PACE member: European Games in Minsk are a farce
Daniel Holtgen, spokesperson for the Secretary General of the Council of Europe has commented on it on Twitter. read more
Another Belarusian soldier hangs himself
The Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a soldier of the Slonim 11th Mechanized Brigade committed suicide on June 1. This happened at home, the deceased was not in a military unit at the time. read more
Rumor spreads about radioactive waste quarry near Belarusian NPP
There have been rumors since May that under a repository for nuclear waste of the Belarusian NPP could soon appear close to the town on Lyntupy. read more
Belarusian security forces now allowed to shoot down drones using firearms
On June 5, Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed Decree No. 215 “On the termination of flights of model aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles”, his press service reports. read more
Czesław Niemen’s memorial plaque installed in Hrodna
A memorial plaque with a bronze portrait of rock musician Czesław Niemen was opened in Hrodna Humanitarian College in on June 6, Hrodnenskaya Prauda reports. read more
Belarusian writer fined for extremism in short story published in 2010
A district court in Puchavicy, Minsk region on 3 June ruled to award a fine of BYN127.5 ($60) to Belarusian poet and writer Slavamir Adamovich over his short story, in which a panel of experts had found the ‘features of extremism,’ reports reports novychas.by. read more
Lukashenka dismisses judge infamous for Square 2010 verdicts
Under Decree No209 dated May 31, 2019, Alyaksandr Lukashenka dismissed two judges for their faults incompatible with the public service. read more
Kachanava holds clear-the-air meeting with Roma in Mahilyow
Natallya Kachanava, head of the Presidential Administration, met Thursday in Mahilyow with representatives of the city’s Roma community in an attempt to clear the air over the arrests of dozens of its members following a young police officer’s death last week. read more
Israeli outraged by scandalous Belarus-made video
The Israeli authorities are outraged by the scandalous video clip which appeared on the eve of the II European Games in Belarus. read more
Opponents of accumulator plant in Brest suggest changing it
Opponents of the accumulator plant in Brest are collecting signatures to send an appeal to Alyaksandr Lukashenka. read more |