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29.11 / 12:18
Sergeyenko: Work on new Constitution of Belarus is almost over
The work on the draft of an updated Constitution has been almost completed, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV Channel, BelTA has learned. “The work is almost over. We have reached the final version of the draft Constitution, but there are still some minor adjustments to be done.
29.11 / 12:18
Belarus' agricultural sector expands production potential, exports
The Belarusian agro-industrial complex is increasing its production potential and expands the geography of exports, Belarus' Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic in the Oval Hall of the House of Government on 29 November, BelTA has learned. “The agro-industrial complex is one of the priorities of the Belarusian state policy. This is the most important area of activity which defines food, social, and political stability in society.
29.11 / 12:18
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Lukashenko: Belarus is not brandishing weapons, but is ready to fight back
Belarus is not flexing its military muscles but is ready to fight back in the event of any attack, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the meeting at the strategic control center of the Defense Ministry on 29 November, BelTA has learned. “We need to defend our country. I am not dramatizing the situation, but I am warning the military: we must be able to produce an adequate response to any possible move of theirs [those who pose a threat to the security of Belarus].
22.11 / 19:26
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Lukashenko says Belarusian troops may have helped refugees reach Europe
The Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, has acknowledged that his troops probably helped Middle Eastern asylum seekers cross into Europe, in the clearest admission yet that he engineered the new migrant crisis on the border with the EU. In an interview with the BBC at his presidential palace in Minsk, he said it was “absolutely possible” that his troops helped migrants across the frontier into Poland. “Maybe someone helped them. I won’t even look into this,” he said.
22.11 / 12:11
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One-year-old Syrian child dies in forest on Poland-Belarus border
A one-year-old child from Syria has died in a forest in Poland near the border with Belarus, according to Polish medical workers, becoming the youngest known victim of the crisis on the eastern edge of the European Union. Thousands of people attempting to reach the EU are still stranded in freezing conditions, amid a standoff between the bloc and Belarus, which has been accused of deliberately creating the crisis by flying in people from the Middle East and facilitating their travel to the border. The Polish Emergency Medical Team PCPM, an NGO, said the child was the son of a Syrian couple who it had assisted in the early hours of Thursday.
22.11 / 12:11
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Eismont about Lukashenko's words: We will talk to any opposition but not to traitors
In an interview with the British media company BBC Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned readiness to discuss various matters with the opposition but not with traitors. Press Secretary of the Belarus President Natalya Eismont made the statement in a recent broadcast hosted by the YouTube channel of Igor Tur, a political analyst of the Belarusian TV channel ONT, BelTA has learned.
22.11 / 11:54
Lukashenko blames West for financing, controlling last year's mutiny
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko pursues an independent policy and acts primarily in the interests of the Belarusian nation. He made the relevant statement in an interview with the BBC, BelTA has learned.
22.11 / 11:53
UN representatives in Belarus visit temporary refugee accommodation point on Belarus-Poland border
UN representatives in Belarus visited the temporary refugee accommodation point in the transport and logistics center on the Belarusian-Polish border on 20 November, BelTA has learned. They inspected the accommodation conditions in the transport and logistics center. When talking to the media, Head of the UNCHR Office in Belarus Mulusew Mamo called on the European Union to jointly resolve the situation on the Belarusian-Polish border.
22.11 / 11:47
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Lukashenko cautions against attempts to start war in Belarus
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko cautions against attempts to start a war in Belarus' territory. He made the relevant statement in an interview with the BBC on 19 November, BelTA has learned.
22.11 / 11:47
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Lukashenko: The EU shies away from contacts on migrant crisis
Contact persons from the European Union who were supposed to cooperate with Belarus on the refugee crisis do not get in touch, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he received Grodno Oblast Governor Vladimir Karanik and President's Aide – Inspector for Grodno Oblast Yuri Karayev on 22 November, BelTA has learned. “I am waiting for the EU's decision on 2,000 refugees.
22.11 / 11:47
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Defense minister talks about possible deployment of Russian Iskander missiles in Belarus
Belarus would like to deploy Russian missile systems Iskander. The country does not need to set up Russian military bases because the two countries are allies and have worked out a different interaction procedure as part of the Belarusian-Russian military group. Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin made the statements in an interview with the TV channel Al Jazeera, BelTA has learned. The official said: “Iskander is a very good missile complex.
18.11 / 15:28
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Кто готовит провокации на границе: обзор белорусских «зеленых человечков»
Юзеф Тисляк, который отмечает, что польские солдаты и офицеры в гибридном конфликте часто могут лучшем случае догадываться, с кем имеют дело, передает tvp.info.В статье напомнили, что многие силовые формирования в Беларуси возникли еще со времен Белорусской Советской Социалистической Республики и созданы по образцу аналогов в СССР.
