Elections in Belorussia 

Belarus: "Maidan" won't win but may be dragged out

Despite Alexander Lukashenko's technically landslide win with over 80%, the presidential election in Belarus has turned out nearly the most nailbiting in the entire post-Soviet history. With all the …

• 16.12.2020 11:08

  US Senate unanimously approves new ambassador to Minsk

  The Senate of the US Congress unanimously approved Julie Fisher as the United States’ new ambassador to Belarus, the first since 2008, according to a live broadcast of the parliamentary …

• 26.11.2020 13:29

  Belarus ready to overcome modern problems together with Russia

  Belarus is ready to overcome problems existing in the modern world together with Russia, including the coronavirus pandemic and the US ambitions for "the ultimate world domination," Belarusian …

• 20.11.2020 13:15

  Belarus authorities issued 1,325 decisions to arrest protesters since early November

  Belarus’ human rights center Vesna, unregistered by the authorities, said on Friday that a total of 1,325 administrative decisions to arrest protesters had been made since early November and 520 …

• 09.11.2020 10:15

  Activists say more than 1,000 people detained in Belarus protests

  Belarusian law enforcement agencies detained more than 1,000 people in protest rallies in Minsk and several other cities in the country, human rights center Vesna (not registered by the national …

• 05.11.2020 13:35

  Belarus learns to counter organizers of unsanctioned rallies

  The Belarusian law enforcement has managed to stabilize the situation in the country after the election, and the government has learnt to counter organizers of unsanctioned rallies, head of the …

• 03.11.2020 10:11

  Belarus has no gas debts to Russia

  Belarus and Russia continue talks on natural gas pricing in 2021 and Minsk has no debts for consumed gas at present, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said on Monday on the air with the …

• 30.10.2020 15:18

  Belarus’ Lukashenko vows to crack down on protesters

  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that the law enforcement will crack down on the protesters in the country, as the government has "nowhere to retreat." "As of today we are going …

• 29.10.2020 10:35

  Around 650 criminal cases opened following riots in Belarus

  About 650 criminal cases were opened in Belarus on the facts of riots and protest actions, 70 of them have already been sent to courts, Prosecutor General of Belarus Andrei Shved said in an interview …

• 28.10.2020 10:48

  Lukashenko admits he ordered crackdown on October 25 protests

  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko admitted ordering to disperse a protest in the capital Minsk on October 25 during a speech aired by the STV channel. "They [protestors] wanted to seize the …

• 28.10.2020 10:32

  Lavrov reiterates Moscow’s support to constitutional reform in Belarus

  Russian and Belarusian Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Vladimir Makey, discussed over the phone the current situation in Belarus and the Russian minister reiterated Moscow’s support to the …