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Belarusian authorities step up pressure on opposition before street protests
During searches of social and "green" activists and anarchists, law...
President ensures continuity of state administration with young middle-level personnel
President Lukashenka continues to rotate staff and rejuvenate heads...
Belarusian authorities resumed arrests of opposition
Following crackdown and arrests of participants in the spring...
Belarusian authorities may have to reform KGB
External factors and complications in Russo-Belarusian relations...
Opposition and authorities start preparations for local elections in 2018
The authorities aim to depoliticise society before the 2017/2018...
Death penalty discussion in Belarus: yet not ready for either abolition or moratorium
The Belarusian authorities have launched a discussion on the...
Belarusian authorities attempt to reduce conflicts in society through dialogue with their opponents
"Tell the Truth" leaders have met with the Economy Minister and...
Belarusian authorities attempt to mitigate public response to innovations in education
Education officials have managed to relax tension in society and...
Authorities weaken optimistic expectations of opposition with repression
After serving a five-day administrative arrest, opposition politician...
Belarusian army is forced to change information policy
The Belarusian Defence Ministry has demonstrated greater openness,...
West-2017 Russo-Belarussian military drill causes controversy in Belarusian society
The Russo-Belarusian military drill and its scenario, which envisaged...