15.11 / 12:55
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Belarus' Red Cross sends another batch of aid to refugees stranded on border with Poland
On 12 November the Belarusian Red Cross Society sent several vehicles with humanitarian aid to people stranded on the Belarusian-Polish border without food, water and shelter, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Red Cross Society. The humanitarian aid was collected thanks to the efforts of the public, companies, various public associations. “At the moment, six vehicles carrying humanitarian aid from the Belarusian Red Cross Society are on their way to the border.
15.11 / 12:55
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Lukashenko sketches out Belarus-Russia tight cooperation in security, defense
Belarus-Russia cooperation in defense and security is particularly tight and involves no issues at all. Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement in an interview with Igor Korotchenko, a military expert and Editor-in-Chief of the Russian magazine Natsionalnaya Oborona [national defense] on 9 November, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We have absolutely no issues in defense and security.
15.11 / 12:35
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Makei, Borrell discuss situation on Belarus-Poland border over phone
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei and Vice President of the European Commission, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell held a telephone conversation, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Belarus confirmed its readiness for an equal and mutually respectful dialogue with the European Union. The futility of sanctions and counterproductivity of such approaches to the development of relations between Belarus and the EU was emphasized,” the statement reads.
15.11 / 12:34
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Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again denies Belavia transports refugees
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again dismisses accusations that claim the Belarusian flag carrier OAO Belavia transports refugees, BelTA learned from the ministry's Press Secretary Anatoly Glaz. The official said: “We've repeatedly stated absolutely clearly at various levels: the national air carrier OAO Belavia has never transported, does not transport, and will not transport refugees or illegal migrants. It is easy to verify.
15.11 / 12:27
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Belarus ready to fly refugees home, but they do not want to
Belarus is ready to fly refugees back to their homeland, but they do not want to return, Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with the working group to finalize the draft Constitution, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that Belarus has been doing its best to prevent refugees from gathering on the state border. Moreover, the president said, Belarus is ready to fly the refugees, who have changed their mind to make it to the European Union, back to their homeland.
15.11 / 12:23
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Lukashenko promises tough response to EU's new sanctions
The European Union's new sanctions against Belarus will be met with tough response, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting with the working group on finalizing the new Constitution draft on 15 November, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that Belarus was accused of creating a migrant crisis and therefore the European Union is threatening to adopt another package of sanctions against the country. “Facilitating a migration flow through Belarus is more trouble than it is worth.
09.11 / 20:56
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08.11 / 17:01
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35 OSCE Countries Demand Answers From Belarus On 'Serious' Rights Violations
Dozens of member states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have invoked the so-called Vienna Mechanism to request answers from Belarus on “serious human rights violations and abuses” taking place in the country following a disputed presidential election in August 2020. In a letter dated November 4 and sent to the Belarusian permanent representative to the OSCE in Vienna, the United States, Canada, all EU member states except Poland, and seven other European countries said the situation in Belarus has “deteriorated” over the past year.
08.11 / 17:01
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Putin, Lukashenka Agree To 28 Union State 'Programs'
The Russian and Belarusian leaders have signed off on a series of road maps aimed at deepening the integration of the two neighbors as part of a decades-old plan to create a “Union State,” state media reported on November 4, as Minsk faces growing international pressure following last year's disputed presidential election. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed an agreement providing for a total of 28 integration “programs” at an online meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State. The document focuses mainly on economic and regulatory issues, including common policies on ta
08.11 / 17:01
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Belarus Blocks Pro-Kremlin Russian News Agency Regnum
The authorities in Belarus have blocked access to the website of the pro-Kremlin Russian news agency Regnum. The October 30 move was the first time Minsk has blocked access to a Russia-based media site, although it earlier blocked the Belarus-based version of the Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda. The government of longtime leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka did not issue a statement explaining the decision to block Regnum. The website, however, has published numerous articles criticizin
08.11 / 13:18
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Belarus to get another batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Another batch of the Chinese vaccine against COVID-19 is ready for dispatch to Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry. «The documents for the purchase of 1 million doses of the vaccine have already received all approvals.
08.11 / 13:18
Lukashenko: Criticism, competition should be within law
While visiting Orsha City Hospital No. 1 on 6 November Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said that he did not mind criticism and competition, but this should not run afoul of the law, BelTA has learned. During his visit to the hospital, Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled the events of last year.
