Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
OSCE Observer mission chief says Belarus elections were 'in no way free and fair'
The chief of the short-term OSCE observer mission in Belarus says the September 11 parliamentary elections were "in no way free and fair." read more
Activist abducted by Belarus police: ‘They said they just wanted to talk’
Zmitser Dashkevich, one of the leaders of Young Front and a former political prisoner, was grabbed and forcefully driven away by plaincloth policemen on Thursday. On this day Dashkevich was about to take part in the action on the occasion of the Day of Belarus’ Military Glory near the Russian read more 
Belarus Military Glory Day marked near Opera House in Minsk
Opposition activists have marked unofficial Belarus Military Glory Day on the threshold of the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Minsk. The action was part of the BPF Party’s pre-election picket. read more 
Dashkevich and other activists released
The activists detained before the action near the Russian Embassy have been released. All the detainee were delivered to Minsk's Central District Department of the Interior. read more 
Youth Front leader Zmicier Dashkevich detained in Minsk
The leader of the Czech Republic-based organization Young Front Zmicier Dashkevich was detained on September 8 in the backyard of his house, his wife Nasta wrote on her Facebook account. read more 
Lukashenka backs Belarus official who waved Russian flag in Rio
Aliaksandr Lukahsenka has reacted to the scandalous incident with Belarus delegeation's member Andrei Fomachkin, 53 who carried the Russian flag into the opening ceremony before it was confiscated by officials. The International Paralympics Committee is investigating how to proceed about punishment read more 
Ongoing elections have been most democratic since 2000, top election official says
The ongoing elections for the House of Representatives have been the most democratic in the country since 2000, Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission, told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday after casting her ballot at a polling station in Electoral District No. 105. read more 
US to decide on Belarus sanctions based on OSCE elections report
The U.S. will look to the OSCE/ODIHR election observation report and other credible sources as they consider the conduct of the elections and sanctions relief later this fall, Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Minsk Bob Riley said on September 6 as he met with the Chairperson of the Central read more 
Turnout climbs 44% on first early vote day at Minsk polling station No 637
Almost half of the voters came on the first day of the early vote, Yuras Hubarevich running for MP in Minsk's Kalinouskaya constituency No 108 wrote on Facebook. read more 
Nearly 4% of votes cast on first day of early voting in Belarus
3.92% of voters came to the polls on the first day of early voting for the 2016 parliamentary elections in Belarus. It kicked off on 6 September and will last through 10 September inclusively. read more |
