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Maryna Mauchanava: The authorities taught people to beware of non-state mass media

The winner of “EuroBelarus” competition believes that informing the public is essential in her reportages: “Apart from service this is also audience’s education. It will make conclusions on its own”. 15.04.2015 | 18:22

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

Before 1988 Belarusan officials considered Chernobyl disaster to be regional Gomel’s problem

In the map of radioactive contamination of the Belarusan territory stale data is used. The current level of pollution is measured pointwise. We don’t have documented history of Chernobyl either. 13.04.2015 | 08:54

Lawtrend and “Viasna” addressed the statement re the increased pressure on Mikalai Statkevich

Human rights activists are concerned with the administrative pressure, as well as additional violation reports and other forms of pressure against Mikalai Statkevich. 12.04.2015 | 08:35

Belarusian Helsinki Committee requested the Parliament to abolish the Decree “on social dependency”

The human rights activists adduce 7 arguments why the Decree should be considered to be violating the Constitution and international treaties of the state, and why it should be abolished. 11.04.2015 | 10:22

Authorities have to stop imposing restrictive measures on journalists, Dunja Mijatović reiterates

OSCE Representative claims her Office is ready to assist the authorities in any way necessary to reverse this destructive trend, as well as facilitate a dialogue of government and media on the topic. 10.04.2015 | 09:50

Pavel Tserashkovich: Basically, Anatoly Mihailau is still EHU’s head

An American David Pollick is elected a new head of the EHU. The question is whether the university in exile manages to preserve at least the image of Belarusan vector of development. 10.04.2015 | 08:26

Talaka.by has launched unique "national service funding"

Talakosht project has been working for a few days only; however, interest to it is growing, its leaders claim. Mechanism of funding significantly differs from the similar projects launched earlier. 09.04.2015 | 11:27

Valiantsin Stefanovich: Lack of public competitive political process degrades public administration

Instead of a serious debate about how to get the economy of the country from the crisis, we get a non-constitutional document that introduces the institution of forced labor in the entire country. 08.04.2015 | 12:48

Despite repeated EU criticism, Belarus continues executing and sentencing prisoners to death

But becoming a member of the international organisation for cooperation, human rights and rule of law, would mean Belarus would have to give up the death penalty. 07.04.2015 | 11:10

Uladzimir Matskevich: The majority of Belarusans will appreciate Decree No.3

However, the state won’t be able to involve “loafers” to the legal economy. To supply the state budget at their expense is also a vain hope. 07.04.2015 | 08:17

“Minsk Phenomenon”: A rebuilt capital where Soviet past dominates the present

The prominence of Minsk for Belarus is unique to post-Soviet states, particularly vis-à-vis its neighbours, where there are cities that often compete with the capital, writes David Marples. 06.04.2015 | 10:37

Stsiapan Stureika: Lawn will substitute Ignalinskaja NPP, and its staff won’t integrate in Lithuania

By 2036 grass will be growing at the place of Lithuanian NPP. It seems that Russian-speaking Visaginas has stuck in time and shuns Lithuanization, and the plant looks like a grave of USSR spirit. 06.04.2015 | 08:30

Volha Smalianka: Foreign Ministry’s national report is biased re state of freedom of associations

The basis of the Belarusan report says that “everything is good”. The goodness is assessed by statistics, which, under close scrutiny, cannot give effective assessment of the situation. 02.04.2015 | 08:01

Experts: It's time for state to debureaucratize the procedure for providing free assistance to NGOs

The authorities suggested third sector to voice their suggestions re legislative regulation of receiving foreign donations in Belarus. The question is whether the voice of NGOs will be heard? 01.04.2015 | 08:08

Seminar "Social Entrepreneurship in Belarus” took place in Minsk

Participants of the meeting agreed that even though the market has a share of products by social enterprises, the buyers and other civil society organisations know very little about them. 31.03.2015 | 11:15

Andrei Bastunets: Block of webpages should be done on the basis of Information Ministry’s decision

Belarusan authorities decided to spread the black list of webpages, access to which is prohibited for the users of public institutions, for every citizen. 30.03.2015 | 08:37

“Lohvinau” got the license for selling books

After a year of attempts and a fine, the Ministry of Information registered the bookstore, thus permitting it to distribute printed products. 29.03.2015 | 08:29

Aliaksei Janukevich: Street protests are needed to oppose the supporters of the “Russian World”

Under the pressure of the authorities street protests in Belarus that could symbolize the idea of national unity, have turned into events for marginals. 26.03.2015 | 16:04

Lohvinau bookstore collects enough money to pay fine

The independent publisher Lohvinau has raised about Br976 million without taxes from private donations to pay the fine of Br967 millions. 25.03.2015 | 11:27

Ales Bialiatski: Open letter by political prisoner Mikalai Dziadok reveals the terrible truth

The colony's administration hides behind the "legitimate" internal rules, while psychologically and physically terrorizing prisoners who seek to preserve human dignity. 25.03.2015 | 10:17

Cardinal Secretary of State: Belarus is a model for our world suffering from conflicts

Minsk needs Vatican's mediation in its relations with Europe and seeks domestic PR benefits, while Vatican will continue to seek further improvement of the Church's operating conditions in Belarus. 24.03.2015 | 09:34

EU called upon Belarus to introduce moratorium on death penalty once again

Belarus is urged to join global moratorium on death penalty as the first step to its full abolition. 24.03.2015 | 08:03

Assembly of Democratic NGO’s declared its stance on the future of the Eastern Partnership

On the threshold of the EaP Summit in Riga the Assembly of Democratic NGOs’ Working Group made some suggestions on the further EaP project development minding the recent changes in our region. 19.03.2015 | 11:36

Viachaslau Pilipuk: The authorities push business to emigration

Belarusan authorities didn’t decide but only postponed the problem of documental support of the work of individual entrepreneurs. Does it satisfy the entrepreneurs themselves? 19.03.2015 | 08:15

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