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Belarus ends gold trade

Belarus’s central bank has stopped the sale of gold to retailers because consumers have been investing in the precious metal to defend themselves against the devaluation of the national currency. This...

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Prisoner’s Godparenthood: Florian Toncar adopts Eduard Lobau

Florian Toncar, deputy chairman of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag, has taken on a prisoner’s godparenthoodThe post Prisoner’s Godparenthood: Florian Toncar adopts Eduard Lobau appeared...

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Belarusian journalist Natalya Radina spoke out on human right abuses in...

Although UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at his end-of-the-year press conference in December that when he became the Secretary-General back in January 2007, he “envisioned the United Nations as...

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Barack Obama signs into law Belarus sanctions bill

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law the Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011, which envisions new sanctions against Belarus, White House spokesman Jay Carney said...

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Belarus: To End Dictatorship

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko recently remarked that it’s “better to be a dictator than gay.” He was apparently responding to openly gay German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who...

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Belarus slowly losing its independence

With the European Union ambassadors being recalled from Minsk last week, bilateral relations are getting dangerously close to being critical. This could result in the complete loss of the EU’s...

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EU Extends Sanctions on Belarus

Following the recent execution of two Minsk metro bombers European Union foreign ministers on Friday extended their sanctions on the Belarusian regime. The EU ministers added 29 firms and 12...

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Joint Statement of 15 international MPs on the situation in Belarus

Polish MEP Marek Migalski, as a participant in Libereco-Partnership for Human Rights’ Prisoner’s Godparenthood Campaign, issued a statement on the situation in Belarus, which was supported by 14 other...

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Belarus and Lithuania sign agreement on cooperation in IT technology

VILNIUS, 24 November  - Belarus and Lithuania signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of information and communication technologies and information society development in...

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Belarus breaches Lithuanian airspace

The Press Service of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has reported that a note requesting information on the violation of Lithuanian airspace by a Belorussian warplane was sent to the Belorussian...

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Defense: Belarus adopts domestically developed long-range radar

The Belarusian army has commissioned a new domestically developed long-range radar as it phases out Soviet-era equipment, the country’s defense […]

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The people of Belarus are the first victims of the isolation

Russia is increasing the pressure on the former Soviet buffer zone The post The people of Belarus are the first victims of the isolation appeared first on The Baltic Review.

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Belarus: Old challenges – new paradox

Anyone wandering around the Belarusian capital of Minsk this autumn will soon notice the large posters featuring a happy, smiling young girl The post Belarus: Old challenges – new paradox appeared...

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Belarus: Inflow of refugees from Ukraine does not go down

About 50,000 Ukrainian citizens arrive in Belarus in 2014 The post Belarus: Inflow of refugees from Ukraine does not go down appeared first on The Baltic Review.

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Lithuania to cooperate with Red Cross societies from Norway and Belarus

The Visaginas Committee of the Lithuanian Red Cross will team up with its counterparts from Norway and Belarus to improve emergency response practices The post Lithuania to cooperate with Red Cross...

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Belarus second best agritourism destination

National Geographic names Belarus second best agritourism destination The post Belarus second best agritourism destination appeared first on The Baltic Review.

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TOP 5 Attractions in Belarus

Ideas for enjoyment, relaxation and making the most of your spare time in Belarus The post TOP 5 Attractions in Belarus appeared first on The Baltic Review.

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Defense: Belarus adopts domestically developed long-range radar

The Belarusian army has commissioned a new domestically developed long-range radar as it phases out Soviet-era equipment, the country’s defense ministry said Friday. “The Belarusian-made Vostok-D radar...

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The people of Belarus are the first victims of the isolation

Russia is increasing the pressure on the former Soviet buffer zone The post The people of Belarus are the first victims of the isolation appeared first on The Baltic Review.

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Belarus: Old challenges – new paradox

Anyone wandering around the Belarusian capital of Minsk this autumn will soon notice the large posters featuring a happy, smiling young girl The post Belarus: Old challenges – new paradox appeared...

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