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19.12 / 23:19

технологии Public Relations and Realities of the Belarusian Crisis

Popular narrative tropes are not always accurate predictors of how a story will ultimately develop. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the former presidential hopeful and a person believed by many to have won the presidential elections of August 9, is widely seen as a positive character in the unfolding Belarusian drama. Courageous a

18.12 / 10:28

Беларусь United States Embassy Minsk. Vacancy announcement

Вакансия подразумевает знание английского языка. Уровень IV (Свободное владение языком)Open to:Position:Announcement number: Opening Date:Closing Date:Work hours:Salary:All interested candidates Public Affairs AssistantMINSK-2021−2 December 14, 2020 December 28, 2020 Full-time (40 hours a week) FSN-8/FP-6 (FP schedule applies to AEFMs only)ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.The U.S. Mission in Belarus is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Public Affairs Assistant.Under direct supervision of the Senior Small Grants Program Assistant, the Small Grants Program Assistant assists in the management of different types of grants

17.12 / 16:02

Miss Belarus Wasn’t Released After 34 Days Of Arrest For Mass Rallies

Miss Belarus 2008 and ex-press secretary of Brest Dynamo Olga Khizhinkova was not released from a detention center on Okrestin Street in Minsk on Friday. Her jail term for taking part in unauthorised protest rallies was supposed to expire on 11 December. Her husband, friends and famous atheletes came to meet her, but was told that she would remain in custody. Olga Khizhinkova was detained on 8 November during a protest action. Three days later she was sentenced to 12 days of arrest for *violation of the procedures for organizing or conducting public events.

17.12 / 15:51

Software Engineer Sustains Gunshot Wound To Chest At Peaceful Rally In Minsk

Dmitry Kapustenok sustained a gunshot wound to his chest at a protest rally in Minsk last Sunday. He was taken from the Pervomaisky District Department of Internal Affairs to a military hospital. Belarus On 30 November, the 29-year-old software engineer returned home from a military hospital.

17.12 / 15:38

крипто Can the EU resolve Belarus conundrum?

A four-month stand-off between Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko and the pro-democratic protesters posed a serious challenge for the EU. The block that had announced its ambition to become a geopolitical actor, has found itself with very few levers in relation to the crisis in its immediate neighborhood. Brussels has been active in its rhetoric – condemning violence, criminal persecution and torture of protesters in Belarus.

16.12 / 16:16

Switzerland Puts Sanctions On Belarus's Lukashenka, Officials Over Protest Crackdown

Switzerland has become the latest country to freeze the financial assets of Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The Swiss government announced on December 12 that Lukashenka, his son Viktar, and 13 other Belarusians connected with the Lukashenka regime had been banned from entering or transiting through Switzerland. The sanctioned officials are all believed to be involved in the violent suppression of protests that have swept Belarus since

16.12 / 16:15

Belarus To Close Land Borders Over COVID-19; Opposition Says Move Aimed At Activists

MINSK — Belarus will close several land-border crossings as of December 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a move that willlimit the movement of people at a time when the country is being rocked by protests over authoritarian Alyaksandr Lukashenka's claim of victory in a disputed presidential election. The national Internet portal for legal information on December 10 published a government res

16.12 / 16:15

More Than 100 Detained In Minsk At Anti-Lukashenka Retirees' Rally

MINSK — A Belarusian human rights group says more than 100 people were detained in Minsk during the weekly rally of retirees calling on strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka to step down. Up to 150 protesters gathered at Independence Square in the center of the capital Minsk on December 14 for their customary Monday march, but security forces prevented them from moving along Independence Avenue.

16.12 / 16:01

Belarusians leave jail with COVID-19

Musician Pavel Arakelyan was released on November 22, after 15 days in jail. The next day, the «offender” said on the air of Euroradio that „in the detention facility they are doing everything possible for inmates to get out with COVID”. Musician Pavel Arakelyan was rel

15.12 / 14:28

технологии крипто Telegram makes it big in Belarus

Analysts of the Center for European Transformation have conducted a study on the use of telegram in Belarus and on how the courtyard and district chats are developing and what people discuss there. Explosive growth since March The authors note that for sev

15.12 / 15:31

MP: law against glorification of Nazism may appear 'in near future'

Ex-Minister of Information, and now an MP of the House of Representatives Lilyia Ananich recently said on the air of ONT that «process of active development» for the adoption of a legislative act on the inadmissibility of glorification of Nazism is currently underway. «Perhaps by the spring session we will have a comprehensive document, although it may appear in parliament in the near future,» the MP said. Usually the spring

15.12 / 15:31

Lukashenka calls IOC 'gang' and threatens to sue

The sanctions of the International Olympic Committee have strongly affected Alyaksandr Lukashenka. During a trip to the hospital in Stoubtsy, he called the IOC a gang. «We need to go to court. L

01.12 / 16:33

связь дороги роды пресс-служба На Белорусском и Савеловском направлениях МЖД изменится расписание электричек

В декабре изменится расписание некоторых электричек Белорусского и Савеловского направления Московской железной дороги, сообщает «Москва 24» со ссылкой на пресс-службу МЖД.

