Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Report highlights forced labor, violations of workers' rights in Belarus
In a new report, the International Federation for Human Rights and the Belarusian human rights center Vyasna say forced labor and violations of workers' rights are widespread in Belarus. read more 
Metropolitan Filaret is against death penalty
The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church replied it to Tamara Selyun whose son was sentenced to death earlier. read more 
Some 70,000 visas issued by German embassy annually
The German embassy in Belarus issues around 70,000 visas annually, Florian Schrieverhoff, head of the diplomatic mission s visa office. read more 
Belarus to open borders for hockey fans on April 25
The visa-free entry for the fans going to the Ice Hockey World Cup-2014 in Minsk will be in force since April 25 till May 30. read more 
Tougher than Van Damme: epic split in Belarusian style
Yauhen Yakush, a resident of Hrodna, has done a split without using any elecronics or protection. Moreover, Jean Claude Van Damme is sure not to even imagine performing a trick which would involve … a Zaporozhets, the compact car designed and built from 1958 at the ZAZ factory in Soviet Ukraine. read more 
Belarusians bring food, alcohol and clothes from abroad
They also import footwear, household chemicals, tyres, hygiene products, electric tools and TV-sets. read more 
Belarusians to pay $35 for jail
The Council of Ministers has decided it. read more 
Wargaming.net releases new online game
Belarusian video game developer Wargaming.net has announced the release of its new free-to-play massively multiplayer online game World of Warplanes. read more 
First car confiscation in Belarus
Minsk Pershamaiski District Court has made the decision. A 28-year-old man was detained for repeated drunken driving. read more 
European Commission grants 200 scholarships for Belarusian students
The European Commission together with the Nordic Council of Ministers launch the European Scholarship Programme for Young Belarusians. read more |
