Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Makei: Lukashenka has ordered to develop bilateral cooperation with EU
Belarus, the EU and USA are eager to start an equal and respectful dialogue, Minister for Foreign Affairs Uladzimir Makei told journalists on Monday. read more
Opposition politicians, civil society activists meet with UK Foreign Office`s political director
Opposition politicians and civil society activists met with Simon Gass, director general for political affairs at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, at the UK embassy in Minsk on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Belarus. read more
UN Envoy: No changes in Belarus's 'dismal' human rights situation
The United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklos Haraszti, has warned that "no changes" have been initiated in the country to alter the "oppressive laws and practices" since the October presidential election. read more 
Russian media attack Belarus: Minsk remains on the Kremlin radar
Several months after the October presidential elections in Belarus, conservative and Kremlin-affiliated Russian media and commentators have again turned their attention to Belarus. read more 
Officials of foreign ministries of seven EU countries to visit Minsk this week
Representatives of the foreign ministries of seven member countries of the European Union will visit Belarus this week. read more 
Putin meets with Lukashenka: ‘Let us take a day off and talk’
Belarusian and Russian state leaders Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin met in Sochi on the evening of February 5. read more 
Minister of Information supports police in conflict with journalist
The Ministry of Information will give an official reply about the incident that occurred in Minsk Frunze District Court. Tut.by journalist Pavel Dabravolski was beaten by policemen there. Liliya Ananich commented on it in the programme Editors’ Club on Belarus 1 on February 7. read more 
Yakubovich: Internet splits society and creates hostility and cynicism
"The Internet is one of the burning issues in the sphere of mass media. It is becoming one of the biggest and most effective ways of the public opinion manipulation. The Internet is also a mobilizing factor but it splits the society and creates hostility and cynicism in some sense,” Pavel read more
EU promises to keep human rights issue on agenda even if sanctions against Belarus are lifted
The European Union’s officials say that the human rights issue will not be removed from the bilateral agenda even if the restrictive measures against Belarusian authorities are abolished, Zhanna Litvina, a former chairperson of the Belarusian Association of Journalists. read more 
Byalyatski, Litvina discuss Belarus’ human rights record with EU officials
Human rights defender Ales Byalyatski and Zhanna Litvina, a former chairperson of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, discussed the human rights situation in Belarus with high-ranking EU officials while staying in Brussels on February 2 and 3. read more |