01.12 / 13:51

связь экономика дороги пресс-служба График ряда электричек Белорусского и Савеловского направлений МЖД изменится в декабре

Расписание некоторых пригородных поездов Белорусского и Савеловского направлений Московской железной дороги (МЖД) изменится в декабре в связи с модернизацией инфраструктуры. Об этом во вторник сообщили в пресс-службе МЖД.

01.12 / 10:24

интернет общество life life:) рассказал о «персональных бонусах» абонентам за время без интернета в ноябре

Недавно А1 рассказал о компенсациях абонентам за неработающий в ноябре мобильный интернет. В МТС заявили о персональных бонусах своим пользователям, а теперь с аналогичной инициативой выступили в life:).На официальном сайте компании появилось сообщение:— В течение нескольких дней ноября 2020 года у части наших абонентов в Минске были проблемы с доступом к мобильному интернету.

28.11 / 17:41

Minor Belarusian Emigrant Church Declares Lukashenka 'Anathema'

The head of an unrecognized, Brooklyn-based church with its 20th-century roots in Minsk Orthodoxy has declared Belarus's embattled Alyaksandr Lukashenka anathema for his abuses against «the pious Belarusian people.» The metropolitan of the Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (BAOC), Archbishop Sviataslau (Lohin), announced the symbolic declaration against the longtime Belarusian leader at a service at St. Cyril of Turau Cathedral in Toronto on November 22. The BAOC is a minor, independent jurisdiction that mostly serves small numbers of emigres and their fa

28.11 / 17:37

Russia Accuses West Of 'Meddling' In Belarus

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of interfering in Belarus as he met Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has faced months of protests over his disputed reelection. Lavrov held talks on November 26 with Lukashenka and other top officials in the capital, Minsk, in the latest display of Moscow's support for Lukashenka's regime. Thousands of protesters demanding Lukashenka's resignation have taken to the streets of Minsk every weekend since an August 9 election that saw th

28.11 / 17:34

Coronavirus pandemic in Belarus: many times more cases than in the official statistics

In the report for April-May 2020, based on the available data, I concluded that with a mortality rate from coronavirus as in neighbouring Poland Belarus would have nine times more deaths from coronavirus than official statistics indicate. In neighbouring Poland, the mortality rate is 5% of all confirmed cases of coronavirus (in the United States, 5.9%, in Austria, 3.9%).

28.11 / 17:34

Lukashenka Says He Will Leave Post When New Constitution Is Adopted

Embattled strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has ruled Belarus for 26 years, has said he would leave his post after a new constitution had been adopted, Belarus's Belta news agency quoted him as saying. «I will not work as president with you under the new constitution,» Lukashenka said during a visit to a Minsk hospital on November 27. He stressed the need for amendments to t

28.11 / 17:26

EP Adopts New Resolution On Belarus, Demands Investigation Into Bondarenko’s Murder

The European deputies voted on the adoption of resolution on the situation in Belarus. Its draft was published on the website of the European Parliament. The draft document titled “resolution on th

27.11 / 22:18

крипто EU comments on pressure on journalists in Belarus

Unprecedented pressure on journalists continues in Belarus. Nine media workers are targeted by a criminal investigation, including three journalists in police custody. Dozens of journalists were

27.11 / 22:18

Support for union with Russia shrinking, sociologist says

The number of supporters of the union with Russia in Belarus decreased by 11.6 percentage points from September to November, the survey conducted by the Belarusian Analytical Workshop (BAW) in early November suggests. In an interview with the Russian Kommersant, the head of the BAW, Doctor of Sociology, Andrei Vardamatski, told more about the survey. The sociological survey by

24.11 / 20:35

технологии More Belaruskali workers join national strike

More employees of Belaruskali have joined the national strike. On Monday, the strike was announced by 5 more people, the telegram channel @stachkom reports. «It is impossible to calmly

24.11 / 20:54

EBRD stops financing state projects in Belarus

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has suspended financing of projects in the Belarusian public sector. «We call on Belarus to continue to fulfill all its international obligations. The EBRD continues to invest in private sector projects in Bel

