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14.06 / 10:57
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FM: Belarus concerned over NATO's recent statements
Belarus is concerned over NATO's recent statements, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said on the air of the ONT TV channel on 13 June, BelTA has learned. “We are absolutely concerned over these recent statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
14.06 / 10:57
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Ryanair ADR
Jailed Belarusian Pratasevich Dogged By Claims He Fought For Azov Battalion In Ukraine
On May 23, months after he left Belarus to avoid prosecution on incitement charges he said were trumped-up by Alyaksandr Lukashenka's government, the journalist and blogger was arrested, along with his girlfriend, after their Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to Minsk following what is widely believed to have been a fake bomb threat. Rights groups, Western governments, and Belarusians who oppose Lukashenka watched in horror as the next development unfolded: Appearances on state TV in which Pratasevich, with marks on his face and wrists, delivered what are widely considered to be.
14.06 / 10:57
Makei: Lofty rhetoric about human rights, democracy is just a sham
Today people hear a lot of fine words about human rights and democracy, but this is all doubletalk, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs. “Today, many lofty words about human rights, democracy, freedom, beautiful future and so on and so forth are meant for the ears of ordinary people. All this, I should say, is an absolute sham aimed to camouflage many other things,” Vladimir Makei said.
13.06 / 20:30
Prince's tower, chapel and alabaster hall. When will the Old Castle receive the first visitors and what will the guests see in the renovated royal residence (+ video)
Although experts focus on the fact that less than 20% of the planned volume of work has been completed at the moment, the scale of changes to the Old Castle is certainly impressive. It is enough just to look around this majestic building to understand: a lot of effort has been invested, and the work done is colossal.
08.06 / 11:32
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China-Belarus industrial park to offer special treatment to big investors
The China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone will offer special terms of doing business to key investors, Aleksandr Yaroshenko, Head of the Administration of the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone, told reporters, BelTA has learned. A new draft presidential decree is going to provide additional preferences to projects with investments of at least $50 million. Among them are preferential prices for land plots, easier customs administration procedures.
08.06 / 11:32
FIVE
Lukashenko calls to produce small arms domestically
Belarus needs to have its own production of small arms, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he heard a report on the performance and development prospects of the Belarusian military-industrial complex, BelTA has learned. The head of state outlined the development of domestic production of small arms as an important topic. «We are not going to war with anyone,» he said.
08.06 / 11:32
Day of People's Unity established in Belarus
Belarus has established a new national holiday – the Day of People's Unity. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.206 on 7 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state. Decree No.206 amends Decree No.157 of 26 March 1998 “On national holidays, public holidays, and commemorative dates in the Republic of Belarus”.
08.06 / 11:24
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Ryanair ADR
Belarus president calls backlash against plane incident a ‘planned provocation’
Alexander Lukashenko has made his first public remarks defending his grounding of a Ryanair flight last week, accusing the west of launching a “hybrid modern war” against Minsk and calling the backlash over the incident a “planned provocation”. Addressing a session of parliament, Lukashenko also appeared to suggest the plane could have been shot down because it was flying over a nuclear power plant when it was diverted by the Belarusian government, which appeared to have concocted a bomb threat and scrambled a Mig-29 to ensure the plane landed.
07.06 / 11:35
Provident
Belarus propagandists to change appearance at state's expense
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed the law on state protection. The Parliament approved it in April. The former Law «On State Protection of Judges, Law enforcement and supervisory (monitoring) off
07.06 / 11:35
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Enterprise
Belarusian Activist Cuts His Throat At Hearing, Saying Authorities Threatened His Family, Friends
A Belarus activist has cut his own throat during a court hearing after being warned that if he didn't plead guilty to participating in mass protest, his family and neighbors would face prosecution. Stsyapan Latypau, who has been in detention since September 2020, cut his throat at the hearing on June 1 and was rushed to the hospital, where local media said he is still alive. «Father, after meeting with you, GUBOPiK [the Interior M
07.06 / 11:29
Telegram
Ryanair ADR
Tearful 'Confession' By Belarusian Journalist Sparks Fresh Outcry Over His Treatment
Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich speaking on the Nothing Personal program on Belarusian state television. The video is the result of «abuse, torture, and threats,» said Pratasevich's father, Dzmitry.
