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BAJ prepared a report on coverage of the president elections 2015 in Belarusan media

The report of the Monitoring Group of the Belarusian Association of Journalists summarizes the findings of the monitoring for a time span of two weeks – from 17 to 31 August, 2015. 03.09.2015 | 11:41

Iryna Zhychar: If patients are not fighting for their life and rights, they have no chances

Belarus has around two thousand patient at hemodialysis. Without transplantation of donor organs half of them will die within 5 years. 03.08.2015 | 08:22

Point of view: Industry crisis in Belarus may cause social tension

Though government was reluctant to introduce layoffs for decades, with the current amount of them the political effect of unemployment may be visible ahead of the October presidential elections. 27.07.2015 | 11:09

Pavel Maiseeu: Our common goal is to change attitude towards oncological patient as social outcasts

It is known that annually almost 18000 people die of cancer in Belarus, but almost no one talks about recovered patients, including the recovered themselves – the topic is almost a taboo. 10.07.2015 | 08:22

Iryna Zhychar: We revealed problem zones of cancer patients’ rehabilitation;let’s make life brighter

The First International scientific and practical conference “The quality of life of cancer patients: systematic approach to organizing assistance after active treatment” closed in Minsk. 15.06.2015 | 08:10

The subject of dialog is the quality of life of cancer patients

On June 11-12 Minsk welcomes the First International scientific and practical conference “The quality of life of cancer patients: systematic approach to organizing assistance after active treatment”. 11.06.2015 | 08:13

Accessibility Forum: There are enough initiatives, but only civil society implements them

State representatives don’t find it necessary to visit an event open for everyone despite the invitation to cooperation, and that indicates what kind of dialog we have. 30.04.2015 | 08:52

Enira Bronitskaja: Accessibility Week is for overcoming communications barriers, too

The topics that touch upon rights and interests of people with disabilities should be perceived by society as usual, without any trace of specificity. 23.04.2015 | 11:36

Opinion: Belarusan authorities need to reboot the army to bring it in line with modern standards

Minsk has to demonstrate its intentions of transforming into a professional volunteer army so far, a position it is unlikely to retreat from following the Ukraine crisis, writes Vadzim Smok. 20.04.2015 | 10:27

Belarus meets basic human needs but fails to create stimulating environment for its citizens

Though the Belarusan government claims Belarus is a social state, the results of the 2015 Social Progress Index place Belarus between Botswana (65th) and Tunisia (67th) and behind Ukraine and Moldova. 14.04.2015 | 11:30

Pressure on foreign priests excludes Roman Catholic Church as mediator in Belarus-EU relations

At the end of January, high-ranking Belarusan officials made statements that threatened to undermine Belarus' good relations with the Vatican, severing ties that were established throughout years. 17.02.2015 | 10:30

Opinion: Besides state control of e-commerce, more extensive approach to drug problem is needed

Encouraging youth education and debate on drugs should be a part of long-term response to drug addiction, Vadzim Smok assumes. 29.01.2015 | 12:06

Ovsep Khurshodyan: “Strange” happenings in Gyumri make us think about staged crime

Possible signing of modified EU Association Agreement could become one of the reasons for a dreadful frame-up in Gyumri, says one of the public leaders of the country. 23.01.2015 | 09:02

Criminal responsibility is introduced for flayers in Belarus

New Article No.339.1 in the Criminal Code “Cruelty to animals” is to start working in a week. 21.01.2015 | 10:17

Ulad Vialichka: It will take long for Europe to get out of Zugzwang situation after “Charlie Hebdo”

It is impossible to regain the situation back after the attacks in Paris, so we have to look for new solutions. A lot of aspects and a lot of players should be involved in the search of the common way 13.01.2015 | 11:16

V.Stefanovich: Law on alternative service doesn’t live up to expectations of human rights community

Deputy chairman of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” finds the law prejudicial to people who refuse to perform military service for reason of conscience, and points at the main problems of the bill. 02.12.2014 | 09:42

Belarus scores highest in social capital due to personal ties, not heterogeneous networks

If the analysis of the Legatum Institute ranking is accurate, this variety of social capital might hamper Belarus’s political and socioeconomic development, writes Volha Charnysh. 29.11.2014 | 11:41

Among all post-Soviet states only Belarus voiced claim to Russian in its national language policy

The linguistic repertoire of the Belarusian society should be viewed in the post-colonial context, in which the inherent purity and originality of culture is untenable. 16.11.2014 | 09:24

Belarus outranks post-Soviet countries in human development index

However, it appears that Belarus improved its characteristics largely by prolonging the time its population spends in school rather than boosting population health and the standard of living indices. 13.11.2014 | 11:14

PACT developed polling memo on awareness of civil society among Belarusan citizens

This memo was prepared on the basis of September 2012-2014 polling data collected by the Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Research (IISEPS). 11.11.2014 | 11:27

Belarus may introduce forced labour to fight vagrancy

On 20 October the government announced a plan to introduce punishment for sponging, or vagrancy. It was practiced in Soviet times and it may return to Belarus again. 04.11.2014 | 08:10

Opinion: Belarusan state is adding to high death rate by keeping price of alcohol and tobacco low

Authoritarian regimes have no interest in promoting human development because they do not need to maintain the support of a majority of the electorate to win elections, Volha Charnysh writes. 11.10.2014 | 10:18

Signatures for the adoption of law “On animal protection” are collected in Belarus

Regular round of collection of signatures for the adoption of the Law “On animal protection” within the framework of the “NO to animal cruelty” campaign was launched. 12.09.2014 | 10:39

Ivars Balodis: We are ready to share our experience in universal design with Belarus

“We are much valued not only for criticizing but also for telling what should be done and how to do it”, says a representative of Latvian organization working for the good of people with disabilities. 11.09.2014 | 10:25

In spite of frequent amnesty laws, Belarus still remains among world leaders in the number of prison

In Belarus, amnesty is used for political purposes, signaling that the government takes a rigid stand against corruption or drugs, writes Volha Charnysh. 01.09.2014 | 10:01

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