Two Pinsk Wood victims still in serious condition
Two Pinskers are still in a serious but stable condition in Brest Hospital. One of them can breathe on his own now. Both patients are still in intensive care. read more
Journalist association calls for PACE hearing on media situation in Belarus
A representative of the Belarusian Association of Journalists spoke at a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on November 18, suggesting that PACE hold a hearing on the media freedom situation in Belarus. read more
Four opposition groups launch campaign aimed at mobilizing civil society during presidential race
Four opposition groups on November 12 launched a campaign aimed at mobilizing civil society during the presidential race. read more
Expert said to minister: our legislation is getting far from democratic standards
Vise chairman of «Belarusian association of journalists» Andrey Alexandrov considers that «diversity of opinions, candidates and events, connected with the electoral campaign is presented only in the independent editions». read more
Belarusian and Russian riot police conduct common trainings before elections
Minsk special purpose police regiments represented the Belarusian side during the trainings. Russia was represented by the special purpose regiment "Zubr" under the subordination of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. read more
Belarusian frontier guards to switch to contract system
Frontier guards will switch to the contract system. The information has been announced at the general meeting of Pinsk Border Detachment. read more
Death toll from Pinskdrew explosion reaches 14
The death toll from an explosion that occurred in the chipboard shop of the Pinskdrew woodworking company last week reached 14 people on November 1. read more
Death toll in Pinskdrew explosion reaches five people
Five more Pinskdrew workers remained in serious condition in the intensive care unit of the Brest Regional Hospital on Friday morning. Nine victims of the blast were in the National Burns Center in Minsk. read more
Police fingerprinted 1 million 740 thousand Belarusians
According to the police, from 50 to 100 matches of finger-prints are revealed during the investigation of crimes committed in previous years every week. read more
OSCE experts assigned to look into investigation of journalist Aleh Byabenin’s death to arrive in Minsk on Tuesday
The experts assigned by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to look into the investigation of the death of journalist Aleh Byabenin are expected to arrive in Minsk on October 26. read more |