07.06 / 11:22
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Belarusians Hold Border Protests Demanding Tough Sanctions On Lukashenka Regime
Exiled Belarusians have launched a multiday protest on their homeland’s border with Lithuania and Poland, calling on the European Union to impose harsh sanctions against the regime of authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Demonstrators gathered at two border crossings on June 5, demanding the EU slap “strong and effective sanctions” against Lukashenka's regime. They are also calling on Belarusian authorities to open land borders for citizens of Belarus and the release of hundreds of political prisoners. Pavel Latushka, the head of the National Anti-Crisis Manageme
07.06 / 11:22
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Tut By Media LLC Chief Engineer Ala Lapatka charged with complicity in felony tax evasion
Tut By Media LLC Chief Engineer Ala Lapatka has been charged with complicity in felony tax evasion, an offense punishable under Part Six of the Criminal Code’s Article 16 and Part Two of Article 243. According to tut.by, on Friday, the Minsk City Court turned down an appeal against her detention. Earlier, tut.by Editor in Chief Maryna Zolatava and tut.by staff writer Aliena Talkačova were also reported to have been charged with complicity in felony tax evasion.
07.06 / 11:22
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Enterprise
Belarus To Cut U.S. Embassy Staff As Part Of Retaliatory Sanctions
Belarus says it is reducing the permitted number of diplomats and other staff at the U.S. Embassy in Minsk and tightening visa procedures for American citizens, in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on the Eastern European country over a sweeping crackdown on the opposition. Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz made the announcement on June 3, without providing specifics.
07.06 / 11:22
Ethnic Poles Freed From Belarus Prison Are In Poland, Warsaw Says
Three members of the ethnic Polish minority in Belarus who had been jailed for their political activism are now free and in Poland, authorities in Warsaw said on June 2. The activists — identified as Irena Biernacka, Maria Tiszkowska, and Anna Paniszewa — were arrested in March as part of the Belarusian authorities’ crackdown on ethnic Poles who opposed the authoritarian regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The Polish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that “as a result of efforts by Polish diplomatic and consular services,” the activists arrived in Poland on May 25. They were safe and being given “the necessary support and care,” the min
03.06 / 19:14
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Belarus, Russia, China touted as outposts of sovereignty
Belarus, Russia and China are outposts of sovereignty in today's world, Professor of Moscow State Institute of International Relations Elena Ponomareva said in an interview to ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned. According to the expert, the technology of pressure, which the West is now applying to Belarus, is not new.
03.06 / 19:11
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Ryanair ADR
Lukashenko about events around Belarus: Attempt to unsettle situation up to August 2020 level
An attempt is in progress to unsettle the situation in Belarus to the level of August 2020. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 28 May, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I will inform you.
31.05 / 11:43
Continental
MFA: Belarus is developing comprehensive relations with Africa
Belarus is building up comprehensive and systematic relations with the African states and is active on the markets of the African continent, Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich said at the opening ceremony of the second Belarusian-African Economic Forum on 31 May, BelTA has learned. “It is great to see that this dialogue platform is becoming traditional. The more we communica
31.05 / 11:43
FIVE
Makei: Russia now sees what the West is like
Russia took off its rose-colored glasses, got up from its knees and really sees what the West is like, Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said in an interview to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, BelTA has learned. According to the minister, the collect
31.05 / 11:43
Cooper
Russian FM: Russia will help Belarus if EU imposes sanctions against Minsk
Moscow will defend Belarus and help it if the EU imposes economic sanctions against Minsk, Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Economic Cooperation Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti. «I think that we will defend our partner Belarus. We will help ou
31.05 / 11:30
FM: Belarusians will not tolerate diktat towards their country
The vast majority of Belarusians will stand to the end, but will not tolerate the diktat against their country, Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said in an interview to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, BelTA has learned. “We take very seriously the reports that
31.05 / 11:28
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Ryanair ADR
Chief Editor Of Independent Belarusian News Portal Briefly Detained
Belarusian authorities have briefly detained Alyaksey Shota, the editor in chief of the independent Hrodna.life news portal, in the western city of Hrodna. In a statement on May 30, police in Hrodna said that the news portal had posted material that was «recognized as extremist.» Shota was later released after questioning. In March, a court in Hrodna found Shota guilty of dissemin
31.05 / 11:28
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Belavia Head Calls EU Response To Ryanair Diversion 'Despicable'
The head of Belarus's national air carrier has said the EU countries' imposition of airspace restrictions in response to Minsk's Ryanair diversion last week is «despicable,» as fallout continues over what many regard as a «state hijacking» to nab a Belarusian dissident journalist. Many of Belarus's neighbors and some other Western states have barred Belavia from overflights since the May 23 incident, in which a dubious bomb threat was cited in ordering a MiG 29 fighter jet to divert an Athens-to-Vilnius flight to Minsk.
