BelaPAN director Ales Lipai dies
He was reportedly fighting with cancer in the past several years. read more
Police detain man for harassing girl in Belarus
A resident of Hrodna saw a 19-year-old girl on the train station platform. She was seeing off her girlfriend. read more
Archaeologists Find Slavs’ Cradle Traces In Belarusian Village
The Slavs come from the Pripyat basin? read more
SB columnist writes about ‘BelTA case’, quotes Stalin
The newspaper of the President’s Administration SB. Belarus Today keeps pushing articles about the notorious “BelTA case”. read more
Minsk lawyer detained by police, gets left alone in forest at night
Chief legal adviser of Minsk Consumer Association Hanna Kryshan was detained by the police, taken to a police office and left alone in a forest afterwards. read more
Officials explain why Lenin cannot be removed from Independence Square
Minsk City Executive Committee has explained why the monument to Lenin cannot be removed from Independence Square. read more
Monument to Gediminas to be installed in Lida (photo)
The Republican Expert Art Council of the Ministry of Culture has approved the draft of the monument to Grand Duke Gediminas (1275-1341) that will be installed in Lida. read more
For the first time: Belarus-born separatist arrested in Ukraine
On August 10, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) detained a 30-year-old citizen of Belarus who allegedly fought on the side of pro-Russian separatists, the prosecutor’s office of Donetsk region reports. read more
Mirum Music Festival cancelled
Mirum Music Festival, organized annually in the past several years near the walls of the ancient Mir Castle will not happen in 2018, the organizers wrote on social media. read more
Reports: Customer officers detained in bribery investigation in Hrodna
A shift of customs officers who processed trucks at the Bruzgi check post at the Belarusian-Polish border were detained in early August. read more |