Minsk police chief calls sculpture of policeman ‘a sacred place’
A criminal case has been started against the young man for participating in a happening: he had put a loop on the statue’s neck. read more
Protest against repressions in Belarus organized in New York (photo, video)
A street action in protest against repressions in Belarus was held near the Belarusian Consulate in New York on April 9. read more
Advertisement of Lyavon Volski’s Vilnius concert disappears from Minsk metro
The advertisement of Lyavon Volski’s concert in Vilnius disappeared from Minsk metro within a day. It was installed at the entrence to the metro station Katrychnitskaya on Friday, March 31 and it was gone on Saturday, April 1. read more
New record every weekend! Number of visa-free tourists in Grodno is growing exponentially
More than 7 000 foreigners from 33 countries have visited Grodno and the surrounding area since the visa-free entrance to these places was established 5 months ago, and now the number of tourists is increasing every week. read more
Longer Visa-free stay for foreigners will be considered at the end of 2017
It is necessary to consider making visa-free stay in Belarus longer, Minister of Sport and Tourism Alexander Shamko said on 3 April, TUT.BY reports. read more
Free entry to iconic rock star concert for all sentenced to 10 days in jail for protests
Prominent Belarusian musician Lyavon Volski invites all persons who were sentenced to more than 10 days in prison for participating in Freedom Day rally to attend his oncoming concert for free, euroradio.fm reports with reference to the organizers. read more
One weird reason why low costs don’t fly to Belarus
European low cost airlines not always meet Belarusian standards, managing director of the National Airport Minsk Dmitry Melikian said in an interview on CTV TV channel. read more
Belarusian modern pentathlon team competes at the World Cup in Egypt
The 2017 UIPM World Modern Pentathlon Cup started its events on 22 March, and will end on 27 of the same month, at the Cairo International Stadium, in Egypt. read more
Archbishop Kondrusiewicz calls for reconciliation after Belarus clampdown
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz has called reconciliation in a statement he made in connection with the events on March 25-26 when hundreds people were detained. read more
New non-freeloaders’ actions in provinces – Slonim and Baranavichy
Non-freeloaders’ actions are being held in the provinces. Several hundred people gathred in the centre of Slonim to protest against decree #3 and discuss the situation in the country at 3 p.m. read more |