Dissidents fired: Short-term contract system is trap in Belarus
The administration of the Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University (BSATU) has not extended a work contract with Dr. Hab. Mikhail Kadyrau, 65. read more
Pro-Lukashenka analysts: Kremlin will use Belarus for hybrid threats
Russia wants to turn Belarus into a “gray area” which will be a source of security and stability threats in the Western countries and Ukraine, which may result in a loss of sovereignty for Belarus. read more
Ales Lahvinets not allowed to become parliamentary candidate
Minsk city election commission has denied Ales Lahvinets’ complaint. The politician’s appeal was discussed on August 17. read more
‘It is you who are weak, not Belarus opposition’ – emotional speech by MP candidate
Yury Khashchavatski, a film director and host of Belsat TV show ‘Expert’, who is now running for parliament, has addressed voters on state-run TV channel Belarus 3. He is one of the United Civic Party candidates. read more
Yarmoshyna: Candidate urged to legalize marihuana, speech not to be broadcast
The speech of the parliamentary candidate who urged to legalize marihuana will not be shown on TV, CEC chairperson Lidziya Yarmoshyna announced at a press conference on Tuesday. Pavel Stefanovich’s (UCP member) speech was supposed to be shown on Belarus-3. However, the channel employees sent the read more
Foreign Ministry promises fair, transparent elections in Belarus
The upcoming parliamentary election will be transparent and fair, Yauhen Shastakou, Belarus’ Deputy Foreign Minister said on Monday when meeting Kent Härstedt, the Special Co-ordinator of the Organzation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) short-term observer mission and Vice-President of read more
Lukashenka: Only lazy people cannot earn well in Belarus
All the conditions for everyone to be able to earn a decent salary have been enabled in Belarus, however, it is necessary to make some effort to get the money, president Alyaksandr Lukashenka said during his visit to the town of Malaryta, Brest region on Monday. read more
Belarusian military to take part in exercises near EU border
As part of the “Interaction-2016” drill near the NATO borders, CSTO forces will practice “localizing areas of armed conflict.” read more
Lukashenka may visit Beijing with two ’high-priority’ project proposals
Amid a sharp deficit in resources, the Belarusian authorities have stepped-up work on developing investment projects, which could help to reduce imports and boost investment. Apparently, the Belarusian authorities are likely to stake on biotechnology and high-tech agricultural production based on read more
Russo-Ukrainian exacerbation poses threats to Belarus
A radical deterioration in the Russo-Ukrainian relations has devalued Minsk as a negotiation platform, which was one of the few foreign policy achievements for the Belarusian authorities. In addition, destabilisation in Ukraine may deepen the socio-economic crisis in Belarus, and enhance Minsk’s read more |