Relaxing visa requirements: preparing for Ice Hockey World Championship?
All foreign citizens arriving in the Republic of Belarus through Minsk National Airport will be able to obtain entry visas there, official website of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. read more
Mass brawl between Armenians and Belarusians in Brest
A Brest resident drowned trying to escape by rivery from a mob of armed Armenians. read more
Two Belarusian border officers arrested for helping smugglers get cigarettes into Lithuania
Two officers of the Lida Border Control Unit have been arrested on suspicion of helping smugglers get cigarettes into Lithuania. read more
Belarusian physician forced into psychiatric clinic starts hunger strike
A Belarusian physician critical of local officials has reportedly gone on hunger strike after being forced into a psychiatric hospital in the eastern city of Vitsebsk. read more
Two casino employees in Minsk arrested on suspicion of running prostitution ring
Police officers on Tuesday arrested two employees of a Minsk-based casino on suspicion of running a prostitution ring, said the interior ministry's press office. read more
Belarusian woman kidnapped by Syrian rebels worked in nightclub in Lebanon, official says
Belarusian citizen Svyatlana Markiyanovich had repeatedly visited Lebanon to work in a nightclub before being kidnapped by Syrian rebels, Syarhey Koltun, deputy head of the interior ministry's Drug Control and Human Trafficking Prevention Directorate, told reporters on Monday. read more
Bank employee burnt to death at company party
A party of employees of a Belarusian bank ended in tragedy. read more
Belarusian rights defenders ask KGB for information about priest Uladzislaw Lazar
A Belarusian human rights organization called Vyasna (Spring) has made an inquiry with the Committee for State Security (KGB), asking it why Roman Catholic priest Uladzislaw Lazar was arrested, where he is being held, and what he is suspected of. read more
Customer killed by security guards at Volgograd store
Ivan Hubar, who was beaten by security guards of Volgograd supermarket, died on August 8. read more
Minsk police officer to be tried for “subbotniks“ with prostitutes
A lieutenant of the Minsk police is charged with abuse of power. read more |