Belarus hands down first death penalty this yearA Belarusian court has handed down the first death penalty this year. Belarus remains the only European country that still uses the death penalty and repeatedly comes under harsh criticism from international organizations.16:26 30.04.2013
Belarusian TV employee detained on suspicion of broadcasting porn videoA staff member of Belarusian music TV channel BelMuzTV has been detained on suspicion of broadcasting a pornographic video, a source in the Belarusian law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti on Monday.13:32 15.04.2013
Russian skinhead suspected of hooliganism in BelarusRussian national Maxim Martsinkevich, an active member of ultra-radical organizations detained in Minsk, is suspected of aggravated hooliganism.15:10 25.02.2013
The original agreement on dissolving the Soviet Union may be lostThe original of the agreement signed in Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus in 1991 to mark the dissolution of the Soviet Union is missing.10:19 08.02.2013
Belarus delays death penalty abolitionThe question of abolishing the death penalty in Belarus remains open, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus Petr Miklashevich told a news conference in Minsk on Wednesday.15:46 23.01.2013
Border guard to be tried in case on Swedish "teddy bear paratroopers"The Belarusian Investigative Committee has filed a criminal case on the illegal crossing of republic's border by a Swedish light aircraft this year. A diplomatic scandal between Minsk and Stockholm started after teddy bears bearing supporting freedom of speech were thrown out of a Swedish plane which illegally crossed Belarusian airspace in early July.14:20 12.12.2012
Belarusian opposition figure seeks asylum in UKFormer Belarusian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov has requested political asylum in the UK. Sannikov ran for president in the 2010 election.18:14 26.10.2012
Swedish teddy bear dissent organizers refuse to stand questioningThe Swedish pilots who illegally flew into Belorussian airspace in order to drop teddy bears in protest of the country's human rights record say they will not go to Minsk to be questioned. The Swedish citizens expressed concern about their freedom.12:30 15.08.2012
Belarusian journalist fined for teddy bear pictureKomsomolskaya Pravda v Belorussii newspaper journalist Irina Kozlin has been fined 3 million Belarusian rubles (about $360) for taking a photograph with a teddy bear.17:46 09.08.2012
Belarusian court to try opposition leader for calling for EU sanctionsA Belarusian court has started to hear on Tuesday a case against renowned Belarusian opposition figure Viktor Ivashkevich, who has called on the EU to impose sanctions against the country.17:11 22.05.2012
Russian commercial courts to study Belarusian mediation experienceRussian commercial courts will follow the example of Belarusian economic courts while implementing mediation procedures for resolving business disputes out-of-court.15:06 13.04.2012
Investigation of terror act in Minsk metro transparent, LukashenkoBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has stated that the investigation into last year's terror act in the Minsk metro was transparent.16:13 21.03.2012
EurAsEC court to start in one month - chairmanThe Court of the Eurasian Economic Community may commence working in one month, Chairman Evgeny Smirnov said at a Tuesday press conference in Minsk.17:30 17.01.2012