Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
“Chainsaw attacker” imprisoned for 15 years
“The chainsaw attacker” has been imprisoned for 15 years. He will also have to pay 220 thousand roubles to the victims (about 110 thousand dollars). read more 
Valery Tsepkala is no longer head of PVT Administration
Valery Tsepkala has been dismissed from the position of the head of the Administration of the High Technologies Park. Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed the corresponding order on March 2, BELTA reports. Tsepkala used to head the park for more than 11 years. read more 
Company ends construction project near Kurapaty
A private company announced on Thursday that it was yielding to protesters' demands and would not build a business center at a site close to Kurapaty, a place where thousands of people are believed to have been executed and buried by Stalin's secret police in the 1930s and 1940s. read more 
Woman fined for insulting Belarusian language
Yauheniya Chatsvyartnaya violated Article 9.22 of Administrative Code. read more 
First national cybersport championship to be held in Belarus in 2017
Belarus Cybersport Federation wants to organize the first national eSports championship in 2017, the federation’s head said at a press conference on 28 February. read more 
Building machines leave Kurapaty
Building machines started leaving Kurapaty on the morning of February 27. The construction site is situated next to the mass grave of the victims of the Great Terror. read more 
Homel resident sues state fover freeloader’s tax, gets exempt from it
The first trial of ‘a freeloader vs. the state’ was held in Homel on February 14. Alyaksandr Syamonau was suing the tax inspectorate and demanded to be exempt him from the freeloaders’ tax and to remove his name from the list of freeloaders. He also questioned the constitutional legality of decree read more 
Belarusian factory makes CANNED socks for men’s day
Hurry up to get apair – a limited collection of canned socks from Brest goes on sale! read more 
Kurapaty defenders get attacked and beaten by masked people
About two dozen masked people attacked Kurapaty defenders between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on the night of February 22. They were shouting out “White race!”, made people lie down on the ground, beat them, destroyed the tent, tore off white-red-white flags and turned over the fire barrel, the press service read more 
More than 1100 foreigners visit Belarus in first week of visa-free regime
1108 foreign citizens of 46 states visited our country in the first week of the 5-day visa-free regime, official spokesperson of the State border Committee Anton Bychkouski told BELTA. read more |
