Belarus and Russia have agreed on visa-free travel for foreigners attending the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the 2nd European Games in 2019 in Minsk. read more

Tatsyana Kaneuskaya, one of the mothers that had participated in a recent hunger strike, had a pain attack on Friday. However, according to Kaneuskaya, she is ‘locked and loaded’. read more

16-year-old Belarusian Vera Yaroshyk performed the song Obiymi (Embrace) by the famous Ukrainian band Okean Elzy. read more

Activists have launched an online petition demanding that the Prosecutor General's Office look into what they describe as the interior ministry's "homophobic and discriminatory" comments about the UK embassy's show of support for the LGBT community. read more

Belarusian Vera Lapko has won the tournament in Saint-Gaudens, beating Netherlands' Quirine Lemoine (313) 6-3, 6-4 in the final. Ahead of the Engie Open, she was 93rd in the world. The victory has pushed Lapko up to 77th in the WTA rankings. read more

Independent economic analyst Siarhei Chaly was attacked by unknown people in the centre of Minsk on the night of May 19 when he left the Kuriza Pomada café. read more

A Japanese military-history buff who is in prison in Belarus on arms-smuggling charges will be released in days, his relatives say. read more

Belarus is one of the worst places in Europe to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and intersex, according to its laws. read more

A bike rider from Germany, 43, who intended to get to Georgia, was stopped in Belarus by Brest border guards. read more

All over the world, people with disabilities make up about 15% of the population, and in Belarus they are only 5.8% of the population. read more