31.05 / 11:18
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Ryanair ADR
U.S. Reimposes Sanctions On Belarusian State Firms Over Diversion Of Plane, Arrest Of Journalist
The United States will impose more sanctions on Belarus after the diversion of a commercial flight to Minsk and the arrest of a journalist on board. The moves include reimposing full sanctions against nine Belarusian state-owned enterprises on June 3, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on May 28 in a statement outlining the measures. «We take these measures, together with our partners and allies, to hold the regime accountable for its actions and to demonstrate our commitment to the aspirations of the people of Belarus,» Psaki said.
31.05 / 11:08
Enterprise
Provident
EU Earmarking Billions In Aid For Belarus, Once Democracy Takes Root
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised to speed up work on the proposal.
31.05 / 11:08
Ryanair ADR
Lithuania Expelling Two Belarusian Diplomats Amid Uproar Over Plane Arrests
Lithuania says it is expelling two Belarusian diplomats accused of conducting activities «incompatible with their diplomatic status» amid international outrage over Belarus’s forced landing of a Vilnius-bound passenger flight in Minsk and the detention of a dissident journalist. The two members of staff at the Belarusian Embassy in Vilnius were given seven days to leave the country, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on May 28. Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said the decision was also “an expression of solidarity” with Latvia, which saw its entire embassy staff expelled from Belarus.
31.05 / 11:08
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Belarus Stripped As Host Of European Cycling Competition
Belarus has been stripped of hosting next month's European track cycling championships amid international outrage over the diversion of a passenger jet and the arrest of a journalist and his girlfriend who were taken off the flight after it landed in Minsk. The European Cycling Union said in a statement on May 27 that in light of the “current international situation,” the organization’s management board “decided to cancel the 2021 Elite Track European Championships scheduled in Minsk (Belarus) from 23 to 27 June 2021.” Enrico Della Casa, president of the European Cycling Union, said the organization has been monitoring the situation, “which has now developed into an international debate.” The decision to cancel the event in Minsk was made
31.05 / 10:52
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Lukashenka, Putin Meet Amid Outrage Over Diversion Of Plane
Belarusian authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka met in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin as EU foreign ministers debate possible targets for new economic sanctions against Minsk in response to its diversion of a commercial plane and the arrest of a journalist on board. Greeting Lukashenka on May 28, Putin emphasized that the one-day meeting was scheduled prior to the «outburst of emotions» prompted by the plane diversion on May 23. «We have topics to discuss without these developments,» he told Lukashenka. «Yes, it is an outburst of emotions,» Lukashenka agreed. Belarus dispatched a fighter.
30.05 / 19:07
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Guide to the corners of nature in the project " Grodno region: a protected world"
Hydrological reserve “In the floodplain of the Ditva River” Peatlands, beavers and return to the origins The hydrological reserve “In the floodplain of the Ditva River” was created in Voronovo district in 1998 to ensure the natural hydrological regime of the Ditva River and restore the flora and fauna. It was proposed to increase the area of the reserve to 898.58 hectares after surveying the territory by BSU scientists.
28.05 / 06:04
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Белорусы вышли против режима: что происходит на улицах Минска
#Belarus Day 291. Belarusians have gathered in neighbourhoods in #Minsk.
