6 month agoSavushkin dairy factory in Orsha, Eastern Belarus, is on fire today. Just yesterday it was visited by the dictator. The factory is owned by one of his pocket oligarchs who recently lobbied against the usage of Belarusian language on products labels. So sad. LukashenkoOut
6 month ago@RFERL journalist Ales Pilecki and cameraman Andrey Rabchyk - have been detained just a moment ago while on air. They were detained by an udentified man in black
6 month agoWomen march goes towards Yakub Kolas Square. Video: @motolkohelp
6 month agoStatement on BBC journalists in Belarus
Putin said that Russia recognizes the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Belarus
Belarus authorities withdrawing accreditation from foreign journalists in mass
Foreign Ministry of Belarus have cancelled media accreditation of many journalists working for foreign media, incl BBC, Reuters, AP, AFP, Radio Svaboda, ARD and others. They said it was the decision of the committee on information security
Journalists of the Belarusian service of Radio Free Europe have been deprived of accreditation. Ales Dashchynski, Aleh Hruzdzilovich, Vlad Gridin and Alyaksandra Dynko have been deprived of accreditation for foreign media journalists, which allows them to work in Belarus.
The websites of Belarus independent media outlets naviny.by and NN.by were blocked by the Ministry of Information of Belarus on the evening of August 28. Earlier, authorities blocked access to Radio Liberty @svaboda and multiple news websites.
Naviny.by website has been blocked. The blocking decision was made on Friday evening by the Ministry of Information. Together with it, at least one more independent online publication, Nasha Niva, was blocked.
6 month agoArrests by plain cloth policemen near Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk
Vital Kryvko, a member of the Opposition Coordinating Council has been detained
Russian intervention in Belarus is the "worst thing" that could happen, says France's Macron
6 month agoRiot police officers demanded the women who formed the solidarity chain in Independence Square, Minsk, Belarus to disperse. Then they simply surrounded them. Several men were reportedly detained
Several journalists were detained in Independence Square. Among them is BAJ member Ilya Kuznetsov
6 month agoBelarusian women are protesting. They were blocked in front of the Red Church, they managed to protect some men, although others were detained. They are marching on the main avenue in Minsk
Activist Taisiya Kabanchuk was detained near her house in Babruisk
Contr-sanctions would mainly concern transit. "You will fly and trade across the Baltic or the Black Sea," says Lukashenka
Lukashenka said that the Russian Federation and Belarus will use a joint grouping of troops in case of external aggression.
Lukashenka announces counter-sanctions that will mainly hit Poland and Lithuania
"The President of Russia, defending Belarus, first of all defends Russia," Lukashenka said.
Lukashenka on the state symbols of Belarus: The people spoke for this symbolism. And this flag, you see: portraits of Adolf Hitler and white-red-white flags hang around
Lukashenka ordered half of Belarus army to enter combat preparedness in response to "threats from the West"
Lukashenka on the power reserve of the Russian Federation for Belarus. "Russian president and I understand what can be if we miss the moment" "They don't need Belarus. Belarus is a springboard, as usual, to Russia."
Lukashenka said that NATO has transferred 18 American F-16s to the border of Belarus.
Lukashenka said that he and Putin agree that the situation in Belarus could be used to "attack Russia," BelTA informs.
Merkel says that she tried to speak with Lukashenka on phone, but he declined
Lukashenka warned that West should think about what Europe could turn into, "if it breaks out in Belarus,"
Lukashenka said that Belarus would like to receive for use not only the Russian vaccine against coronavirus, BelTA informs.
TUT.by reports that Martin Melnikau, the son of the famous Belarusian bard Andrei Melnikau, has been detained.
Lukashenka ordered to divert trade flows from Lithuania ports to other
6 month agoKaliningrad/Balti Sea: USAF RC-135U Combat Sent BONY71; NATO AWACS NATO10; Swedish Air Force Gulfstream S102B Korpen SVF622; 3x USAF F16 "Wild Weasels"; 2x US Army RC-12X Guardrail YANKY01/02
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus says complex tactical exercise with a combined group of forces has started at the Hrodna sector
Ministry of Defense of Belarus: due to large amount of military equipment on the roads near Hrodna, there could be issues for civilian transport
6 month agoJoint Russian-Belarusian military drill at Brestsky firing range
