News
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Crackdown on media outlets and civil society activists continues
On 8 July, at least 15 media representatives and public activists were detained in Belarus. According to the official statement of the KGB Investigations Department, "a large-scale operation to clean…
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Searches and detentions in editorial offices and journalists’ apartments
Several editorial offices throughout Belarus were searched. At least seven journalists were detained for 72 hours in connection with criminal cases.
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TUT.BY team launches its new website Zerkalo.io
A part of the team of the TUT.BY portal announced the launch of a new website Zerkalo.io. The new project would focus on social, political, and economic news in Belarus.
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17-year-old political prisoner accused of violence against police
A new trial of political prisoner Mikita Zalatarou has begun. According to the investigators, he tripped up an employee of the pre-trial detention center and threatened its another employee.
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Political prisoner Raman Pratasevich opens Twitter account
Political prisoner Raman Pratasevich has a new Twitter account despite being formally under house arrest.
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EU calls on Belarus to allow full presence of diplomatic missions
The European External Action Service (EEAS) calls on the Belarusian authorities to allow full presence of diplomatic missions in the country so that diplomatic channels remain open.
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Lukashenko threatens German companies with countermeasures
Alexander Lukashenko raised the issue of imposing restrictions on Western companies. In particular, he threatened to restrict the sale of German goods in Belarus and prevent the transit of German…
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UN Human Rights Council discusses case of Belarus
The 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council discussed the crisis in Belarus. Special Rapporteur Anaïs Marin presented another report on the situation in the country.
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Euroradio news bureau closed in Belarus
News bureau of "European Radio for Belarus" will be closed in Minsk. Journalists of the media outlet have been working without accreditation since fall, while access to the website euroradio.fm…