Minsk, 18 March. Alyaksandr Lukashenka announced on Friday that he wanted the retirement age to be gradually raised by three years for both men and women. read more

The justice ministry had denied state registration to the Movement for the Statehood and Independence of Belarus that has a number of prominent opposition politicians and public figures among its founders. read more

The CEC expert work group has made suggestions about the improvement of the election process. read more

The Israeli Embassy to Belarus will not be closed down, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 16. read more

Uladzimir Nyaklyayeu has been fined Br10.5 million (50 base amounts) for participation in the entrepreneurs’ protest action held in Minsk on February 15, Minsk's Central District Court judge Victoria Shybunya ruled on March 15. read more

KGB Chairman Valery Vakulchyk said on Tuesday that the businessman Yury Chyzh had opened a fake firm in Russia for conducting financial fraud. read more

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has spoken out in favour of raising the retirement age ‘for everyone’ at Thursday’s government conference to discuss the development of the pension system. In Belarus, women go on pension at 55 while men retire at 60. read more

Well-known civil activist Uladzimir Matskevich has been summoned to Minsk Central District Court. The administrative case for participation in an entrepreneurs’ meeting on February 15 will be considered there on March 15. read more

Opposition politicians Andrey Dzmitryyew and Tatsyana Karatkevich told Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union’s special representative for human rights, that the human rights situation in Belarus had not improved. read more

Belarus is ready to have a dialogue with the European Union in all areas, including human rights, Uladzimir Andreychanka, chairman of the House of Representatives, said in Minsk on Wednesday while meeting with Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union’s special representative for human rights. read more