27.05 / 23:48
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World Ice Hockey Federation Criticizes Latvia Over Belarus Flag Swap
Hockey’s global governing body has criticized Latvian officials for removing the Belarusian flag from a display at the sport’s world championships in Riga and replacing it with a flag used by the opposition. The switch on May 24 during the 16-nation tournament, which Minsk was originally scheduled to co-host, saw the official Belarusian flag swapped out for the red-and-white flag that has been adopted by opponents of the country’s authoritarian leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
27.05 / 15:51
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В Беларуси люди вышли на улицы с требованием отпустить политзаключенных. Видео
написала в Twitter 26 мая журналистка Анна Любакова. #Belarus Day 291. Belarusians have gathered in neighbourhoods in #Minsk. They are chanting, "Go away, you * Lukashenko * and your OMON * riot police * !" These people have been living in fear for months - but they are on the streets again and again. Because they are fed up pic.twitter.com/NTDKhXwlCX
24.05 / 12:27
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Cycling Boom Reaches Belarusian Cities
On 18 September morning, cycling activists handed out fruits to Minsk residents who travelled to their job or university by bike. In this way they wanted to thank people for their choice and to draw attention to the lack of a cycling environment. In recent years Belarusian cities have truly flourished with cyclists.
24.05 / 12:27
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Aviat
Belarus accused of ‘hijacking’ Ryanair flight diverted to arrest blogger
Belarus has been accused of hijacking a European jetliner and engaging in an act of state terrorism when it forced a Ryanair flight to perform an emergency landing in Minsk after a bomb threat and arrested an opposition blogger critical of authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko. Roman Protasevich, a former editor of the influential Telegram channels Nexta and Nexta Live, was detained by police after his flight was diverted to Minsk national airport. Minsk confirmed that Lukashenko ordered his military to scramble a Mig-29 fig
24.05 / 12:20
Citizens
Lukashenka Signs Law Allowing Belarusian Police To Use Firearms Against Demonstrators
Belarus's authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed into law legislation that allows police and security forces to shoot at demonstrators. The law, endorsed by Lukashenka on May 17, frees law enforcement officers from responsibility for dama
24.05 / 12:20
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Belarusian Activist Serving Prison Sentence For Protests Reportedly Dies Of Heart Attack
A Belarusian political activist who was sentenced in January to five years in prison for participating in anti-government protests has reportedly died. The precise circumstances of Vitold Ashurak’s death weren’t immediately clear. The news website Onl
24.05 / 11:23
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Aviat
EU, NATO Demand Belarus Explain 'Forcible' Diversion Of Passenger Plane, Detention Of Journalist
The head of NATO has joined the leaders of several EU countries in demanding an investigation into the diversion on May 23 of a Lithuanian-bound flight to Minsk, where authorities arrested one of its passengers, opposition activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance was closely monitoring the «forcible landing» of the flight — from Athens to Vilnius — in Belarus and the reported detention of Pratasevich.
24.05 / 11:15
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Aviat
Belarus Faces Western Outrage Over Airliner 'Hijacking' To Detain Journalist
European Union leaders, who are set to hold a summit on May 24, have warned of punitive steps against Belarus over the forced diversion and landing of a Ryanair plane to Minsk that was carrying a prominent opposition journalist on an internal EU flight. Belarusian authorities scrambled a military jet to escort the civilian plane, which was en route to Vilnius from Ath
17.05 / 11:24
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Раз в 17 лет на США нападают полчища цикад. Что это такое и почему происходит
Как пишет EarthSky, уже 10 мая этого года приложение Cicada Safari (да, для этого есть специальное приложение) зафиксировало тысячи отчетов от людей, которые обнаружили цикад на своих дворах.
