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The United Students of Belarus are to meet in Lithuania
The United Students of Belarus are to meet in Lithuania
Annual USB Rally, designed to bring together new generations of Belarusan émigrés, will take place in Lithuania on 1-5 October 2014.  27.08.2014 | 11:33
Aliaksandr Lukashenka promises to share the money from the increased income tax with large families
Aliaksandr Lukashenka promises to share the money from the increased income tax with large families
Belarusan President believes that it is possible to raise the income tax from 12% to 13%. “If you want to benefit from this move, give birth to three children,” the President explained.  26.08.2014 | 08:13
Conclusions of governmental panel of extremist “experts” in Belarus can’t be contested in court
Conclusions of governmental panel of extremist “experts” in Belarus can’t be contested in court
Belarusan government plans to create watchdogs to scrutinize media products for signs of extremism.  25.08.2014 | 08:16
Belarusan Ambassador to Ukraine: About 26,000 Ukrainians leave for Belarus in June-July 2014
Belarusan Ambassador to Ukraine: About 26,000 Ukrainians leave for Belarus in June-July 2014
About 26,000 Ukrainians have left for Belarus in June-July 2014, Belarusan Ambassador to Ukraine Valentin Velichko said on Monday.  22.08.2014 | 09:27
Miachyslau Hryb: If the society doesn’t participate in the fight on corruption, it will only grow
Miachyslau Hryb: If the society doesn’t participate in the fight on corruption, it will only grow
Two days ago the prosecutor’s office arrested Anna Shareiko, a member of the Council of the Republic, and earlier her colleague was also arrested. Did war on corruption raise or is it just for show?  22.08.2014 | 08:19
Aliaksei Lastouski: Belarusan scholars continue to carry out their work in stifling isolation
Aliaksei Lastouski: Belarusan scholars continue to carry out their work in stifling isolation
Though an organizer of the International Congress of Belarusan Studies hopes that the situation will improve, and there will no longer be any restrictions to organise the Congress in Belarus someday.  18.08.2014 | 12:27
50 people chosen for Kalinouski program this year
50 people chosen for Kalinouski program this year
All of them will start studying at Polish universities in October.  15.08.2014 | 11:01
Ihar Rynkevich:The new law on corruption has interesting ideas in it, but they won’t work in Belarus
Ihar Rynkevich:The new law on corruption has interesting ideas in it, but they won’t work in Belarus
The authorities are preparing the society to a new fight on corruption. The new draft law presupposes that the property that exceeds the legitimate income will be seized from the officials.  15.08.2014 | 08:50
Human rights fighter Andrei Bandarenka was sentenced to three years in prison
Human rights fighter Andrei Bandarenka was sentenced to three years in prison
Ex- director of the Platform Innovation human rights group was convicted to three years of prison. Judge Ala Abakunchyk found him guilty in three different cases of crimes.  13.08.2014 | 11:12
BelarusDigest enquires into the EHU conflict Lecturers Exiled From The Belarusan University In Exile
BelarusDigest enquires into the EHU conflict Lecturers Exiled From The Belarusan University In Exile
A Belarusan think-tank for English readers asked David Pollick, EHU Provost, and Andrei Lavruhin, a former EHU lecturer, Secretary of the Senate about dismissals in the Belarusan University in exile.  12.08.2014 | 12:26
Lawtrend and Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs issue a survey on the situation with Belarusan NGOs
Lawtrend and Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs issue a survey on the situation with Belarusan NGOs
The survey covers the period of April 1 — June 30, 2014. Its aim is to reveal short-term tendencies in the sphere of human rights, social, political and economic situation in Belarus.  11.08.2014 | 12:11
Danish social worker:You need at least 20 years to forget about institutions for disabled in Belarus
Danish social worker:You need at least 20 years to forget about institutions for disabled in Belarus
“In Belarus one has the list of duties everyone should follow and can make no changes; and innovations are that you personally create or test a program to know which elements work and which don’t”.  11.08.2014 | 10:23
Yaraslau Bekish: About climate during the heat
Yaraslau Bekish: About climate during the heat
The country does not only bear material losses due to the abnormally high temperature; those who are meteodependent without any exaggeration risk their lives this summer.  09.08.2014 | 08:42
What is EHU mutating into?
