Freed political prisoner refuses to be deported from Belarus and promptly vanishes

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Scores of political prisoners pardoned by the authoritarian leader of Belarus sat on a bus waiting to cross the border with Lithuania last month, minutes from freedom. Suddenly, one of them stood up, forced the door open,...

Political prisoner journalist Andrzej Poczobut underwent skin surgery in prison hospital

In an interview with the Polish publication Newsweek, Andżelika Borys, Chairwoman of the Union of Poles in Belarus, spoke about the serious health problems of Andrzej Poczobut, whom she met in the prison colony on September 23....

Belarus opposition leader vanishes after refusing deportation in a US-brokered prisoner...

Statkevich was one of 52 political prisoners pardoned by President Alexander Lukashenko as part of a deal brokered by the United States. Fellow political prisoner Maksim Viniarski, who was traveling with him on the bus, told The Associated Press...

Belarus opposition leader vanishes after refusing deportation in a US-brokered prisoner release

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Author of the article: Published Oct 01, 2025 • 5 minute read Article content By Yuras Karmanau TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Scores of political prisoners pardoned by the authoritarian leader of Belarus sat on a bus waiting...

A freed political prisoner refuses to be deported from Belarus and promptly vanishes

TALLINN, Estonia — Scores of political prisoners pardoned by the authoritarian leader of Belarus sat on a bus waiting to cross the border with Lithuania last month, minutes from freedom. Suddenly, one of them stood up, forced the door open and got...

Iran and Belarus Boost Their Partnership

Executive Summary: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, on August 19, met with Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk following a string of previous high-level visits that expanded bilateral relations in commercial and military...

Plight of Belarusian political prisoners must not be forgotten

On October 2, 2020, Belarusian human rights defender Andrei Chapiuk was arrested as part of a sweeping crackdown on the country’s civil society following mass protests in the wake of a presidential election that was widely considered fraudulent....

Lukashenko Has Ruined Another Sector Of The Belarusian Economy

4 Failure in biopharmaceuticals. The import-substituting production of veterinary and medicines will be organized on the basis of Belvetunipharm LLC. Anyhow, the decree on this investment project was signed by Alexander Lukashenko in order to...

More And More Cases Of Stratus Infestation Are Detected In Belarus

5 It's a new strain of COVID-19. Stratus, a new variant of coronavirus, is spreading in the country, which, according to Deputy Minister of Health and Chief State Sanitary Doctor Svetlana Nechai, "has a high proportion in the structure of...

Belarusian Company Transported Solvent Banned By Sanctions To Russia

"Lukashenko's purses" helped the Kremlin circumvent sanctions. A Belarusian company, associated with "Lukashenko's purses," supplied banned goods to Russia, bypassing sanctions. This is written by Belarusian Investigative Center. In the autumn of...

A regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Minsk.

30 September 2025 223 A regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Minsk. On September 29, 2025, a regular meeting of the Council of the Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of...

Minsk to host CIS Heads of Government Council meeting today

- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - MINSK, Sep 29 (BelTA/APP): A meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council will be held in Minsk on 29 September, BelTA has learned. The meeting will be held in its traditional two formats: a...

Prisoners In Belarusian Colonies Are Not Allowed To Wear Warm Clothes

Disease has begun to rise. Vitebsk colony No. 3 ("Vitsba") is experiencing a massive increase in colds. The reason is that the prisoners are forbidden to wear warm cotton coats, which they were given in advance because of the sharp cold weather....

Health in dire straits, Doctors Without Borders ringing alarm bells

Global fund cuts a huge setback in war against Aids, TB and malaria. Calls to replenish the Global Fund have been renewed as the worldwide battle against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria is threatened by cuts in global health financing. This was...

CIS Heads of Government session held in Minsk – Turkmenistan to host next meeting

On 29 September 2025, Minsk hosted the regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), bringing together prime-ministers and senior representatives of member states to discuss key issues of...

Kyrgyzstan and Belarus intend to increase trade turnover to $500 million

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev and Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin held talks in an expanded format at the Government House of Belarus. The Cabinet’s press service reported. The Cabinet Chairman...

Azerbaijan’s PM attends meeting of CIS Council of Heads of Government in Minsk

Baku, September 29, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov participated in a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Minsk, the capital of the Republic of Belarus. Addressing the event in a limited format, Prime Minister Ali...

Bruno Rodríguez: The most urgent priority is to create a new international order that guarantees peace

7 Speech by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. New York, September 27, 2025 Madam President of the General Assembly, Mr....

BIRN: Instructors from Russia, Belarus Operated in Paramilitary Camp near Loznica

Source: Beta News / Politics | 28.09.25 | access_time 22:10 BIRN-logo The two men arrested early in Sabac on Sept. 26 on suspicion of ties to bankrolling and organizing paramilitary Russian camps for training Moldovan and Romanian nationals in the...

Yauhen Afnagel: 2020 Was The Peak Of Our Struggle, I Saw A Free Belarus

The processes that began five years ago are irreversible. Yauhen Afnagel is the coordinator of the civil campaign "European Belarus" and one of the founders of the youth movement "Zubr". He lived in exile after the events of 2010, but returned to...