Belarusian authorities will not change election rules before Parliamentary elections
President Lukashenka aims to have a balanced nomenclature representation in the Parliament without empowering any particular nomenclature group and, hence, abandoning the idea of legalising the ‘party of power’. The Belarusian authorities are likely to alter the composition of the Parliament in read more
Belarus seeks closer ties with Muslim world, Lukashenka says
Belarus does not want to limit its international cooperation to relations with European countries and seeks to forge closer ties with the Muslim world, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Thursday, speaking at a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul. read more
Freedom House: nothing changed in Belarus’ regime at the fundamental level
Despite the release of prisoners and decreased state persecution of opposition, the regime remained firmly in control of all branches of power, with very little public oversight of its activities. read more
Falling trust in Belarusian authorities comes with lower ratings of opposition
Amid falling ratings of the state and public institutions, the Belarusian society has demonstrated high adaptability and dropped its paternalistic demands vis-a-vis the state. Yet the opposition has been unable to popularise alternative vision of socio-economic reforms and boost its ratings in read more
Lukashenka meets with Erdogan in Istanbul
Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul. The intensification of Belarus-Turkey relations was discussed by the presidents, official sources report. read more
Belarus to consider decentralization of public administration system
Belarus will consider the decentralization of public administration system. This was stated by head of the Presidential Administration's economic unit, assistant to the president on economic issues Kiryl Rudy. read more
Makei: Belarus is interested in close cooperation with Council of Europe
Bulgarian Minister for Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov is visiting Belarus now. He met with his Belarusian counterpart Uladzimir Makei on April 11. read more
Statkevich's vacuum cleaner, coffee mugs confiscated at Belarus border
Mikalai Statkevich and his wife Maryna Adamovich were returning to Belarus from Poland by car on the night of April 12. read more
Interior minister concerning Matskevich’s case: Policemen were wrong
The minister calls the testimony of the policemen, who were testifying against Matskevich a mistake. read more
Russian propagandist Kiselyov: My nephew lives in Germany, but fought against Ukraine
Dmitry Kiselyov, the director of pro-Kremlin news agency Russia Today, has a nephew, who fought with the separatist Donetsk republic against Ukraine. Kiselyov is notorious for his propaganda efforts in covering the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. read more |