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Amnesty International: Our attention will be concentrated at the release of Statkevich and Lobau

Though the international human rights organisation voiced its happiness about the release of Ales Bialiatski, it promised to continue struggling for political prisoners, who still remain in prison. 21.07.2014 | 10:17

Yaraslau Bekish: We want to stir up green movement in Homel region

The maximum program of the “Green Forum” is to create a network of the organizations, which would be able to set and resolve ecologic tasks at short notice. 21.07.2014 | 08:42

Because of Ukraine’s crisis, this year Crimea is no longer on the list of holiday destinations

This summer the number of cars in a Minsk-Simferopol train is two-times lower than in 2013, writes Vital Ruhain. 18.07.2014 | 12:34

Uladzimir Matskevich: Valeriya Novodvorskaya was a bone in the throat of Russian imperialists

For whom did Novodvorskaya present an obstacle? Why she was a lone soldier and didn’t demand heroism from others? And how did the “city madwoman” manage to change our way of thinking? 18.07.2014 | 09:05

Opinion: The state is pursuing non-conventional and coercive methods to tackle excessive drinking

Belarus is now officially the world’s heaviest drinking nation; and the socio-economic consequences are enormous, writes Vadzim Smok. 17.07.2014 | 11:26

Donbas emigrant: Bandit groups are dividing Donetsk bit by bit

A guy from Donetsk came to Belarus after hearing Lukashenka’s invitation on TV, but was denied refugee status. At the Donetsk status referendum he voted for the autonomy, but can live there no longer. 17.07.2014 | 08:42

Latvian NGO working with people with disabilities is ready to create accessibility map of Belarus

The organization, which is working in the production of the Internet accessibility standards, stated about its willingness to share its products with Belarusan colleagues. 16.07.2014 | 12:50

Ales Bialiatski's visit to Warsaw ends with notification of the attack

On the last day of his visit to the Polish capital the head of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" took part in an international conference, where he talked about the human rights situation in Belarus. 16.07.2014 | 11:33

Piotr Kuzniatsou: There is no big tension between Ukrainians and Russians in Homel

Though negative attitude against Ukrainians is growing, the two peoples still consider themselves to be brotherly nations pushed against each other by the authorities, which have their self-interests. 15.07.2014 | 09:02

Viachaslau Pilipuk: If authorities launch rigid control spontaneous protests will follow

But for now individual entrepreneurs are coming back at their working places. According to the entrepreneurial activist, they have also renewed trips to Russia to shop for goods. 14.07.2014 | 09:24

Siarhei Drazdouski: Our surrounding is very aggressive and it destroys motivation

Within the frames of “Accessibility Week 2014” Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued guidelines for making a training accessible for all. 10.07.2014 | 10:52

Siarhei Nikaliuk: National mobilization in Russia caused national mobilization in Belarus

Sociologists note the appearance of pro-Belarusan moods in the society: the desire to have a union with Russia has declined, but no bigger desire to take European direction has appeared. 10.07.2014 | 09:03

A Belarusan involved in funding separatists in Ukraine was detained

The Security Service of Ukraine arrested two Russian citizens and a Belarusan citizen, who were funding AntiMaidan in Odessa and coordinating mass demonstrations against Ukrainian authorities. 09.07.2014 | 11:39

Ulad Vialichka: Civil society interests and interest of society itself lie in different dimensions

This conclusion can be drawn from the research conducted by Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS). However, we still can see the point where these two dimensions coincide. 08.07.2014 | 08:55

Opinion: Despite wide media coverage, Belarusans don’t seem much excited about Independence Day

In the West, many think that Belarus is nothing more than a museum of the former Soviet Union. Being in Minsk at the beginning of July, one cannot help but also think this way, writes Paula Borowska. 07.07.2014 | 11:09

Ales Bialiatski to the European Parliament President: make efforts to release political prisoners

Belarusan human rights fighter Ales Bialiatski met Meeting with the European Parliament President Martin Schulz exchanged information on the situation in Belarus. 07.07.2014 | 09:56

Point of view: Though stable and peaceful, Belarus produces its own share of asylum seekers

While in the short run emigration may save political activists from persecution, encouraging them to leave will eventually weaken civil society, independent media, and political opposition in Belarus. 02.07.2014 | 11:44

The government is trying to “buy” teachers and doctors with promises of pay rise

Mikhail Miasnikovich is promising to increase salaries for medical workers and teachers by 15-18 per cent starting from September 1. 02.07.2014 | 10:06

Ales Bialiatski: Belarus can consciously become a “Northwestern Krai” of the Russian empire

Information war spread over Belarus, raising a chauvinist wave of aggression against the national identity of Belarusans and Ukrainians. 02.07.2014 | 08:52

Belarus might get new human rights organization

The founders of the organizations assure that the only reason for refusing the registration can be “improper ink color”. 01.07.2014 | 10:23

Ulad Vialichka:For now there is no saying about systematic approach to countries-outcasts of the EaP

European Dialog on Modernization (EDM) came to a halt. Whether “Reforum” project will survive is unknown yet, too. 01.07.2014 | 08:49

Sviatlana Kalinkina: Most cruel and adamant battles happen on information battlefield

International monitoring and assessment of the standards of reporting on the conflict in Ukraine that BAJ is calling for is needed if only because the situation can be repeated in Belarus. 27.06.2014 | 13:56

Ales Lahvinets: “Russian world” is to be confronted only with national consolidation

The aggressiveness of Russian propaganda that is violently attacking Belarusans from TV-screens can hardly be combined with Belarusans’ traditional leaning towards calmness, order and propriety. 27.06.2014 | 09:37

Miklós Haraszti:Belarus must comply with international obligations to provide freedom of association

Belarus’ systematically restrictive regulations in regard to civil society organizations must be reviewed without delay, the Special Rapporteur said. 26.06.2014 | 08:29