Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Prosecutor seeks three years in prison for pro-independence blogger
Blogger Eduard Palchys is facing a real term in prison - not a suspended sentence. Unofficial reports suggest the prosecutor has asked the judge to sentence Palchys to three and a half years in prison. read more 
Interaction between Belarus and EU discussed in Minsk
Belarus Deputy Foreign Minister Alena Kupchyna and Head of EU Delegation Andrea Wiktorin met in Minsk on October 24 to discuss interaction between Belarus and European Union, including interaction in international organizations. read more
Deputy prime minister, European commissioner discuss possibility of full abolition of EU sanctions
Anatol Kalinin, Belarus' deputy prime minister, met with Johannes Hahn, European commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and enlargement negotiations, in Brussels last week, raising the possibility of the full abolition of the European Union's sanctions targeting Belarus, said the press read more
Belarus, U.S. sign bilateral military cooperation plan for 2017
Representatives of the Defense Ministry of Belarus and the United States Department of Defense met in Washington on October, 20. read more
Police officers to appear in court over alleged false testimony against opposition activist
Uladzimir Nyapomnyashchykh, a resident of Homiel and activist of the United Civic Party of Belarus, is outraged about the police’s involvement in the falsification of protocols upon oppositionists. read more 
Not ready for war? Lukashenka orders to improve Belarus military personnel training system
The system of training military personnel in Belarus needs to be improved, president Alyaksandr Lukashenka said during the revision of professional skills and competence of Belarusian army officers at Abuz-Lyasnouski training ground on Wednesday. read more 
State Department: We closely follow Eduard Palchys trial
The news briefing by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affaires Bridget Brink was scheduled for 1800 on October 18 - deliberately as it later turned out. The U.S. State Department official began the press meeting with a statement that her country extended the suspension of read more 
Foreign ministry hints at full lifting of US sanctions against Belarus companies
Belarus has welcomed a U.S. decision to prolong the suspension of sanctions against nine Belarusian companies. read more 
War game in Brest: 900 soldiers from Belarus, Russia fighting against ‘illegal armed groups’
The 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade (Belarus) and the soldiers of the 98th Guards Airborne Division (Russia) are taking part in a war game not far from the Belarusian city of Brest. read more 
BCD's Vital Rymasheuski handed $430 fine for post-election protest
Vital Rymasheuski, one of the leaders in the unregistered Belarusian Christian Democracy party, on October 17 was tried for taking part in a protest rally staged by the opposition in Minsk one day after the parliamentary elections. Minsk's Leninski District court found the politician guilty and read more |
