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06.02 / 17:08
Беларусь
“White Moss": healing sphagnum, the secrets of the raised bog and the abode of the Old Believers
The youngest republican wetland reserve "White Moss" in Grodno region was declared on an area of 887.55 hectares in the Ostrovets district in 2015. It was created to preserve valuable forest and swamp ecological systems, rare biotopes, populations of wild animals and valuable plants in their natural state, included in the Red Book of Belarus. The reserve is located in the Belarusian-Lithuanian borderland, therefore tourist routes do not pass through it, and you can get here only with a pass.
05.02 / 17:50
EU Ambassador Speaks About Sanctions, Assistance To Belarus And Attempts To Visit Detainees
Head of the European Union’s Delegation to Belarus Dirk Schuebel
05.02 / 17:32
технологии
Former Belarusian Banker, Would-Be Presidential Candidate To Face Trial On February 17
Viktar Babaryka (file photo)
05.02 / 17:29
крипто
Belarusian distributor of Liqui Moly ends contract with brand
Belarusian distributor has refused to cooperate with Liqui Moly / liqui-moly.com
05.02 / 17:29
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks at the Sakharov Prize ceremony in the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, December 16, 2020 / Reuters
04.02 / 14:54
крипто
EU Prepares Fourth Package Of Sanctions Against Belarus, Considers 165 Names
The European Union is preparing to adopt the fourth package of sanctions against Belarusian officials and those who take part in arrests, tortures, beatings of peaceful demonstrators, and human rights violations in Belarus. The new package may be adopted in late February or early March, Franak Vyachorko, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s advisor on international affairs, told TUT.BY.
04.02 / 14:54
04.02 / 14:47
Bankers And Businessmen Detained. Whereabouts Of Former Prime-Minister Unknown
Former Prime-Minister Sergei Rumas
04.02 / 14:47
Detained Belarusian Protesters Describe August Stay In Internment Camp
What sounds like something from the pages of World War II appears to have been the actual fate of more than 100 Belarusians in August.
04.02 / 14:32
технологии
Belarus's Supreme Court To Hear Jailed Opposition Figure Babaryka's Case, Removing Chance To Appeal
Viktar Babaryka was arrested in June 2020 along with his son Eduard and charged with money laundering, bribery, and tax evasion.
31.01 / 19:56
Art creates an image and generates income. Cultural experts propose to facilitate the export of works of art and allow the sale of souvenirs in craft centers
More than four years ago Belarus was the first in the post-Soviet space to codify legislative and regulatory documents on culture. This is the Code adopted in 2016. Four years have passed, and the realities of today and the practice of applying individual provisions suggest which aspects and articles need to be adjusted. Constructive proposals were voiced within the framework of the dialogue platforms in Grodno.
29.01 / 19:40
Lukashenka's henchman uses clever trick to avoid sanctions
Dzmitry, Alyaksei and Vital Aleksin / collage by Euroradio
28.01 / 21:08
технологии
Jailed Belarusian Blogger Losik Ends Hunger Strike After Six Weeks
Darya Losik says her husband Ihar has received minimal medical attention during his hunger strike.
26.01 / 13:49
Controversy around Belarusian national flag explained
During the occupation, national flags were used not only in Belarus
26.01 / 13:44
Minsk Court Upholds Extension Of Belarusian Opposition Figure Kalesnikava's Pretrial Detention
Maryya Kalesnikava (file photo)
26.01 / 13:43
Belarus Stripped Of 2021 World Pentathlon Championships Due To 'Instability'
The Ukrainian team competing in the fencing event, part of the Modern Pentathlon, at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
26.01 / 13:24
Worse Than Zimbabwe? Belarus Goes Tremendously Down In International Safety Ranking
Belarus has dropped from 16th to 114th place in the international safety ranking. This follows from the data of the global database Numbeo, which ranked the safest and the most dangerous destinations in the world for 2021.
22.01 / 18:35
Belarus axed as host of ice hockey tournament over 'security concerns'
The IIHF chief, René Fasel (right), had dismissed pressure to cancel the championships after meeting Alexander Lukashenko (left) on 11 January. Photograph: Nikolai Petrov/BELTA/TASS
22.01 / 18:13
технологии
Leaked Belarusian Audio Points To Plan For Barbed-Wire-Bound 'Camp' For Protesters
The voice on the recording tells Belarusian security forces not to shy away from lethal force. «We are covered by the head of state from all angles in terms of the use of weapons,» it says.
22.01 / 18:10
технологии
As Belarus Protests Enter Sixth Month, Lukashenka Repeats Vague Promise Of Change
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya offered New Year's greetings to Belarusians on January 1.
21.01 / 14:08
Budget for 2021: security forces in the black, culture in the red
Belarus will continue to increase spending on law enforcement officers / Euroradio
21.01 / 14:08
крипто
Big Brother is unwell: Why Synesis was hit by European sanctions
The product of Synesis allows state bodies to recognize faces
21.01 / 14:08
First private security firm moves to special forces training base
Exercises at the special training center, where special forces were trained / sb.by
21.01 / 14:18
Why top Belarusian businessmen become 'honorary consuls'?
Alyaksandr Mashenski, Alyaksandr Shakutsin and Alyaksandr Zaitsau are also among the honorary consuls / collage by Euroradio
07.01 / 16:45
Frosty The Protester: Belarusian Man Arrested For Snowman
The snowman had reportedly melted by the time police arrived.