08.11 / 13:18
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BelNPP's first unit generates 4.6bn kWh of electricity
Since it was connected to the power grid in November 2020, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has generated 4.6 billion kWh of electricity, Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned. «All in all, the unit has generated 4.6 billion kWh of electricity. This made it possible to replace about 1.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
02.11 / 13:50
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Over 23,3% Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
More than 2.882 million people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 2.214 million have been fully vaccinated, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry. The press service recalled that the map of vaccination sites is available on the official website of the Healthcare Ministry. Vaccinati
02.11 / 13:28
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Belarusian MP opines on sanctions, their effect
Western sanctions have a negative impact, but Belarus has been largely able to reduce it, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh told the Glavny Tur YouTube channel on 30 October, BelTA has learned. «Naturally, sanctions have a negative impact. There's no denying it. Another is
02.11 / 13:18
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Opinion: True democracy is in Belarus, not in the West
There is in fact no democracy in the West, the real democracy is in Belarus, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh told the Glavny Tur YouTube channel, BelTA has learned. “Belarus is not even close to dictatorship. This is out of the question. A welfare
29.10 / 17:05
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'Stay Strong': Noted Belarusian Lawyer Who Defended Political Prisoners Deprived Of License
Natallya Matskevich, a Belarusian lawyer known for having defended prominent political prisoners in the country, says she has been deprived of her license, becoming the latest attorney in Belarus to be targeted amid an intensifying crackdown on civil society and the political opposition following last year’s disputed presidential election. Matskevich tweeted late on October 25 that the Minsk Collegiate of Attorneys had excluded her from its “proud ranks.” «I felt sorry for them...Thanks to all good people for their support! My clients, stay strong. I will miss you,» Matskevich wrote.
29.10 / 16:57
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U.S. Says Belarus Forces Closure Of Embassy Aid Office
The U.S. Embassy in Minsk said on October 29 that Belarusian authorities were “forcing the closure” of its humanitarian and outreach programs that have benefited thousands of people in the authoritarian country. Strongman leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s government has cracked down on civil society groups and the pro-democracy opposition since protests erupted against his disputed reelection last August, leading to several rounds of Western sanctions. The U.S. Embassy said in a statement that aut
28.10 / 12:45
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Ukraine to resume import of Belarusian electricity on 1 November
Ukraine will resume import of Belarusian electricity on 1 November, TASS reports citing the NPC Ukrenergo website that posted the results of the auction of 27 October. The Ukrainian state-owned company Energoatom bought 885 out of 900 MW of capacity of interstate power transmission grid to import electricity from Belarus in November. The Ukrainian company Energy Community acquired another 15 MW.
28.10 / 12:45
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Lukashenko pledges strong response to West's border militarization
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the ongoing militarization along the western borders of Belarus as he met with Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov in Minsk on 28 October, BelTA has learned. «Here's the latest news. Russia has probably paid attention to it too.
28.10 / 12:34
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Belarus' timber export doubles since 2006
Belarus' timber export has doubled since 2006, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Nazarov said during a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic in Minsk on 28 October, BelTA has learned. «Modernization of the woodworking and pulp and paper enterprises affiliated with the Bellesbumprom concern had a positive impact on the efficiency of the forestry industry. Industrial wood processing increased by more than 1.5 times since 2006 and reached 18.5 million cubic meters in 2020. Timber exp
25.10 / 11:56
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Lukashenko discussing creation of personal data protection authority
The establishment of a personal data protection authority is being discussed at a government meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 22 October, BelTA has learned The head of state recalled that in May 2021 a law was adopted to protect people's rights while processing their personal data. “The government and the Operations and Analysis Center believe that a separate authority should be set up to supervise the observance of this law,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
25.10 / 11:56
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EU Ministers Meet Amid Talk Of New Measures Against Belarus Over Migrants
The European Union's foreign ministers have expressed support for new measures to halt the flow of illegal migrants that the bloc accuses Belarus of sending in retaliation for sanctions against authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his regime over its crackdown on the opposition. As the ministers gathered for a meeting in Brussels on October 18, several called for fresh sanctions against Minsk, as well as measures targeting Belarus's state airline, Belavia, as migrants from the Middle East and Africa continue to pour over the border on the EU's eastern flank.
25.10 / 11:03
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Mask Mandates Canceled In Belarus In Move Criticized By Doctors
Belarusian authorities have abolished mask mandates less than two weeks after they were introduced and a day after the country registered a record number of new coronavirus infections. The decision came after authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka dismissed the mask mandates and other measures to control the spread of COVID-19 as unnecessary. The mask mandates were introduced earlier this month amid a new wave of infections and required Bela
25.10 / 11:03
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Ursula von der Leyen says EU will not fund ‘barbed wire and walls’
The EU will not fund “barbed wire or walls”, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said, in defiance of calls from some governments to build protective defences against migrants seeking to enter the bloc. A number of EU leaders have voiced concerns in recent weeks over a rise in numbers of people seeking to cross the bloc’s borders, with eight having died at the Polish border with Belarus in recent months.