17.05 / 11:21
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Cooper
Enterprise
Belarus keen to increase food export to Saudi Arabia
Belarus is eager to increase supplies of food products to Saudi Arabia, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Krupko said as he met with Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Belarus Abdulrahman Bin Suleiman Al Ahmed on 15 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agricultural and Food Ministry. The parties discussed the state of cooperation and prospects for strengthening the bilateral trade and economic relations between the two countries. “We would like to continue increasing supplies of
17.05 / 11:17
Provident
Lukashenko: Farmers should have easy access to markets
It is necessary to fix the way food markets operate and to ensure access to them for farmers, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he toured a farmers' market near Minsk on 14 May, BelTA has learned. Earlier, the president had given an instruction to build a farmers' market where anyone could sell products of their own make. Now the president wanted to know how his instruction was fulfilled. “I wanted
17.05 / 11:17
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Citizens
Investigators uncover terrifying evidence of genocide of Belarusians
The first findings of the investigation into the genocide of Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War tentatively suggest that the official data on the number of civilian victims will be much higher, Belarus' Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA informs. The investigation launched by the Prosecutor General's Office involved a great amount of effort, including excavations, searches and interviews with eyewitnesses, the study of archival materials with the involvement of well-known historians, etc. According to Andrei Shved, the evidence unearth
17.05 / 11:11
FIVE
Five Belarusian Opposition Figures: Where They Are, What Fates They Face
Tens of thousands of people in Belarus have been swept up in the crackdown launched by Alyaksandr Lukashenka after he was declared winner of a presidential election last August that much of Belarus rejected as rigged. His main challenger, Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, said she was forced to leave Belarus for Lithuania a day after the August 9 poll amid threats to herself and her family. She is not the only leading Belarusian opposition figure to have faced threats, jail time, or.
17.05 / 11:00
Manufacturing
Lukashenka To Meet Putin Soon As Belarus Plans To Raise Cash
Alyaksandr Lukashenka will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this month as the Belarusian strongman faces growing isolation from the West over his crackdown on peaceful protesters. The visit is scheduled for the end of May, Kommersant reported, and will be Lukashenka’s third trip to Russia this year. The two leaders will discuss their closer integration, among other issues, the paper reported. Putin has been pushing Lukashenka in recent years to take steps toward the integration of their economi
17.05 / 11:00
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Jailed Belarusian Opposition Figure Kalesnikava Handed Final Accusation Papers
Belarusian opposition figure Maryya Kalesnikava has been charged eight months after her arrest last year for urging people to protest against a disputed presidential election that left Alyaksandr Lukashenka in power. Kalesnikava's associates told RFE/RL on May 13 that, according to official documents, Kalesnikava was charged with conspiracy to seize power by unconstitutional means, public calls for action against national security, and creating and leading an extremist group. If found guilty, Kalesnikava faces up to 12 years in prison. Kalesnikava is a key
17.05 / 11:00
Telegram
Belarusian Army Officer Gets 18 Years In Prison Amid Crackdown Over Postelection Protests
The Supreme Court on May 14 found 29-year-old Captain Dzyanis Urad guilty of high treason and sentenced him the same day. Belarusian courts have been meting out tough punishments to protesters and officials like Urad who support them in a bid to quash mass opposition to Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka's brutal 27-year rule. Urad was arrested in M
17.05 / 10:43
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Belarusians Will Have To Pay For Crossing Border By Car Since 1 June
On the territory of the Gomel and Grodno regions, the tax for vehicles up to five tons is set at one base unit [BYN 29 / $11,50 / €10]. Its payment should be carried out by the driver of the car in Belarusian rubles before crossing or when crossing the border at checkpoints. The fee will be paid as a contribution to the revenues of the relevant regional budget at the location of the border checkpoints. If the fee is paid to the regional budget, not at the location of the checkpoint through which the border is crossed, the fee will be considered unpaid.
13.05 / 16:39
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Историю учить надо! Глава Гродненской области продемонстрировал свое невежество
Бывший министр здравоохранения, а теперь глава Гродненской области, Владимир Караник продемонстрировал вопиющее невежество. Поздравляя белорусов с праздником Государственного герба и флага, высокопоставленный чиновник, в частности, заявил, что Беларусь освобождали от немецко-фашистских захватчиков под красно-зеленым флагом. «Именно под э
06.05 / 09:49
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Lukashenko Reproaches EU And US For Not Helping Belarus Fight COVID-19
“These Europeans and Americans are sleazy people. They have done anything to help us.
05.05 / 09:38
Covid-19
Over 400,000 Belarusians sign up for COVID-19 vaccines
As of early May 2021, more than 400,000 people signed up in healthcare organizations of the country to get a vaccine against the coronavirus, said Irina Glinskaya, the deputy chief physician of the National Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, BelTA has learned. “The number of those wishing to be vaccinated is big today. In order to achieve the goal, we would like to see more active vaccination, but all countries have their own opportunities,” said Irina Glinskaya.
