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Birthday behind bars: hourly inspections, hundreds of letters and
Birthday behind bars: hourly inspections, hundreds of letters and 'hidden' radio greetings
Ales Bialiatski, Dzmitry Dashkevich, Mikalai Autukhovich and other political prisoners celebrated their birthday in captivity.  13.08.2015 | 10:34
Ukraine conflict affects Belarus’ independence, if destabilisation and foreign intervention occurs
Ukraine conflict affects Belarus’ independence, if destabilisation and foreign intervention occurs
Belarusian officials warned Belarusians who participate in hostilities in Ukraine about criminal persecution for mercenary activities, writes Siarhei Bohdan.  12.08.2015 | 10:10
Siarhei Balykin: Belarusan business and civil activity are incompatible now
Siarhei Balykin: Belarusan business and civil activity are incompatible now
Individual entrepreneurs at markets and markets themselves, but for grocery ones, are doomed to go without any protests, believes the chair of the Association for Small and Medium Entrepreneurship.  12.08.2015 | 08:43
Why are Belarusian economic forecasts constantly inaccurate?
Why are Belarusian economic forecasts constantly inaccurate?
According to the official Social and Economic Development Programme 2011-2015 GDP was supposed to increase by 62-68% by the end of 2015. In reality, the growth is likely to hit around 6%.  11.08.2015 | 10:48
Candidates For 2015 presidential “elections”: No one is seriously hoping to win
Candidates For 2015 presidential “elections”: No one is seriously hoping to win
2015 president campaign looks like a traditional electoral ritual: pro-state candidates support Aliaksandr Lukashenka, while opposition tries to de-legitimise him or train their campaigning skills.  10.08.2015 | 10:35
Ukrainian migrants to Belarus: Cheap man power and pressure on the country’s social benefits
Ukrainian migrants to Belarus: Cheap man power and pressure on the country’s social benefits
These days the sheer volume of people migrating from the Donbas has put serious pressure on Belarus' economy and has even contributed to the growing crime rate, claims Ryhor Astapenia.  08.08.2015 | 11:06
Many ways in which the 2015 Belarus presidential campaign is different
Many ways in which the 2015 Belarus presidential campaign is different
Belarusian society's readiness to protest is not growing, but decreases as the economy slides, writes Artiom Shraibman.  07.08.2015 | 10:00
Orda: We collected half a million signatures for Lukashenka’s nomination, and we’ll collect more
Orda: We collected half a million signatures for Lukashenka’s nomination, and we’ll collect more
The head of Lukashenka’s nominating group claims that the interest towards elections is growing among Belarusans.  07.08.2015 | 09:40
Sviatlana Kalinkina: Interview with the head of Belarus is a fun, but useless thing to do
Sviatlana Kalinkina: Interview with the head of Belarus is a fun, but useless thing to do
Chief-editor’s deputy in Narodnaya Volia (People’s Will) newspaper explains why the last meeting of non-state media with Lukashenka wasn’t a status thing, wasn’t interesting, and was very predictable.  07.08.2015 | 08:32
For the first time in many years Lukashenka met with independent mass media of Belarus
For the first time in many years Lukashenka met with independent mass media of Belarus
The head of state gave interview to Euroradio, Radio Liberty and TUT.BY.  05.08.2015 | 08:21
Opinion: Economic sanctions are not motivated by concerns about human rights alone
Opinion: Economic sanctions are not motivated by concerns about human rights alone
In the long run, the use of human rights rhetoric in pursuit of other interests undermines the credibility of the US commitment to democracy and human rights, writes Volha Charnysh.  03.08.2015 | 12:02
So far, the election campaign is not accompanied by the pressure from the authorities
So far, the election campaign is not accompanied by the pressure from the authorities
Though authorities are easy on registering initiative groups and de-facto registered all candidates, they still prevent opposition and human rights fighters from controlling organization of elections.  01.08.2015 | 11:47
Belarus and WTO: A long story of unfulfilled promises
Belarus and WTO: A long story of unfulfilled promises
In 2014 the Russian government decreed it would spend $0.6m on initiatives supporting Belarus’ accession to the WTO, writes Ales Alachnovich.  30.07.2015 | 10:36
Gennadz Fiadynich: If a person cannot get retirement from work it is a real slave labor
Gennadz Fiadynich: If a person cannot get retirement from work it is a real slave labor
