Lukashenka wants new-look cabinet to stay after presidential election
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Friday that he wanted the new-look cabinet to stay after the next presidential election. read more
Brest blogger Pyatrukhin forcibly taken for mental assessment
On Monday morning, the Brest police have forcibly taken video blogger Syarhei Pyatrukhin to the forensic psychiatric examination centre. read more
Fines, arrests for Kurapaty defenders
The Minsk District Court on 3 September heard the cases of three Kurapaty defenders detained on 1 September near Poyedem-Poyedim restaurant. read more
Lukashenka not happy with candidates for Belarus ambassador post in Moscow
President Aliaksandr Lukashenka has not approved a new Belarus ambassador to Russia, reports the press office of the head of state. read more
‘Russia is a guardian angel for Belarus’ – Lukashenka
On August 30, Belarusian president Alyaksandr Lukashenka has met with Russian Ambassador Alexander Surikov who is finishing his 12-year diplomatic mission in Belarus. read more
Foreign minister Makei meets US Charge d’affaires
On 29 August, Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei met with U.S. Charge d'Affaires Jenifer Moore. read more
Riot police storm Brest blogger’s flat: Down! Get down! Quick! (video)
The riot police rushed into the apartment belonging to well-known Brest blogger Siarhei Pyatruhin on the morning of August 30. read more
UK ambassador calls to investigate disappearances of Belarusian politicians
UK Ambassador in Minsk Fionna Gibb has published her statement to Belarusian authorities, calling to investigate the disapperances of prominent opposition figures - Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski, Yury Zakharanka and cameraman Dzmitry Zavadski. read more
State-run TV channel blurs white-red-white flag on musician's T-shirt
ONT, a state-run TV channel in Belarus, chose to blur the white-red-white national Belarusian flag on the T-shirt of Yury Stylski, the front-man of the popular punk-rock band Dai Darohu from Brest. read more
Detentions after trade union leaders sentenced in Belarus
The police detained more than ten people near a court building in Minsk, where the verdict to the independent trade union leaders had been pronounced earlier today. read more |