24.11 / 20:54

Belarus pays farewell to Raman Bandarenka

Thousands of people gathered today near a church in Minsk to pay farewell to Raman Bandarenka. 31-year-old Bandarenka died on November 12 at an emergency rescue hospital in Minsk. One day earlier, he came out

24.11 / 20:54

Freestyle skier Ramanouskaya sells gold medal to help repressed athletes

Belarusian freestyler Alyaksandra Ramanouskaya has sold her gold medal, TUT.by reports. She won it at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The final price of the lot on the Int

24.11 / 20:35

Hundreds Detained Despite New Tack By Anti-Government Protesters In Belarus

MINSK — Rights groups in Belarus say at least 350 protesters were detained in the capital and other cities on November 22 in the latest demonstrations challenging Alyaksandr Lukashenka's grip on power. The detentions in Minsk came despite organizers' efforts to decentralize their gatherings on the 106th day of protests, suggesting neither Lukashenka nor his opponents were prepared to give ground following record numbers of arrests each of the two previous Sundays.

24.11 / 20:27

New Belarusian Nuclear Plant Resumes Operations After Transformer Explosion

Belarus's nuclear power plant, which was officially opened earlier this month, has resumed operations after suspending electricity production for several days. The Energy Ministry said on November 19 that the Astravets plant is sending electricity to the power grid and the first power unit is working at 40 percent of its 1,200-megawatt capacity. Just days after it was inaugurated, Belarus's only nuclear

24.11 / 20:27

Belarusian Association Of Journalists Wins Media Freedom Award

The Belarusian Association of Journalists has won the Media Freedom Award, an honor bestowed by the governments of Britain and Canada for the first time in 2020, the foreign ministries of the two countries said on November 16. The Minsk-based group was singled out for its “ongoing commitment to journalistic ethics and principles and its perseverance and self-sacrifice in the face of increased targeted crackdowns on media in Belarus," the Canadian government said in a statement. The award was presented at the end of the second global conference on press freed

24.11 / 20:08

EP Collects Signatures To Cancel 2021 IIHF World Championship In Minsk

MEP Karin Karlsbro from the Swedish Liberal Party has sent a call for signatures on a letter to the European Parliament with a request not to host the 2021 World Championship in Minsk. It is addressed to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and its president, René Fassel. “Sports sho

19.11 / 20:27

технологии Belarusian doctors threaten with mass resignation

The mass resignation of medical workers is imminent in Belarus, according to the collective appeal published in the «White Coats», the Telegram channels of protesting doctors. Doctors, nurses and support staff at medical institutions are planning to quit their jobs in protest to the ongoing repressions. «In an atmosphere of unprecedented lies and lawless

19.11 / 20:09

технологии Belarus: thousands protest against death of teacher in police custody

Roman Bondarenko, 31, died after being beaten by plainclothes police officers in Minsk Thousands of Belarusians have protested against the death in police custody of a military veteran and children’s art teacher arrested for his opposition to the authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko. Roman Bondarenko, a 31-year-old artist, was pummelled by several men believed to be plainclothes police officers in a Minsk courtyard known as the Square of Change on Wednesday in a dispute over ribbons indicating support for anti-government protests.

19.11 / 20:27

Order of Mother parent checked by social services after children's photo

The prosecutor's office initiated an inspection of the Volha Zhadzeyeva's family, who had been awarded the Order of the Mother, after her children declared that they wanted to live in Belarus without violence. Volha Zhadzeyeva is a fashion expert, editor-in-chief of the Pret-a-portal.BY project and a mother of five children. Two years ago she was awarded

19.11 / 20:27

Potato attack on Belarus embassy in Vilnius

Unidentified offenders on Sunday evening threw potatoes at the building of the Belarus embassy in Vilnius. On that day, around 1300 people were detained in Belarus. The Lithuanian police are investigating the incident, reports the police's pr

19.11 / 20:19

Complete isolation or support: will Belarus remain in the Bologna process?

