in New York on May 28. read more
Schengen visa costs for Belarusians down to 35 euros from next year - official
The signing of documents with the European Union on mutual facilitation of the visa regime are in the final stages. read more |