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Photo: Alena Maslyukova, facebook.com
Photo: Alena Maslyukova, facebook.com
Spontaneous protests against the local cellulose plant have taken place in Svietlahorsk since late last year.
An illustrative photo from open sources.
An illustrative photo from open sources.
Belarus is ahead only Ukraine (88) among the neighboring countries in the life quality index.
Mikita Naidzen. Photo: VKontakte
Mikita Naidzen. Photo: VKontakte
Mikita Naidzen gets a BYN 1960 ($830) fine for calling a false bomb alert in the Poyedem Poyedim restaurant in Kurapaty.
Photo: facebook.com/belavus
Photo: facebook.com/belavus
He refutes any political implication in the incident.
Photo: church.by
Photo: church.by
The Orthodox Church in Belarus supports the stance of the Moscow Patriarchate on the issue of Ukrainian autocephaly.
TUT.BY owner Yury Ziser. Photo: Facebook
TUT.BY owner Yury Ziser. Photo: Facebook
Belarusians will soon have to leave personal information (phone number, etc) before posting comments on online forums.
President Lukashenka's eldest son and national security advisor Viktar Lukashenka. Photo: tut.by
President Lukashenka's eldest son and national security advisor Viktar Lukashenka. Photo: tut.by
The president's eldest son showed interest in ethnic Belarusian symbols during the Slavonic Bazaar in Viciebsk in July.
Belarusian activist Nina Bahinskaya. Photo: svaboda.org
Belarusian activist Nina Bahinskaya. Photo: svaboda.org
The 72-year-old woman was detained in the centre of Minsk during a solo protest on 10 September.
Arkadiy Izrailevich (left). Euroradio image
Arkadiy Izrailevich (left). Euroradio image
A Minsk court rejects a lawsuit from Izrailevich against the newspaper over an investigation about the restaurant in Kurapaty.