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Parliamentary campaign kicks off in Belarus

Parliamentary campaign will, traditionally, take place in isolation: elections to electoral commissions and to the Parliament per se are closely...

Pre-election opposition: variety of tactics and some traces of strategy

Country’s leadership sets narrow frameworks for formal and informal actions for the election campaign participants. During the campaign,...

Parliamentary campaign coincided with increased repressions

The Belarusian authorities demonstrate to the West that they do not want any interference with the election campaign. Increased repressions against...

Dialogue between Minsk and Brussels: mutual stand-by mode

Relations between the EU and Belarus are at the minimally acceptable level for both. The reduced interest of Minsk to the European External Action...

Authorities tighten control over sociologists

The Belarusian authorities prepare preventive measures for cases when sociological services coordinated form abroad become active in Belarus. Most...

President Lukashenko specified the MIA reform

Belarusian senior management and the surrounding business community are interested in restricting the Interior Ministry’s control over economic...

Belarusian authorities tighten political activity rules before the election

On May 8, U.S. Ambassador to OSCE Mr. Kelly expressed serious concern over the increased number of arrests in Belarus. Earlier Belarusian human...

Russia continues attempts to gain control over Belaruskali

On June 6, during a press conference in Minsk, the Russian Ambassador Alexander Surikov said he was confident that the CJSC “Belarusian Potash...

Belarusian shadow government defined their strategy

On June 1, the Organising Committee of the National Revival Rada published a memorandum on their goals and aims of their activities. The members of...

Strikes at Enterprises Continue

On June 1, workers of a house-building factory in Vitebsk refused to start work until they were paid their salaries. Comment Despite the increase...

Sale of Beltechexport Creates a Dangerous Precedent

It has become known that on 30 May, a controlling stake in Beltechexport company owned by Vladimir Peftiev was sold to a Russian businessman, Dmitry...

KGB continues manipulating using terrorism threat

On May 25th, the Belarusian KGB informed about a criminal case on terrorism charges initiated against a man who unsuccessfully tried to blow up a...

Government in exile project fails to find supporters

Last week the public debate about the prospects for Belarusian opposition focal point in exile continued. Politicians, civil society representatives...

President Lukashenko expects reciprocal moves from Europe

On May 24th, at a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergey Martynov, President Lukashenko said, that in a political conflict between Belarus and the...

Former Law Enforcement Officers Establish a Government in Exile

On May 14 in Vilnius, Belarusian emigrants and former intelligence officers, Vladimir Baradach and Anufriy Ramanovich, announced the establishment...

Lukashenko’s PR Managers Introduce his Middle Son into the World of Business

On May 16, Dmitry Lukashenko, the middle son of President Lukashenko, and businessman Yuri Chizh were among the Belarusian BelAZ factory delegation...

Alexander Lukashenko delivered State of the Nation Address to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly.

On 8 May Alexander Lukashenko delivered his annual address at the National Assembly. There was an intrigue over the address as it had been...

Bargaining for political reform in Belarus continues

On May 8 while delivering the State of the Nation Address to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly, the President said that the draft...

Lukashenko’s family strengthen control over the Belarusian ruling elite

On May 11, President Lukashenko appointed Colonel Igor Shunevich to the post of Minister of Internal Affairs previously occupied by Anatoli...

Strategic split within the Belarusian opposition into political and civic campaigns

On May 7, the court sentenced the deputy head of Tell the Truth! campaign Andrei Dzmitryeu and a member of the board Mikhail Pashkevich to 10 days in...

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Commentaries

Alcohol and tobacco manufacturers will focus on foreign markets 21.05.13

State-guaranteed order for the housing construction introduced in Belarus 21.05.13

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Recession registered in Belarus 21.05.13

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