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Belarusan Investigating Committee detained Uralkalij CEO

Prosecutor General's Office has begun criminal proceedings against a number of members of the “Belarusian Potash Company” supervisory board, including Uralkalij CEO Vladislav Baumgertner. 26.08.2013 | 16:29

Lawtrend appeals to Attorney General's Office after publication in pro-government paper

Legal Transformation Centre “Lawtrend” addressed its appeal to the Attorney General's Office in relation with the published materials of Andrei Haidukau’s criminal case in SB. Belarus Today newspaper. 26.08.2013 | 08:41

Volha Klaskouskaja is sentenced to eight-year imprisonment in Sweden

Stockholm court found Belarusan citizen, a prominent Belarusian opposition journalist guilty for the attempted murder of her husband Gökhay Bezgin and sentenced her to eight years in prison. 25.08.2013 | 08:36

Opinion: on punishing citizen journalism in Belarus

Recently Ruslan Mirzoeu, an ordinary worker from Minsk was arrested for making a short provocative movie, ridiculing the life of socially deprived people. 24.08.2013 | 11:12

Henadz Buraukin: Belarusans astonish the world with their patience

What civil choice is more appropriate for Belarus? Where is the line between good and bad patience? Who is guilty of the split in today’s Belarusan society? 22.08.2013 | 10:27

Mikhail Matskevich: The practice of closed administrative cases has a long history

Belarusan judges got used to trying administrative cases privately, in their own cabinets. 21.08.2013 | 11:30

Eastern Europe has substantial increase of people who die of AIDS-related complications

AIDS death rates in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have soared in the last decade while the EU continues to put the brunt of its funding for treatment and prevention in developing nations. 20.08.2013 | 11:40

Iryna Sukhij: Talks about the second NPP show how irresponsible the authorities are

The head of the Public Association “Eco House” hopes that no sensible investor will get involved with the fixed energy ideas of the Belarusan state. 20.08.2013 | 09:55

HRC “Viasna” writes open appeal to the Belarusan KGB Office

Belarusan human rights fighters urge to provide Belarusans with information about the grounds for Uladzislau Lazar’s arrest. Before that Belarusan Christian Democracy has similar appeal. 20.08.2013 | 08:36

Belarusan authorities affirm their readiness to build a second nuclear power plant

Belarus is ready to consider the suggestions of the investors who will be determined to invest in the second Belarusan NPP construction project. 19.08.2013 | 12:42

Belarusan authorities still have not figured out a way to deal with the Catholic Church

Lately the head of the independent Union of Poles in Belarus controversially stated that he belongs to a Catholic Church with a solely Polish identity, while Belarusans and Russians are Orthodox. 19.08.2013 | 11:49

Opinion: some thoughts about the electoral reform In Belarus

Recently Aliaksandr Lukashenka met with top officials on the proposed changes to the Election Code, some of which might tighten the state’s control over elections still more, writes Artyom Shraibman. 18.08.2013 | 11:28

Two people were sentenced and fined for insulting police officers in Belarus

A theatre playwright and a former worker from the Minsk Automobile Plant were found guilty of using offensive language online in Belarus. 18.08.2013 | 09:37

Dzmitry Kuchuk: We cherish no illusions that Belarusan NPP construction may be stopped

Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Party of the Greens says that public hearings will have no influence on construction of nuclear power plant. 17.08.2013 | 12:15

Volha Malafejechava from Belarus wins German Development Media Awards

Seven journalists were awarded the German Development Media Awards for their stories and their courage to speak up. 17.08.2013 | 10:32

Public hearings in Astravets can become another attempt to deceive international community

Anti-nuclear activists express fear over coming public hearing on environmental impact of the Belarus’ first nuclear power plant, which is being built in Hrodna region. 16.08.2013 | 13:31

Darya Katkouskaja: Belarus is far behind Europe in the issues of Internet freedom

Second publication of the quarterly electronic review of significant developments in the field of Internet freedom, protection of personal data and access to information in Belarus is issued. 16.08.2013 | 09:40

Opinion: through fight against pedophiles extreme right groups can get support in Belarus

Vigilante justice can become a big threat to Belarusian society and have unexpected consequences, writes Ryhor Astapenia. 15.08.2013 | 14:04

Aliaksei Tsiul’kou: Hiding information about the African swine only stimulates epidemics

The civil society activist and veterinary surgeon believes that it is the current state of Belarusan veterinary service that caused uncontrollable spread of ASF all over the country. 15.08.2013 | 08:58

Belarus kills thousands of pigs to stop a pandemic

Recently the Ministry of Agriculture of Belarus had to admit that they detected African swine fever in Hrodna region. By August, it had spread to other regions of Belarus, writes Vadzim Smok. 15.08.2013 | 08:15

Volha Smalianka: NGOs will all the same clarify their position to the state

The preparation of public hearings on the problem of improving the legislation about non-governmental organizations has already started. 14.08.2013 | 15:35

Office for the rights of people with disabilities addresses Belarusan Council of Ministers

The Office sent Belarusan parliamentarians a letter, asking to amend the Resolution “On some issues of obligatory state insurance” and introduce insurance benefits in cases of mutual fault. 14.08.2013 | 13:28

Sviatlana Matskevich: For such a heavy price Belarusan education should equal European

The costs of education in Belarusan universities can be compared with that of European or Russian, whereas the quality of education noticeably differs for the worse. 14.08.2013 | 08:15

Uladzimir Matskevich: Regulating social networks is both risky and all the same necessary

In situation, when possible introduction of social networks’ legal control is discussed without business sector and publicity, we run high risks that we get a law, which infringes on citizens’ rights. 12.08.2013 | 10:02