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28.01 / 21:08
технологии
Jailed Belarusian Blogger Losik Ends Hunger Strike After Six Weeks
Ihar Losik, a popular Belarusian blogger, says he has ended a hunger strike he began almost six weeks ago* to protest charges that he helped organize riots over a disputed presidential election that has triggered a wave of protests — and a harsh crackdown by the officials under Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the authoritarian leader who has held power since 1994. «I have decided to end my hunger strike. Why have I done so? I did it on my own volition… I was simply moved by the unbelievable wave of
26.01 / 13:49
Controversy around Belarusian national flag explained
Belarusian state propaganda is trying with all its might to discredit the white-red-white flag as «the banner of collaborators». Their main argument is that under these flags «Nazis were greeted» and its history «knows no good». Sometimes it is explicitly referred to as a fascist symbol, as Vi
26.01 / 13:44
Minsk Court Upholds Extension Of Belarusian Opposition Figure Kalesnikava's Pretrial Detention
A court in Minsk has upheld an extension of the pretrial detention of Belarusian opposition figure Maryya Kalesnikava, who faces national-security charges after she urged people to protest against a disputed presidential election. «Maryya Kalesnikava's defense appealed the extension of her stay at a detention facility with the Minsk City Court on January 21. The legal arguments were tur
26.01 / 13:43
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. The UIPM Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships, which were due to be held in Minsk in June, have been postponed “due to instability” in the country, the International Union of Modern Pentathlon said in a statement on January 22, adding that an announcement regarding an alternative venue would be made in the coming days.
26.01 / 13:24
Worse Than Zimbabwe? Belarus Goes Tremendously Down In International Safety Ranking
Belarus has dropped from 16th to 114th place in the international safety ranking. This follows from the data of the global database Numbeo, which ranked the safest and the most dangerous destinations in the world for 2021.
22.01 / 18:35
Belarus axed as host of ice hockey tournament over 'security concerns'
Sponsors of IIHF championships had begun to drop out after violent government crackdown on protests The international ice hockey federation (IIHF) has said it will not hold this summer’s world championship in Belarus, amid concerns that it would be a propaganda coup for the country’s hockey-mad dictator,Alexander Lukashenko. In a statement, the federation said it had made the decision “in the face of the growing safety and security concerns related to both the rising political unrest and Covid-19”. M
22.01 / 18:13
технологии
Leaked Belarusian Audio Points To Plan For Barbed-Wire-Bound 'Camp' For Protesters
Arrests, beatings, forced exile, and even death. Belarusians have paid a high price for raising their voices in opposition since authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed a landslide victory and a sixth presidential term in an
22.01 / 18:10
технологии
As Belarus Protests Enter Sixth Month, Lukashenka Repeats Vague Promise Of Change
MINSK — Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has rejected Alyaksandr Lukashenka's renewed pledge to draft a new constitution by the end of this year and put it to a referendum. «Only one new constitution can be adopted in Belarus — the people's constitution. People will write and discuss it. And the man who fell into terror against the
21.01 / 14:08
Budget for 2021: security forces in the black, culture in the red
The Ministry of Finance has published the draft budget for 2021. We have compared it with the previous year funding for law enforcement agencies and state employees. We also get indirect evidence that the authorities are planning at least one vote in 2021. Elections and referenda As much as 13.5 million rubles have been allocated to
21.01 / 14:08
крипто
Big Brother is unwell: Why Synesis was hit by European sanctions
Belarusian company Synesis became the first IT-company to fall under the European sanctions. The arguments of the EU Council are as follows: the company provided the authorities with video surveillance platform, which allows facial recognition. The European officials are sure that Synesis benefits by supporting Lukashenka's regime. Synesis has already said it plans to challenge the inclusion in the «black list». The company believes that there are «no legal or rational grounds» for this. What does Synesis do and does it really help identify protesters? Changed citizenship for tenders The co-founder — and mos
21.01 / 14:08
First private security firm moves to special forces training base
In summer, Euroradio reported in detail about the connection between the company «GardService» — the first Belarusian private security firm (PSF) — and the Presidential Administration as well as businesses of people from Alyaksandr Lukashenka's inner circle. Since then, a lot has changed in the company, and the ties have become even more obvious. Six days before GardService was supposed to start operating at full capacity, the
21.01 / 14:18
Why top Belarusian businessmen become 'honorary consuls'?