The authorities continue to put pressure on universities: the most active students are expelled, teachers and professors are fired. In some universities, students are obliged to sign papers prohibiting taking photos in universities or «breaking silence.»This pressure is beyond the rules of the Bologna process. Participation of Belarus in the Bologna Process also implies observance of academic freedoms. Euroradio is trying to find out whether Belarus will remain in the Bologna process. Belarus is Europe but not quite Belarus has bee

13.11 / 15:05

UK expels Belarus diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Foreign Office retaliates after expulsion of British diplomats following protests in Minsk Britain has expelled two Belarusian diplomats in response to the removal of two UK envoys from the former Soviet bloc country, the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said. The move came after the British diplomats, including a defence attache, were ordered

13.11 / 15:05

U.S. Doesn’t Сonsider Anyone Legitimately Elected Leader Of Belarus

“Who does the U.S. currently consider to be the legitimate leader of Belarus?” The U.S. found it di

13.11 / 15:05

RFE/RL Journalist Gets 15 Days In Jail For Covering Anti-Lukashenka Rally

MINSK — Noted Belarusian journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich has been sentenced to 15 days in jail over covering one of the ongoing mass rallies demanding Alyaksandr Lukashenka's resignation. Judge Maryna Yarokhina of the Frunze district court in Minsk on November 12 found the 61-year-old journalist and RFE/RL correspondent guilty of taking part in an unsanctioned mass gathering on October 25, and ordered him jailed for 15 days.

13.11 / 15:05

крипто Belarus tells banks to seize money raised to help out protesters

Two people face a line of riot police during a protest in Minsk on Sunday. Hundreds of protesters have been injured by police in recent months.

13.11 / 15:04

Over 900 Criminal Cases Opened Against Supporters Of Change In Belarus

During the electoral campaign and subsequent protests in Belarus, more than 900 criminal cases were opened against participants of the presidential race, their team members, as well as peaceful protesters, the deregistered Vesna human rights center reports. — Art. 293 [Riots] at least 157 persons; — Art. 342 [Organization or active participation in group acts that grossly violate public orde

13.11 / 15:04

Belarusian Detained Doctor Talks About Abuse And Torture In Detention

Irina Markelova works as an endoscopist at the LODE Medical Center in Minsk. The woman was detained last Sunday near Nemiga metro station, when she was walking with her friends, Radio Svaboda writes “It started raining, I opened my red and white umbrella. Police vans immediately drove up to us, and ‘men in black’ pushed about 32 people in it.

11.10 / 14:11

интернет life В Минске начались проблемы с мобильным интернетом «по требованиям госорганов»

Около 14.00 в Минске начались затруднения с доступом в интернет через мобильную связь. Это подтвердил один из операторов.Проблемы примерно такие же, как и всегда — сайты открываются долго (по несколько минут), либо не загружаются вовсе.

09.10 / 09:09

Беларусь United States Embassy Minsk vacancy announcement

ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.The U.S. Mission in Belarus is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Computer Operator.Basic functions of position: Provides technical and Information Technology (IT) support for all Public Affairs Section (PAS) program activities.

05.10 / 08:37

Беларусь Латвия осудила требование Беларуси сократить штат посольств Литвы и Польши

Эдгарс Ринкевичс на своей странице в Twitter.I agree with High Representative @JosepBorrellF, #Latvia stands in solidarity with our #EU partners- #Lithuania and #Poland, we condemn the demand of Belarusian authorities to withdraw Lithuanian and Polish ambassadors and significantly reduce

02.10 / 09:08

культура Беларусь United States Embassy Minsk vacancy announcement

Вакансия подразумевает знание английского языка.Уровень I (начальный/базовый).ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.The U.S. Mission in Belarus is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Refrigeration / Air-conditioning Mechanic.Basic functions of position: Under the direct supervision of the maintenance supervisor the incumbent is responsible for maintaining of safe function of air conditioners and ventilation systems, simple electrical systems, fixtures and appliances in the Embassy, residences and offsite PAS section; responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance on above items.Applicants must address each required

18.09 / 13:15

Беларусь Словакия учредила государственные стипендии для белорусских студентов

«Еврорадио».Отмечается, что при необходимости в первый год обучения белорусы смогут пройти языковую подготовку. Им предлагают выбрать направление обучения в университетах и колледжах.

14.09 / 15:16

происшествия санкции общество политика Le Monde: Белоруссия — буфер между Россией и Европой

Белоруссия появилась в 1991 году после распада советского блока. В XIII-XVIII веках страна была частью Великого княжества Литовского (позже Речи Посполитой), где официальным языком был старобелорусский. Затем эта территория вошла в состав Российской империи, после чего была разделена (1921-1939 гг.) между Польшей и СССР. Во время Второй мировой войны страна была оккупирована нацистами и потеряла четверть своего населения. В 1945 году вновь объединенная территория (за исключением Белостокской области) стала Белорусской Советской Социалистической Республикой.

14.09 / 13:22

Le Monde (Франция): Белоруссия — страна на стыке России и Европы

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