05.05 / 09:38
Enterprise
Belarus to focus on economic revival of Chernobyl-affected regions
Economic revival will be in the focus of the development program of Belarusian regions affected by the Chernobyl disaster, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko told journalists following his meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 4 May, BelTA has learned. During his trip to Chernobyl-affected regions, the head of state instructed the government and local authorities to draw up a development program of these regions, Roman Golovchenko said. According to him, such program is currently in the pipeline. Plans are
05.05 / 09:38
Over 80 former Belarusian defense, security, law enforcement officials stripped of rank
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to strip of rank over 80 former officers of various defense, security, and law enforcement agencies on 4 May, BelTA has learned. In line with the legislation Belarusian defense, security, and law enforcement officers, including retired and reserve ones, can be stripped of military ranks (special ranks) by the head of state. As the social and political situation in the country deteriorated, certain military personnel and officers of law enforcement and security agencies tried to destabilize the situation and inflate protest moods in the society.
05.05 / 09:28
Four Tsikhanouskaya Associates Handed Prison Terms
Four associates of Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for organizing protests against authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka in the southeastern city of Homel. Judge Alyaksey Khlyshchankou of the Chyhunachny district court on May 4 sentenced Tatsyana Kaneuskaya, Dzmitry Ivashkou, and Alyaksandr Shabalin to six years in prison each, and Yury Ulasau to 6 1/2 years in prison. They were found guilty of organizing mass disorder and planning to seize administrative b
05.05 / 09:28
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Provident
Russian Oil Supplies To Belarus In May Will Decrease 2.2 Times
Pipeline deliveries of oil from Russia to Belarus in May are planned at 608,000 tons, the official representative of “Transneft” Igor Demin told TASS. In April, 1,325 million tons were supplied to the refineries in Mozyr and Novopolotsk. The press service of the Russian pipeline monopoly did not specify the May breakdown of supplies to each of the Belarusian oil refineries. According to the telegram channel neftegram, there are plans to deliver 560,000 tons to the Mozyr refinery, and 50,000 tons to Naftan. On 27 April,
05.05 / 09:28
Citizens
Woman Fined For Curtains With Belarusian Ornaments On Balcony Of 14th Floor
Yulia from Minsk lives in a high-rise building on Vera Khoruzhei Street. For a long time, she had white curtains with red ornaments hanging on her window.
05.05 / 09:03
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Citizens
Sales of Belarusian solvents to Ukraine increase dramatically
In the first quarter of 2021, imports of solvents to Ukraine were 85% more than in the first quarter of 2020, the consulting group «A-95» reports. The largest supplier also changed. While at first, it was Russia, now most of the products come from Belarusian producers. Thousands of tons from the private sector In the first
04.05 / 11:26
Belarus Court Gives 14 People Long Prison Terms For 'Mass Disorder'
A court in Belarus has sentenced 14 people to stiff prison terms for taking part in «mass disorder» amid nationwide protests against the disputed results of last year’s election. A court in the western city of Brest on April 30 sentenced the defendants to between 5 ½ and 6 ½ years in prison in a widely watched case over their participation in rallies in the city of Pinsk.
04.05 / 11:03
Citizens
Prime Minister: U.S. Sanctions Didn’t Affect Supply Of Russian Oil To Belarusian Refineries
Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel that the U.S. sanctions did not affect the supply of Russian oil to refineries in Mozyr and Novopolotsk. “All contracts have been signed. Oil is supplied in accordance wit
04.05 / 11:03
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Citizens
KGB Reveals Names Of Nine Individuals Involved In “Coup Case”
The KGB revealed the identities of 9 people accused in the case initiated under Part 1 of Art. 357 [Conspiracy or other actions committed with the aim of seizing state power] of the Criminal Code of Belarus, BelTA reports with reference to the KGB official representative Andrei Yarosh. Yarosh said that it was Alexander Feduta, Yuri Zenkovich, Grigory Kostusev, Olga Golubovich, Dmitry Shchigelsky, Alexander Perepechko, Pavel Kulazhenko, Vitaly Makarenko and Igor Makar. The first f