More than three dozen honorary consuls of foreign countries work in Belarus. Officially, this is not a diplomatic job. However, such a title gives certain preferences. Thus, one can find many representatives of the top Belarusian businessmen among the «honorary consuls». From the article you will learn which businessman represents which country and what «perks» he can expect for that. Is an honorary consul just a figurehead? Not exactly. Honorary consuls are not concerned with issues of citizenship and
07.01 / 16:45
Frosty The Protester: Belarusian Man Arrested For Snowman
HOMEL, Belarus — A man in Belarus, where longtime leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka is under popular pressure to step down, is facing charges over a snowman in his backyard. The man in the Homel district had scrawled across his creation: «Long live Belarus,» a popular slogan of the country's protest movement. Photos of the white figure also show him decked out with a
07.01 / 16:20
технологии
7% Of All Deaths. Over 100 Healthcare Workers Die From COVID-19 In Belarus
On 2 January, Doctor of Medical Science Svetlana Sorokina published on her Facebook page a list of healthcare workers who died from coronavirus. It contains the names of 103 doctors, nurses, paramedics and orderlies from all over Belarus.
07.01 / 16:20
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Belarus May Abolish Death Penalty And Other Amendments To Criminal Law
The existing criminal legislation of Belarus will undergo changes. The “first package” of proposals has already been adopted and approved by the parliament at the end of 2020. The “second package” of amendments, which includes the abolition of the death penalty, is currently in progress. It will be considered in the spring and will likely come into force in 2022.
05.01 / 17:57
Kremlin propaganda attacks on US dollar repeated on Belarusian TV
US sanctions will lead to the decline in trust in the dollar, and in a few years the US currency will collapse. This “prophecy” about the fate of the American currency appeared on the screens of Belarusian televisions on December 23. “Experts predict oblivion of the dollar: the active application of sanctions by the US government seriously undermines the value of the dollar as a store of value. Over the years, this will lead to a reduction in the use of the American currency, Russian experts believe. The US dollar will simply lose its status as a reliable store of value and means of payment,” the news anchor from Belarus 1 reports with a serious face. Who are the “experts”? Euroradio found
05.01 / 17:54
Protesters have taken to the streets of Belarus since the election in August 2020 they say was rigged
Synesis holds a special place among the Belarusian companies that have come under the EU sanctions. An IT firm and resident of the Minsk-based Hi-Tech Park, the company has created the Kipod video surveillance platform, which the EU believes security forces in Belarus use to identifying protesters. But Synesis is connected with the Belarusian regime much more closely than simply as a developer of a video surveillance system commissioned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Euroradio has learned that a businessman close to Lukashenka is directly related to the company. Cigarette smoke When it comes to Synesis LLC, three of its owners are
05.01 / 17:48
Belarus charges independent journalists with tax evasion
Four independent journalists who have been critical of President Alexander Lukashenko face seven years in prison on charges of «large-scale tax evasion. Four staff at an independent Belarusian press association have been charged with tax evasion, a lawyer for the group's founder said Thursday. Yulia Slutskaya, a journalist who founded the Belarusian Press Club in 2016, has been charged with
05.01 / 17:43
технологии
Teachers 'urged' to sign postcards for Lukashenka
The Communist Party of Belarus, which was headed by Ihar Karpenka before his appointment as Minister of Education, has launched a campaign «People's President». According to it, the communists propose to send a postcard to Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Participation is «voluntary-compulsory». As evidenced by the leaked order of the administration of Baranavichy University, the Ministry of Education had instructed state institutions to support the project. They demand from
05.01 / 17:31
Pope Accepts Resignation Of Minsk Archbishop
The Vatican said Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Minsk, who was briefly prevented from reentering Belarus after he criticized the Belarusian government's harsh crackdown on opposition protesters. Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz was allowed to return to Belarus last month after being stopped from reentering the country following a trip to Poland in August. While there, Kondrusiewicz criticized the crackdown on protests against the contested reelection of strongman Alya
05.01 / 17:31
“Our Duty Is To Preserve Our Country.” Lukashenko Awards Minsk Riot Police
“Riots, blitzkrieg or colour revolutions did not work in Belarus,” said Alexander Lukashenko during his visit of the special police force to the Minsk city police department, that is Minsk OMON or riot police, on Wednesday, 30 December. Below are the highlights of Lukashenko’s speech, the names of those whom he awarded and what he received in return.