22.10 / 18:27
"The days full of joy and happiness have come again." From the archives of the newspaper "Grodzenskaya Pravda" you can find out with what mood Grodno residents celebrated the holiday of September 17 in 1945-1949
The chosen date became a symbol of historical justice for the Belarusian people, unwittingly divided under the terms of the Riga Peace Treaty in 1921. Until September 1939, Western Belarus was part of the Polish state.
15.10 / 16:52
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Details of Kochanova's meeting with vice-president of OSCE PA revealed
On 14 October Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Pia Kauma met with the Belarusian delegation to the Third Eurasian Women's Forum and the head of the delegation, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova. The meeting was requested by Pia Kauma, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of the Belarusian parliament. Natalya Kochanova spoke about the current political and economic situation in Belarus, the work on amending the Constitution, the challenges Belarus has been facing lately.
15.10 / 16:45
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Belarus To Close New York Consulate 'At U.S. Request'
Belarus's consulate in New York City will close on October 21 at the request of the United States, according to a statement posted on the consulate's website. Belarusian citizens residing in the consulate's territory, which includes Canada, will have to contact the Belarusian Embassy in Washington for services, the notice from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said. The consulate has already stopped answering the phone and accepting and processing documents sent by mail. Since October 8 documents received have been transferred to the embassy. Access to the consulate will not be possible after October 15. From October 17, U.S. citizens must obtain a visa to enter Belarus.
15.10 / 16:45
Belarus Border Crisis Intensifies As Germany Reports Huge Jump In Migrants, Poland Plans 'Barrier'
The arrivals in Germany mark an expansion of similar problems this year as swelling numbers of migrants from increased flights to Belarus have crossed porous borders into EU member states Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland.
15.10 / 16:36
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Poland criticised over stranded migrants after seventh death at border
Identity documents suggest latest person to die was 24-year-old Syrian who arrived in Belarus last month Polish police have found another body near the border with Belarus amid fresh allegations that Warsaw is breaking international law in its treatment of migrants stranded in harrowing conditions on the EU’s eastern frontier. The man’s body was spotted in a field by a helicopter crew, police said, bringing to seven the number of people rep
15.10 / 16:30
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Lukashenka threatens to divert fertilizers to unlikely destination
Amid the migration crisis, Lithuania has warned Belarus of a possible complete halt in the transit of fertilizers. The sectoral sanctions introduced in June are soft enough in this regard, but now there is a serious possibility of «filling the spots» in the sanctions documents. «Look, we'll supply these volumes, we'll load them in Murmansk,» said Alyaksandr Lukashenka during the «Big Talk» on August 9. «It's not a problem, and we will supply it by the shortest route via the Northern Sea Route to China — this is our main market — and to India, the southeast. You can shoot in the head, if you want.» Apparently, Lukashenk
11.10 / 11:56
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Belarus Launches New Criminal Case Against Independent Tut.by Journalists
Fifteen editors and journalists from Tut.by were arrested on charges of tax evasion. Eleven of them remain either in custody or under house arrest.
11.10 / 11:21
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Warsaw Says Shots, Likely Blanks, Fired From Belarus At Polish Troops
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has voiced support for the troops guarding the Belarusian frontier from illegal migration after reports that Belarusian forces allegedly fired shots — possibly blank ammunition — at Polish servicemen. Morawiecki tweeted that «all state powers» were behind the border guards and the military. Earlier on October 8, Polish Border Guards spokeswoman Anna Michalska said Belarusian forces fired shots a
11.10 / 10:51
Belarus' border service: Lithuania transfers refugees to other EU countries
Lithuania transfers refugees from its camps to other EU countries, the State Border Committee of Belarus told BelTA. According to the State Border Committee, it has reliable information suggesting that Lithuania is purposefully and consistently transferring refugees from its territory to other EU countries. On 29 September, the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania officially announced that more than 700 illegal migrants fled from accommodation centers in Lithuania since the beginning of this year.
11.10 / 10:50
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Andreichenko: Belarus-Venezuela relations rely on solid foundation
We have built a solid foundation of the bilateral relations with Venezuela, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with Venezuela president's special envoy Adan Chavez Frias in Minsk on 7 October, BelTA has learned. “Let me welcome you to the House of Representatives.
