The police raided the apartments of two Critical Mass cycling enthusiasts that were detained on April 29, reports spring96.org quoting the girlfriend of one of the detainees. read more

The U.S. Department of State has commented on Belarus sanctions, its Deputy Spokesman Marc Toner said in Washington on April 29. The decision to lift or keep the sanctions imposed on Belarusian enterprises will depend on a number of factors. read more

Polish frontier guards have not allowed Russian bikers from the club Night Wolves enter the EU territory. The bikers tried entering Poland on May 1 but the state announced in advance that no participants of the motorbike race “Victory Roads – To Berlin” would be allowed to enter its territory. read more

According to the post-Soviet bloc's secretary general, military bases and control centers are being created in the Baltic States, Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland. read more

The Astravets NPP will be built, but Lithuania should raise in Brussels the issue on limiting electricity import from the plant, said former Deputy Minister of Energy and Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka approved all of the central election commission's proposals for «improving» the electoral process that are based on some of the recommendations made by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following Belarus' 2015 presidential election, Mikalay Lazavik, read more

The Investigation Committee has finished a 3-months check-up of the beating of tut.by reporter Pavel Dabravolski by policemen in Minsk's Frunzenski District Court on January 25. Investigator Syamyon Pitsko agreed with the policemen’s version. Dabravolski can be considered an infringer and the use read more

Belarusian parliamentary elections may take place on 11 September 2016, according to a recent statement by the Chairperson of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. read more

The Belarusian MFA has commented on the problems that Ukraine’s representative Irina Gerashchenko had in Belarus when crossing the border to take part in the Minsk Group negotiations. The problem has been solved: MFA spokesperson Dzmitry Mironchyk said. read more

The upcoming parliamentary elections should be held in a democratic and calm atmosphere, the head of state said at a government session on improving the country's election legislation on 27 April. read more