05.01 / 17:31
Tape Alleges Lukashenka Plot To Murder Opponents In Germany
A European online newspaper has published what it says is a 2012 audio recording of a top Belarusian KGB officer discussing alleged plots at the time to kill three opponents of Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Germany. EUObserver said in the report published on January 4 that the voice on the tape belonged to the then-chairman of the Belarusian KGB Vadzim Zaytsau. The attacks on the three never took place, but the plot dis
05.01 / 17:43
технологии
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крипто
The Telegram App Gives Voice To The Oppressed In Belarus And Russia. But Hate Groups Are Using It Too.
In a year marked by tightened restrictions and unrest, Telegram sent a clear message to authoritarian governments who tried to keep it quiet in 2020. But as the app, which has earned a reputation as a free-speech platform, looks to spread the word in Iran and China, its popularity among messengers of violence and hate remains a concern.
31.12 / 19:18
Belarusian Catholic Leader Returns After Forced Exile
The Catholic archbishop of Minsk is in Belarus for Christmas after authorities lifted a four-month ban on his entry to the country amid massive anti-government protests. Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, the leader Belarusian Catholics, was denied entry on August 31 as he returned from a trip to neighboring Poland. The 74-year-old spiritual leader was barred from his homeland after he criticized the crackdown on protests against the contest
31.12 / 19:08
U.S. Congress Urges IIHF To Deprive Minsk Of Ice Hockey Championship
Members of the U.S. Congress and European parliamentarians wrote an open letter to President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel, asking to deprive Minsk of the right to host the 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship. Democratic Congressman Bill Keating shared the letter on Twitter.
24.12 / 23:04
EU Officially Slaps More Economic Sanctions On Belarus Over Crackdown
The European Union on December 17 imposed a third round of economic sanctions on dozens of Belarusian individuals and entities over their suspected involvement in a crackdown on ongoing pro-democracy protests. The latest round of sanctions was initially announced on December 16 and officially adopted during a meeting the next day of the European Council. They include restrictive measures imposed on the head of Belarusian
24.12 / 22:57
технологии
Chernobyl fears resurface as river dredging begins in exclusion zone
Scientists warn of threat of nuclear contamination from work on giant E40 waterway linking Baltic to the Black Sea The river running past the Chernobyl nuclear reactor is being dredged to create an inland shipping route, potentially resurfacing radioactive sludge from the 1986 disaster that could contaminate drinking water for 8 million people in Ukraine, scientists and conservationists have warned. The dredging of the Pripyat began in July and is part of an international project to create the 2,000km (1,240-mile) lon
24.12 / 23:04
U.S. Senate Unanimously Approves New Ambassador To Belarus
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the appointment of Julie Fisher, deputy assistant secretary for Western Europe and the European Union, as the new ambassador to Belarus.
