Updated at 14:52,24-02-2021
Belarusian Doctor, Journalist Go On Trial For Revealing Info On Slain Protester
MINSK -- A physician and a journalist in Belarus have gone on trial for allegedly disclosing information about a protester killed during a crackdown on demonstrations against authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. read more
Foreigners And Belarusians Can Get COVID-19 Express Test At Minsk National Airport
Foreign citizen and Belarusian can get an express test for COVID-19 by immunochromatographic analysis (ICA) at Minsk National Airport. read more 
Belarus Reportedly Looking At Law To Expand Definition Of Extremism
Belarusian lawmakers are reportedly preparing to consider legal changes that would make almost any criticism of the government "extremist" behavior that could lead to severe punishment including the loss of livelihood and citizenship. read more
20 Foreigners In Court For Violating Self Quarantine Rules In Belarus
Today, the court of the Oktyabrsky district of Minsk considered cases of at least twenty foreign visitors to Belarus. read more 
Karpenkau's voice on controversial tape confirmed by examination
According to the examination, it was the current Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Mikalai Karpenkau who spoke about the camps for the Belarusian protesters. read more 
Belarus's Supreme Court To Hear Jailed Opposition Figure Babaryka's Case, Removing Chance To Appeal
MINSK -- Lawyers for Viktar Babaryka, a Belarusian banker once seen as a potential challenger to Alyaksandr Lukashenka but who was prevented from running in the presidential election and jailed on corruption charges, say his case will be heard directly by the country's Supreme Court, a move that read more
Riga To Host Hockey World Championship Alone After Minsk Stripped Of Co-Host Duties
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has decided that the Latvian capital, Riga, will be the sole host for the 2021 World Championship, after Minsk was stripped of the right to co-host the competition last month. read more 
Swiss Journalist Detained By Police In Minsk Is Released After Questioning
The Vyasna human rights center in Belarus says police in Minsk have released a Swiss journalist from custody who was detained earlier on January 31 in the Belarusian capital. read more 
Belarus Stripped Of 2021 World Pentathlon Championships Due To 'Instability'
Just days after it was stripped of the world ice hockey championships, Belarus has lost another international sporting event it was due to host, amid a violent government crackdown on peaceful protests over a disputed presidential election last year. read more 
Young Girl Sentenced To Two Years In Jail For Inscriptions On OMON Shields
Judge Olga Neborskaya passed a verdict in the case of 18-year-old Sophia Malashevich and Tikhon Klyukach, who took part in a September rally near the Palace of Independence in Minsk. read more |