07.01 / 16:20
технологии
7% Of All Deaths. Over 100 Healthcare Workers Die From COVID-19 In Belarus
On 2 January, Doctor of Medical Science Svetlana Sorokina published on her Facebook page a list of healthcare workers who died from coronavirus. It contains the names of 103 doctors, nurses, paramedics and orderlies from all over Belarus.
07.01 / 16:20
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Belarus May Abolish Death Penalty And Other Amendments To Criminal Law
The existing criminal legislation of Belarus will undergo changes. The “first package” of proposals has already been adopted and approved by the parliament at the end of 2020. The “second package” of amendments, which includes the abolition of the death penalty, is currently in progress. It will be considered in the spring and will likely come into force in 2022.
05.01 / 17:57
Kremlin propaganda attacks on US dollar repeated on Belarusian TV
The collapse of the American currency / Euroradio
05.01 / 17:54
Protesters have taken to the streets of Belarus since the election in August 2020 they say was rigged
Alyaksandr Shatrou (wearing glasses) during a study tour to North Korea / facebook.com/alexshatrov
05.01 / 17:48
Belarus charges independent journalists with tax evasion
Protesters have taken to the streets of Belarus since the election in August 2020 they say was rigged
05.01 / 17:31
Pope Accepts Resignation Of Minsk Archbishop
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (center) conducts a service on Christmas Eve at a cathedral in Minsk on December 24.
05.01 / 17:31
“Our Duty Is To Preserve Our Country.” Lukashenko Awards Minsk Riot Police
“Riots, blitzkrieg or colour revolutions did not work in Belarus,” said Alexander Lukashenko during his visit of the special police force to the Minsk city police department, that is Minsk OMON or riot police, on Wednesday, 30 December. Below are the highlights of Lukashenko’s speech, the names of those whom he awarded and what he received in return.
05.01 / 17:31
Tape Alleges Lukashenka Plot To Murder Opponents In Germany
Vadzim Zaytsau, a former chairman of the KGB, pictured in 2011
05.01 / 17:43
технологии
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крипто
The Telegram App Gives Voice To The Oppressed In Belarus And Russia. But Hate Groups Are Using It Too.
In a year marked by tightened restrictions and unrest, Telegram sent a clear message to authoritarian governments who tried to keep it quiet in 2020. But as the app, which has earned a reputation as a free-speech platform, looks to spread the word in Iran and China, its popularity among messengers of violence and hate remains a concern.
31.12 / 19:18
Belarusian Catholic Leader Returns After Forced Exile
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz conducts a service on Christmas Eve at a cathedral following his arrival in Minsk on December 24.
31.12 / 19:08
U.S. Congress Urges IIHF To Deprive Minsk Of Ice Hockey Championship
Members of the U.S. Congress and European parliamentarians wrote an open letter to President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel, asking to deprive Minsk of the right to host the 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship. Democratic Congressman Bill Keating shared the letter on Twitter.
24.12 / 23:04
EU Officially Slaps More Economic Sanctions On Belarus Over Crackdown
Deputy Prime Minister Anatol Sivak has been targeted by the sanctions.
24.12 / 22:57
технологии
Chernobyl fears resurface as river dredging begins in exclusion zone
An aerial view of the Pripyat River within the 30km Chernobyl exclusion zone. Photograph: Minden Pictures/Alamy Stock Photo
24.12 / 23:04
U.S. Senate Unanimously Approves New Ambassador To Belarus
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the appointment of Julie Fisher, deputy assistant secretary for Western Europe and the European Union, as the new ambassador to Belarus.
24.12 / 21:49
Russian Railways plans to launch the high-speed train “Swallow” on the route Moscow – Minsk
The site of Russian Railways posted a message about a new train schedule, which refers to the launch of high-speed “Swallows” on the route Moscow – Minsk. The site of Russian Railways posted a message about a new train schedule, which refers to the launch of high-speed “Swallows” on the route Moscow – Minsk.
24.12 / 21:49
технологии
крипто
BELAZ wants to enlist state support in Russia to fight Komatsu and Caterpillar
BELAZ was interested in the possibility of concluding a special contract for the production of mining dump trucks in Russia, TASS was informed in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the department noted that there have not yet been official applications for the conclusion of SPIK from the Belarusian automobile plant to the ministry.
24.12 / 20:34
криптобиржи
“In recent months, inflation has accelerated higher than expected”, National Bank decides on the interest rate
The refinancing rate stays at 7.75% per annum. The decision was taken by the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus at a meeting on monetary policy on October 14, 2020.
24.12 / 20:29
“I Don’t Even Think Of Leaving.” Miss Belarus Released After 42 Days In Detention
Miss Belarus 2008 and former press secretary of Brest Dynamo Olga Khizhinkova was released. She served 42 days of arrest for participating in a number of unauthorised protest rallies.
24.12 / 20:28
Russia Approves $1 Billion Loan Promised By Putin To Belarus
On Monday, 21 December, the governments of Belarus and Russia signed an agreement on the provision of a $1 billion loan to Belarus, the press service of the Belarusian Finance Ministry reported. It will be transferred in several tranches.
23.12 / 16:12
Russian, Belarusian Officials Agree On New Level Of Cross-Border Security Cooperation
Russian and Belarusian authorities last month signed a new cooperation agreement that allows for police and security operations in Belarus by troops from the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia), which is controlled directly by the Kremlin, according to a copy of the deal just made public. An official Belarusian legal portal published the four-page agreement between the Belarusian Interior Ministry and the Federal Service of the Rosgvardia on December 18.
23.12 / 16:04
Belarusian Press Club's Chief Detained; Offices And Homes Searched
Yuliya Slutskaya is head of the Belarusian Press Club. (file photo)