The report of the United States Department of State doesn’t fully describe the problems of forced labor in Belarus.  30.07.2015 | 08:22
Belarus neutralizes its open border with Russia by improving cooperation with Asian countries
Belarus neutralizes its open border with Russia by improving cooperation with Asian countries
Belarus succeeded in upgrading its status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, but will Belarus reinvigorate its cooperation with this Asian organisation by using its privileges of an observer?  29.07.2015 | 10:54
Uladzimir Kavalkin: Belarus is a leader by number of employees in state-run institutions
Uladzimir Kavalkin: Belarus is a leader by number of employees in state-run institutions
Without revision of all functions and all administrative procedures there isn’t much to say about debureaucratisation in Belarus.  27.07.2015 | 08:57
Average monthly salary reduced to the crisis level of December 2014
Average monthly salary reduced to the crisis level of December 2014
Compared with May, salary in June grew up 2.9%, making BYR 6 883.7 thousand.  26.07.2015 | 08:45
A Polish citizen violated Belarusian airspace with a paraglider
A Polish citizen violated Belarusian airspace with a paraglider
An administrative case for violation of the state border with the use of motorless flying vehicle has been opened against him.  25.07.2015 | 08:10
Belarus appeared on the Interactive Map of Philanthropic Freedom for the first time
Belarus appeared on the Interactive Map of Philanthropic Freedom for the first time
The Center for Global Prosperity and the Hudson Institute published the Index of Philanthropic Freedom 2015, where Belarus is now on the map, too.  24.07.2015 | 11:48
Gerard Depardieu mowed grass in Lukashenka’s residence
Gerard Depardieu mowed grass in Lukashenka’s residence
Well-known French actor Gerard Depardieu arrived to Belarus to take part in the project “Normandy-Nieman” and learned some mowing skills from the Belarusan head of state.  23.07.2015 | 11:17
Point of view: If Belarus wants to keep economy afloat, it has to continue subsidizing its enterpris
Point of view: If Belarus wants to keep economy afloat, it has to continue subsidizing its enterpris
Most major enterprises in Belarus belong to the state and, according to the Ministry of Finance, a quarter are not profitable, writes Ryhor Astapenia.  23.07.2015 | 10:19
Demand for Belarus’ produce is lower the volume of production despite a huge decrease in output
Demand for Belarus’ produce is lower the volume of production despite a huge decrease in output
Large enterprises will receive additional resources and retain staff, whereas a large part of excess production will be sent to warehouses.  23.07.2015 | 08:24
The start of the 2015 presidential elections goes unnoticed by the electorate
The start of the 2015 presidential elections goes unnoticed by the electorate
The Central Election Commission has completed the process of accepting applications for the registration of initiative groups nominating candidates for presidency in Belarus.  22.07.2015 | 10:52
Russia agreed to provide Belarus with $760 million loan
Russia agreed to provide Belarus with $760 million loan
The loan is allocated for Belarus to pay and service its debts to Russia and the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development.  21.07.2015 | 08:26
Point of view: The balance sheet of Lukashenka’s opponents is negative
Point of view: The balance sheet of Lukashenka’s opponents is negative
Not only is opposition unlikely to threaten Lukashenka’s rule; it’s not even able to demonstrate to society that it can provide a genuine alternative to present government, writes Tomasz Bakunowicz.  20.07.2015 | 14:04
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Gintautas Mažeikis: The relation of political field and arena in the framework of information war

In his report, philosopher Gintautas Mažeikis discusses several concepts that have been a part of the European social and philosophical thought for quite a time.

“It is our big joint work”

It is impossible to change life in cities just in three years (the timeline of the “Agenda 50” campaign implementation). But changing the structure of relationships in local communities is possible.

Shhh! Belarus Wants You to Think It’s Turning Over a New Leaf

Minsk’s muddled media clampdown could jeopardize warming of relations with the West.

Mikhail Matskevich: How to create a local agenda and make it a problem solving tool

To achieve changes, you need to be interested in them and stop pinning all hopes on the state.