24.12 / 21:49
Russian Railways plans to launch the high-speed train “Swallow” on the route Moscow – Minsk
The site of Russian Railways posted a message about a new train schedule, which refers to the launch of high-speed “Swallows” on the route Moscow – Minsk. The site of Russian Railways posted a message about a new train schedule, which refers to the launch of high-speed “Swallows” on the route Moscow – Minsk.
24.12 / 21:49
технологии
крипто
BELAZ wants to enlist state support in Russia to fight Komatsu and Caterpillar
BELAZ was interested in the possibility of concluding a special contract for the production of mining dump trucks in Russia, TASS was informed in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the department noted that there have not yet been official applications for the conclusion of SPIK from the Belarusian automobile plant to the ministry.
24.12 / 20:34
криптобиржи
“In recent months, inflation has accelerated higher than expected”, National Bank decides on the interest rate
The refinancing rate stays at 7.75% per annum. The decision was taken by the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus at a meeting on monetary policy on October 14, 2020.
24.12 / 20:29
“I Don’t Even Think Of Leaving.” Miss Belarus Released After 42 Days In Detention
Miss Belarus 2008 and former press secretary of Brest Dynamo Olga Khizhinkova was released. She served 42 days of arrest for participating in a number of unauthorised protest rallies.
24.12 / 20:28
Russia Approves $1 Billion Loan Promised By Putin To Belarus
On Monday, 21 December, the governments of Belarus and Russia signed an agreement on the provision of a $1 billion loan to Belarus, the press service of the Belarusian Finance Ministry reported. It will be transferred in several tranches.
23.12 / 16:12
Russian, Belarusian Officials Agree On New Level Of Cross-Border Security Cooperation
Russian and Belarusian authorities last month signed a new cooperation agreement that allows for police and security operations in Belarus by troops from the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia), which is controlled directly by the Kremlin, according to a copy of the deal just made public. An official Belarusian legal portal published the four-page agreement between the Belarusian Interior Ministry and the Federal Service of the Rosgvardia on December 18.
23.12 / 16:04
Even IT sector: 50% of Belarusians had income drop in 2020
SATIO, together with the independent research center BEROC, have once again asked a thousand residents of Belarus about the coronavirus, income and the future. Did the second wave of coronavirus hit harder than the first? How has income changed? Is the work process strongly affected by the threat of detention of employees? This is what the Belarusians answered.The main concern is the collapse of the healthcare system As many as 73% of respondents are confident that the situation with COVID-19 in Belarus will worsen in the near future. In November, th
23.12 / 16:04
Belarusian Press Club's Chief Detained; Offices And Homes Searched
MINSK — The head of the Belarusian Press Club, Yulia Slutskaya, has been detained by police in Minsk. Authorities have also searched the offices of the independent jo
23.12 / 16:06
U.S. Senate Approves Law Expanding Scope Of Sanctions To Use Against Belarus
The U.S. Senate has approved the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act, expanding the scope of who can be subjected to U.S. sanctions and providing support to independent media. U.S. Senator Jim Risch (Republican-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Fore
21.12 / 20:12
Беларусь
ID-card instead of passport: what will change for Belarusians
This is expected to be a key step in the development of new e-services. Pavel Tkach, the First Deputy Minister of Communications and Informatization, told BelTA about the new identity documents, who is testing them, how ID-cards will help in the creation of electronic government and whether there are prospects for the appearance of digital passports in Belarus.
18.12 / 09:28
Беларусь
United States Embassy Minsk. Vacancy announcement
Вакансия подразумевает знание английского языка. Уровень IV (Свободное владение языком)Open to:Position:Announcement number: Opening Date:Closing Date:Work hours:Salary:All interested candidates Public Affairs AssistantMINSK-2021−2 December 14, 2020 December 28, 2020 Full-time (40 hours a week) FSN-8/FP-6 (FP schedule applies to AEFMs only)ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.The U.S. Mission in Belarus is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Public Affairs Assistant.Under direct supervision of the Senior Small Grants Program Assistant, the Small Grants Program Assistant assists in the management of different types of grants
17.12 / 15:02
Miss Belarus Wasn’t Released After 34 Days Of Arrest For Mass Rallies
Miss Belarus 2008 and ex-press secretary of Brest Dynamo Olga Khizhinkova was not released from a detention center on Okrestin Street in Minsk on Friday. Her jail term for taking part in unauthorised protest rallies was supposed to expire on 11 December. Her husband, friends and famous atheletes came to meet her, but was told that she would remain in custody. Olga Khizhinkova was detained on 8 November during a protest action. Three days later she was sentenced to 12 days of arrest for *violation of the procedures for organizing or conducting public events.
