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Does Belarus need National University in emigration?
Does Belarus need National University in emigration?
National University should become an alternative to EHU, while its slogan should be “More Europe to Belarus” – is said in the statement signed recently by 57 renowned Belarusans.  09.05.2015 | 09:38
The fate of the Belarusan National Platform will be decided in June
The fate of the Belarusan National Platform will be decided in June
Uladzimir Matskevich suggested dissolving the National Platform and freeing it of the organizations that cannot be constructive in their work so that to build new union from nothing and on new basis.  07.05.2015 | 08:30
Yury Chavusau: Belarusan side doesn’t fulfill any recommendations that can be clearly assessed
Yury Chavusau: Belarusan side doesn’t fulfill any recommendations that can be clearly assessed
On May 4 Belarus underwent the second round of the UPR in Geneva. Civil society representatives mark government’s selective approach to recommendations of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).  06.05.2015 | 08:20
UN Human Rights Council gave recommendations to Belarus
UN Human Rights Council gave recommendations to Belarus
Moratorium on death penalty, freedom for political prisoners, introduction of the ombudsman position – these are recommendations that were voiced at the Council in Geneva on My 4.  05.05.2015 | 10:17
Today official Minsk will be suggested to change the situation with freedom of associations
Today official Minsk will be suggested to change the situation with freedom of associations
Second round of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for human rights is to take place on May 4 in Geneva. Lawtrend and Assembly of NGOs prepared an alternative report to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).  04.05.2015 | 08:29
Research into Belarusan organized civil society’s solidarity potential
Research into Belarusan organized civil society’s solidarity potential
We present a research results report of the Belarusan organized civil society’s solidarity potential.  03.05.2015 | 21:43
How will Schengen visas change for Belarusans starting from June 23?
How will Schengen visas change for Belarusans starting from June 23?
Starting from 23 June 2015, Schengen States' consulates operating in Eastern Partnership countries will start entering applicants' fingerprints in the Visa Information System.  03.05.2015 | 10:50
Assembly of NGOs and “Lawtrend” issued a review of freedom of associations for 2014
Assembly of NGOs and “Lawtrend” issued a review of freedom of associations for 2014
Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs and the Legal Transformation Center “Lawtrend” prepared a review “Freedom of association and the legal status of non-commercial organizations in Belarus” for 2014.  30.04.2015 | 11:03
After a wildfire at Chernobyl site fire was fully distinguished
After a wildfire at Chernobyl site fire was fully distinguished
However, environmentalists claim that the smoke from wildfires may be dangerous and lead to secondary radioactive contamination of adjacent areas.  30.04.2015 | 10:13
Accessibility Forum: There are enough initiatives, but only civil society implements them
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
Russian “Night Wolves” were prevented from entering EU zone
Russian “Night Wolves” were prevented from entering EU zone
Polish officials say they did not allow about 10 riders from a Russian nationalist motorcycle group to enter the country.  29.04.2015 | 09:50
Traditional “Chernobyl Way” took place in Minsk
Traditional “Chernobyl Way” took place in Minsk
Annual street demonstration “Chernobyl Way” is aimed at attracting the attention of society and authorities to the problems Belarus is facing after the explosion at the Chernobyl NPP.  28.04.2015 | 10:22
Accessibility Week in Minsk started for the third time – now extended and renewed (photos)
Accessibility Week in Minsk started for the third time – now extended and renewed (photos)
“We want to turn attention to the problem of accessibility as the main problem of disability, as well as the presence of different boundaries – from physical to those in people’s consciousness”.  28.04.2015 | 08:17
Andrei Bastunets became the head of BAJ
Andrei Bastunets became the head of BAJ
His candidacy was approved by delegates of the IX Congress of Belarusan Association of Journalists on April 24 in Minsk.  27.04.2015 | 08:36
What can be photographed in Belarus?
What can be photographed in Belarus?
Though lately Belarus’ Ministry of Internal Affairs got attentive to amateur photographers, human rights defenders find ban on taking pictures of buildings & citizens’ detention on this basis illegal.  26.04.2015 | 10:22
Until recently Belarus was the only country in Europe and Central Asia to execute prisoners
Until recently Belarus was the only country in Europe and Central Asia to execute prisoners
However, after reintroducing capital punishment in territory they hold, pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels have sentenced at least one man to death since September 2014.  25.04.2015 | 12:53
Freedom of association in Belarus: actual tendencies
Freedom of association in Belarus: actual tendencies
Assembly of NGOs and Legal Transformation Center prepared the Monitoring “Freedom of association and legal conditions for non-profit organizations in Belarus” for the I quarter of 2015.  25.04.2015 | 09:38
Soft Belarusization: A New Shift In Lukashenka
Soft Belarusization: A New Shift In Lukashenka's Domestic Policy?
Recently initiatives aimed at promoting Belarusan language have become extremely popular, which to some extent reflects a new national-oriented period in Lukashenka’s policy.  24.04.2015 | 11:18
Enira Bronitskaja: Accessibility Week is for overcoming communications barriers, too
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
Belarusan citizen Kiryl Silivonchyk got two years in prison in Russia for solidarity with Ukraine
Belarusan citizen Kiryl Silivonchyk got two years in prison in Russia for solidarity with Ukraine
There were neither journalists nor relatives. His lawyer explained it with the fact that the mother and the brother of the Belarusan live in a village far from Gomel.  22.04.2015 | 09:20
Journalists writing about Belarus awarded in Warsaw
Journalists writing about Belarus awarded in Warsaw
The award ceremony of “Belarus in Focus 2014”, the fourth edition of annual competition for journalists writing about Belarus for media outside Belarus, took place in Warsaw.  21.04.2015 | 09:49
Opinion: Belarusan authorities need to reboot the army to bring it in line with modern standards
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
Andrei Hadanovich: “Thoughts aloud” is a tasteful, unusual, and unexpected format broadening
Andrei Hadanovich: “Thoughts aloud” is a tasteful, unusual, and unexpected format broadening
The poet and translator didn’t become one of the project’s heroes, but after the invitation to the shooting he got interested and “got hooked” on interdisciplinary videos.  19.04.2015 | 09:55
David Pollick: I was invited to EHU for resolving its financial problems
David Pollick: I was invited to EHU for resolving its financial problems
Newly appointed EHU head told about elections, budget deficiency, frozen tranche of $2 million, and work at the submarine.  18.04.2015 | 10:54
A minor possibility given to Belarusan higher education will be a relevant step in the right directi
A minor possibility given to Belarusan higher education will be a relevant step in the right directi
Now that Belarus-EU relations started to resume, overall political context for Belarus’s Bologna application largely improved. Minsk’s efforts in mediating Russia-Ukraine crisis played their role.  17.04.2015 | 13:40
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