What is EHU mutating into?
Does the Lithuanization of the university and displacement of “unhandy” Belarusan lecturers result from the philosophy of EHU trustees or from the harsh laws of the management?  07.08.2014 | 07:59
Point of view: Fight against human trafficking is Belarus’ most successful foreign policy initiative
Point of view: Fight against human trafficking is Belarus’ most successful foreign policy initiative
Since 2005 Belarus made the fight against the human trafficking its key foreign policy initiative. Belarusan diplomats spared no effort at various international forums to promote this strategic idea.  06.08.2014 | 11:06
Human rights fighters call upon civil society to support Azerbaijan colleagues
Human rights fighters call upon civil society to support Azerbaijan colleagues
Belarusan human rights fighters voice solidarity with the imprisoned Azerbaijan colleagues, and demand immediate release of all political prisoners from Aliev’s regime.  05.08.2014 | 11:28
Viktar Janchurevich: Officials inure society in its struggling against more compact housing (photos)
Viktar Janchurevich: Officials inure society in its struggling against more compact housing (photos)
According to the civil activist, over the last few years the level of citizens’ self-organization in fighting for parks, backyards, and districts has obviously increased after first successes.  04.08.2014 | 08:29
Round table about legislation for inclusion of persons with disabilities was held in Minsk
Round table about legislation for inclusion of persons with disabilities was held in Minsk
The Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities organized the dialog between the representatives of the civil society and the state bodies within the framework of the “Accessibility Week”.  01.08.2014 | 11:34
Opinion: Without BNR neither Soviet Belarus nor modern Belarus would have ever been independent
Opinion: Without BNR neither Soviet Belarus nor modern Belarus would have ever been independent
There are still many doubts as to whether Belarus is an independent country. However, its three independence days illustrate quite a different picture, writes Paula Borowska.  30.07.2014 | 12:14
Trial of human rights defender Andrei Bandarenka started in Minsk
Trial of human rights defender Andrei Bandarenka started in Minsk
Human rights activist is charged of malicious hooliganism. The article presupposes up to 10 years in prison. Bandarenka publicly apologized before the victims.  30.07.2014 | 10:32
Legal purging in post-Soviet countries discussed in Minsk
Legal purging in post-Soviet countries discussed in Minsk
Civil society activists from Belarus and Ukraine talked about the criteria and issues of purging in Belarus.  29.07.2014 | 09:48
Yakov Rogalin: We should combat evil in Ukraine with a chain reaction of kindness
Yakov Rogalin: We should combat evil in Ukraine with a chain reaction of kindness
Under ongoing hostilities in the region, Donetsk Charitable Foundation “Dobrota” manages to accumulate aid to children and is sure that the evil reigning around can only be combated with good deeds.  29.07.2014 | 09:05
In autumn Lithuania’s visa centers will open in Belarus
In autumn Lithuania’s visa centers will open in Belarus
It is assumed that this measure will reduce the pressure on the embassy's technical abilities. This step will help to solve the problem of long queues and difficulties with getting visas.  22.07.2014 | 12:27
Opinion: Why do cigarettes in Belarus remain among the cheapest in Europe?
Opinion: Why do cigarettes in Belarus remain among the cheapest in Europe?
While lax regulations and low prices attract more and more young Belarusans to cigarettes, Belarusan government is reluctant to tax tobacco because of the profits it reaps from it.  22.07.2014 | 11:51
Siarhei Drazdouski: No introduction of Belarus’ position during ombudsman’s post discussion
Siarhei Drazdouski: No introduction of Belarus’ position during ombudsman’s post discussion
Representatives of the UN, Council of Europe, Belarus Foreign Ministry, state structures and civil society had a perfunctory discussion about the introduction of an ombudsman’s institution in Belarus.  22.07.2014 | 08:42
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