17.12 / 14:51
Software Engineer Sustains Gunshot Wound To Chest At Peaceful Rally In Minsk
Dmitry Kapustenok sustained a gunshot wound to his chest at a protest rally in Minsk last Sunday. He was taken from the Pervomaisky District Department of Internal Affairs to a military hospital. Belarus On 30 November, the 29-year-old software engineer returned home from a military hospital.
17.12 / 14:38
крипто
Can the EU resolve Belarus conundrum?
A four-month stand-off between Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko and the pro-democratic protesters posed a serious challenge for the EU. The block that had announced its ambition to become a geopolitical actor, has found itself with very few levers in relation to the crisis in its immediate neighborhood. Brussels has been active in its rhetoric – condemning violence, criminal persecution and torture of protesters in Belarus.
16.12 / 15:16
Switzerland Puts Sanctions On Belarus's Lukashenka, Officials Over Protest Crackdown
Switzerland has become the latest country to freeze the financial assets of Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The Swiss government announced on December 12 that Lukashenka, his son Viktar, and 13 other Belarusians connected with the Lukashenka regime had been banned from entering or transiting through Switzerland. The sanctioned officials are all believed to be involved in the violent suppression of protests that have swept Belarus since
16.12 / 15:15
Belarus To Close Land Borders Over COVID-19; Opposition Says Move Aimed At Activists
MINSK — Belarus will close several land-border crossings as of December 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a move that willlimit the movement of people at a time when the country is being rocked by protests over authoritarian Alyaksandr Lukashenka's claim of victory in a disputed presidential election. The national Internet portal for legal information on December 10 published a government res
16.12 / 15:01
Belarusians leave jail with COVID-19
Musician Pavel Arakelyan was released on November 22, after 15 days in jail. The next day, the «offender” said on the air of Euroradio that „in the detention facility they are doing everything possible for inmates to get out with COVID”. Musician Pavel Arakelyan was rel
15.12 / 14:31
MP: law against glorification of Nazism may appear 'in near future'
Ex-Minister of Information, and now an MP of the House of Representatives Lilyia Ananich recently said on the air of ONT that «process of active development» for the adoption of a legislative act on the inadmissibility of glorification of Nazism is currently underway. «Perhaps by the spring session we will have a comprehensive document, although it may appear in parliament in the near future,» the MP said. Usually the spring
15.12 / 14:31
Lukashenka calls IOC 'gang' and threatens to sue
The sanctions of the International Olympic Committee have strongly affected Alyaksandr Lukashenka. During a trip to the hospital in Stoubtsy, he called the IOC a gang. «We need to go to court. L
15.12 / 13:28
технологии
крипто
Telegram makes it big in Belarus
Analysts of the Center for European Transformation have conducted a study on the use of telegram in Belarus and on how the courtyard and district chats are developing and what people discuss there. Explosive growth since March The authors note that for sev
01.12 / 15:33
связь
роды
пресс-служба
На Белорусском и Савеловском направлениях МЖД изменится расписание электричек
В декабре изменится расписание некоторых электричек Белорусского и Савеловского направления Московской железной дороги, сообщает «Москва 24» со ссылкой на пресс-службу МЖД.
