Belarusian Railways to not carry passengers to Crimea in 2016
Belarusian Railways will provide passenger transportation services to Crimea in the summer season of 2016, said Head of passenger management service of the Belarusian Railways Dzyanis Tankanog at the Monday press conference in Minsk. read more
Belsat TV hit by funding cuts
Belsat TV has been hit by funding cuts, Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy, director of the Warsaw-based Belarusian-language channel read more
Vital Hurkou wins Muay Thai World Championship
Belarusian Vital Hurkou has had a sensational victory at Muay Thai World Championship, which takes place in Sweden. In the finals he defeated an athlete from Thailand Ekapan Sambaansab - an extremely strong opponent who had had no defeats for four years in a row. read more
Activist not to be drafted thanks to reports in mass media
However, thanks to articles in mass media, Luninets District inhabitant Vital Karatysh will not be drafted. read more
Shunevich: Teacher was injured by knife
Talking to reporters on May 25, Interior Minister Ihar Shunevich commented on the incident at School No74 in Minsk, where the Russian language teacher had been injured by a student. read more
Facebook won’t reveal information to Belarusian security officials
Facebook has published a report about inquiries for user data sent from different countries in 2015. Belarus requested information about one sure, Facebook did not share it. read more
Russian terrorist wanted by Interpol detained in Belarus
A Russian citizen wanted by Interpol for terrorism has been detained in Belarus, Russian FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov said at the meeting of the CIS Security Councils and special services. read more
Oligarch Chyzh’s son becomes FC Dynamo Minsk supervisory council head
Syarhei Chyzh has become head of the supervisory council of FC Dynama Minsk, the website tribuna.com reports. He is Yury Chyzh’s (owner of the club) son. read more
Third death penalty sentence in 2016
Belarus has issued a third death sentence to since the begining of this year. A 33-year-old resident of Homiel was found guilty of brutally murdering two young women. read more
BSU student: Professor keeps saying that Alexievich lies
The students of the BSU faculty of journalism have shared the things their professors say about Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich with the website baj.by. It is well known that Aleksievich started her career as a Belarusian journalist. read more |