11.10 / 10:49
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Lukashenko urges to bolster economy to survive geopolitical confrontation
We need to bolster the country's economy if we want to survive the geopolitical confrontation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he took part in the general meeting of the Belarusian National Union of Consumer Societies Belkoopsoyuz in Minsk on 8 October, BelTA has learned. «We have let our guards down: we have repelled an attempt at a revolution and stop being careful and alert.
11.10 / 10:49
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About 200 Belarusians arrested for negative comments about KGB officer's death
About 200 people have been detained all over the country for making negative comments about the death of a KGB officer in a shootout in a Minsk apartment, BelTA learned from Belarusian Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov on 7 October. The internal affairs minister said: “Some are trying to have fun by hyping about this death. About 200 citizens have been detained so far.
11.10 / 10:49
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Belarus to open consulate general in Hong Kong
Belarus will open its Consulate General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. The decision is envisaged in Council of Ministers' Resolution No.565 of 6 October 2021, officially published on the national legal internet portal on 8 October, BelTA has learned.
11.10 / 10:40
Minister: Belarus' austerity budget 2022 will not affect salary growth
Despite the austerity nature of the national budget 2022, state employees and pensioners will not feel any additional burden, Belarus' Finance Minister Yuri Seliverstov said in an interview with ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned. This year's budget expectations are modest, but positive. “Initially, when we formed it for this year, we proceeded from conservative estimates,” said Yuri Seliverstov.
11.10 / 10:40
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Sri Lankan citizen found dead near Belarus-Lithuania border
The body of a Sri Lankan citizen was found near the Belarus-Lithuania border, Belarus 1 TV channel informed, BelTA has learned. The man's body was found on 5 October in the shrubs 500 meters from the state border with Lithuania.
10.10 / 17:33
Restored historical plaques in honor of the reunification of Belarus installed on the Old Bridge in Grodno
According to available historical information, the first bridge in Grodno appeared in the 15th century. Over the centuries, the bridge connecting the two banks of the Nemunas has changed its location many times.
07.10 / 14:27
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Lukashenko pledges support to ordinary Belarusians amid western sanctions
It is essential to take all measures to protect ordinary families and workers amid western sanctions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the government session held on 7 October to discuss measures to counteract sanctions, BelTA informs. The head of state recalled a previous decision to meet with the government every three months or more often if necessary to discuss economic matters. “We must
07.10 / 14:27
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Concerns grow over Poland’s treatment of migrants stuck at Belarus border
Concerns over Poland’s treatment of migrants stranded on its border with Belarus are mounting after Warsaw this week ignored domestic and international criticism to extend a state of emergency and sought to portray them as dangerous deviants. The European commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, met the Polish interior mini
07.10 / 14:27
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Lukashenko urges not to make drama out of sanctions
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko urged not to dramatize the sanctions against Belarus as he hosted the government session on 7 October to discuss measures to counteract the sanctions, BelTA informs. The head of state noted that a hybrid war is being waged against Belarus and sanctions are its economic component. “We need not only to promptly and coherently respond to all challenges, but also to actively take preventive measures, to look for ways out of the current situation. We have an
07.10 / 12:11
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В выходные не будут ходить поезда между Белорусским и Савеловским вокзалами
В предстоящие субботу и воскресенье, 9 и 10 октября, значительно изменится расписание поездов на D1, Белорусском и Савеловском направлениях Московской железной дороги. Об этом сообщили в департаменте транспорта Москвы.
01.10 / 14:29
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In CNN Interview, Lukashenka Rejects Reports Of Police Abuses, Torture
Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka rejected any suggestion that he should apologize for the harsh police crackdown and sweeping arrests that targeted protesters in the wake of last year’s disputed election. In an interview broadcast September 30 on CNN, Lukashenka dismissed media and rights groups’ criticism about widespread human rights abuses in Belarus. «No, I wouldn't like to use this opportunity [to apolo
01.10 / 14:29
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Lukashenko suggests adopting Law on Civil Society
We need a law to define who can be regarded as civil society, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with senior officials of the Belarus President Administration on 1 October, BelTA has learned. “We have discussed this issue more than once.
30.09 / 20:42
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Belarusian Version Of Russia's Komsomolskaya Pravda Blocked
Belarus's Information Ministry has blocked access to the website of the Belarusian version of the popular Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda. The ministry justified its September 29 decision by saying materials on the site «could produce threats to national security, including through the artificial irritation of tensions and conflicts in society.» The publication posted on its Telegram channel that it had not received official notification that its site, which receives about 20,000 visitors a day, had been blocked.