01.12 / 09:24
интернет
общество
life:) рассказал о «персональных бонусах» абонентам за время без интернета в ноябре
Недавно А1 рассказал о компенсациях абонентам за неработающий в ноябре мобильный интернет. В МТС заявили о персональных бонусах своим пользователям, а теперь с аналогичной инициативой выступили в life:).На официальном сайте компании появилось сообщение:— В течение нескольких дней ноября 2020 года у части наших абонентов в Минске были проблемы с доступом к мобильному интернету.
28.11 / 16:41
Minor Belarusian Emigrant Church Declares Lukashenka 'Anathema'
The head of an unrecognized, Brooklyn-based church with its 20th-century roots in Minsk Orthodoxy has declared Belarus's embattled Alyaksandr Lukashenka anathema for his abuses against «the pious Belarusian people.» The metropolitan of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (BAOC), Archbishop Sviataslau (Lohin), announced the symbolic declaration against the longtime Belarusian leader at a service at St. Cyril of Turau Cathedral in Toronto on November 22. The BAOC is a minor, independent jurisdiction that mostly serves small numbers of emigres and their fa
28.11 / 16:37
Russia Accuses West Of 'Meddling' In Belarus
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of interfering in Belarus as he met Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has faced months of protests over his disputed reelection. Lavrov held talks on November 26 with Lukashenka and other top officials in the capital, Minsk, in the latest display of Moscow's support for Lukashenka's regime. Thousands of protesters demanding Lukashenka's resignation have taken to the streets of Minsk every weekend since an August 9 election that saw th
28.11 / 16:34
Coronavirus pandemic in Belarus: many times more cases than in the official statistics
In the report for April-May 2020, based on the available data, I concluded that with a mortality rate from coronavirus as in neighbouring Poland Belarus would have nine times more deaths from coronavirus than official statistics indicate. In neighbouring Poland, the mortality rate is 5% of all confirmed cases of coronavirus (in the United States, 5.9%, in Austria, 3.9%).
28.11 / 16:34
Lukashenka Says He Will Leave Post When New Constitution Is Adopted
Embattled strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has ruled Belarus for 26 years, has said he would leave his post after a new constitution had been adopted, Belarus's Belta news agency quoted him as saying. «I will not work as president with you under the new constitution,» Lukashenka said during a visit to a Minsk hospital on November 27. He stressed the need for amendments to t
28.11 / 16:26
EP Adopts New Resolution On Belarus, Demands Investigation Into Bondarenko’s Murder
The European deputies voted on the adoption of resolution on the situation in Belarus. Its draft was published on the website of the European Parliament. The draft document titled “resolution on th
27.11 / 21:18
Support for union with Russia shrinking, sociologist says
The number of supporters of the union with Russia in Belarus decreased by 11.6 percentage points from September to November, the survey conducted by the Belarusian Analytical Workshop (BAW) in early November suggests. In an interview with the Russian Kommersant, the head of the BAW, Doctor of Sociology, Andrei Vardamatski, told more about the survey. The sociological survey by
24.11 / 19:54
EBRD stops financing state projects in Belarus
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has suspended financing of projects in the Belarusian public sector. «We call on Belarus to continue to fulfill all its international obligations. The EBRD continues to invest in private sector projects in Bel
24.11 / 19:54
Belarus pays farewell to Raman Bandarenka
Thousands of people gathered today near a church in Minsk to pay farewell to Raman Bandarenka. 31-year-old Bandarenka died on November 12 at an emergency rescue hospital in Minsk. One day earlier, he came out
24.11 / 19:54
Freestyle skier Ramanouskaya sells gold medal to help repressed athletes
Belarusian freestyler Alyaksandra Ramanouskaya has sold her gold medal, TUT.by reports. She won it at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The final price of the lot on the Int
24.11 / 19:35
технологии
More Belaruskali workers join national strike
More employees of Belaruskali have joined the national strike. On Monday, the strike was announced by 5 more people, the telegram channel @stachkom reports. «It is impossible to calmly