Belarus / Poland
Sasha Velichko:
STATE OF DENIAL
1. 01.09.2020 Detention for praying
A well-known vascular surgeon in the city of Grodno was put on trial. He went out into the street with an icon and a cross, praying for peace in Belarus. A report was filed against him for "participating in an unauthorised event."
Additionally, the court in Lida fined the chairwoman of the local branch of the Union of Poles in Belarus 810 BYN. She was present at a prayer service and was therefore found guilty of participating in an unauthorised event.
A fight over a “pot” between a flautist and a kitchen maid.
Autumn smells like apples from Granny’s garden.
BSUIR: The educational process has begun at the university, the students are attending classes.
Lies, scandals and pseudo-mining - who and how tried to disrupt the school holiday assembly.
Lukashenko: “No one will give us more than we earn.”
Lukashenko: “I want to protect what we have created with our own hands over the past 25 years.”
Makei: Belarus did not allow the Ukrainian scenario to be realised in Belarus.
New education law to be proposed in Parliament this fall.
Potato harvest underway in Belarus.
The President of Germany met the police officers who guard the Reichstag on Saturday.
Lending conditions have changed at Belarusbank.
UN Twitter account in Russian posted a fake news story!
Well, the Czech Republic has lost touch with reality!
A new leader of the ruling party has been elected in Japan.
Belarus welcomed pilgrims from Israel.
Catholics will celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross today.
Edible - inedible? Find out what kind of mushroom hunter you are!
How Belarusians relax in the Pripyatski National Park.
What is Russia’s view and perception of what is going on in Belarus? Why did Alexander Lukashenko appear with a machine gun?
The stories of people who witnessed the chaos in Ukraine a few years ago.
Surrealism in a mousetrap for Belarusians.
The Belarusian opposition is sponsored by countries that see an interest in this situation.
“I want only one thing: stability and peace” - Letters in support of stabilisation and calmness.
Motor rally “For United Belarus” has started from the “Lebyazhy” water park.
2. 13.09.2020 Detention for “Circle dance”
The "Circle Dance" case is the largest mass trial of demonstrators in Belarus. On September 13, 2020, during the street action, people came to the intersection of Cosmonauts Boulevard and Masherov Avenue in Brest. They danced in a circle and sang songs. Nevertheless, the police brought water cannons and dispersed the people. The investigation found that the Brest residents "blocked the movement of public transport and created a real threat to the safety of other road users". In total, those convicted in the case received 125 years for "domestic chemistry" [restriction of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional institution], 90.5 years for "chemistry" [restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional institution] and 13 years and 8 months in prison.
3. 16.09.2020 Detention for tea gathering in the courtyard
A resident of Zhdanovichi was detained after the police identified him in a photograph of a tea gathering in the courtyard. The protocol stated that he joined citizens who had white-red-white flags, which was considered illegal picketing. The man said he was just passing by, picked up his children from a dance class, and then decided to have tea with his neighbours while discussing local issues.
After the arrest, he was transferred to a detention center, and the trial took place the next day via Skype. Yevgeny stated that he had been drinking tea since childhood and remembered the white-red-white flag from school textbooks, but the court did not find this convincing. He was found guilty of violating the procedure for holding a mass event and was fined 270 BYN. After his release, his phone and personal belongings were not returned, and other participants of the tea gathering, including his mother-in-law, were also detained.
The Belarusian ministry urged the Ukrainian authorities to come down to earth and respect believers.
Kazakevich: No reports of rape have been registered with law enforcement agencies.
Lies give rise to both the senselessness of riots and the audacity of lawlessness.
Lukashenko spoke about political technologies that turn politics into a show.
Ministry of Internal Affairs: Youth Detained in Brest for Distributing Police and Judge’s Data.
Our readers present arguments that cannot be disputed. Let’s hear their voices.
Russian political analyst Mikheev: The opposition seeks to anger Belarusians and bring them onto the streets.
The damage to Minsk from unauthorised protests amounted to more than 750,000 BYN.
The launch date of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant has been announced.
The President met with political activists to discuss the failed “color revolution” in Belarus.
Who are the authors of threats, insults, and slander against law enforcement officers and their families?
Willing to do anything for hype. Another fake about “torture” in the police.
Ermakova: The experience of the older generation is important for young people.
Eyewash masters, or how the tail wags the dog.
Golovchenko: The New Year is a time when hopes come true.
In Mahilyow, there was not a single trolleybus on the route due to the bad weather conditions.
New Year’s entertainment for those who have already taken selfies on Oktyabrskaya Square.
Made in Belarus products hit the shelves.
Rakhmanov: We need to bring experienced people into the orbit of life.
Some positive news from the musical project “Galasy Zmesta”.
Useless MFA statement on Trump’s Belarus law.
The calculation of retirement benefits for certain categories of citizens will be changed from January 1, 2021.
The Prime Minister took part in the campaign “Our Children”.
Vladimir Efimenko, the singer of the song “Engagement Ring”, has died.
4. 29.12.2020 Detention for snowman
In Gomel, a man was charged under Article 23.34 for making a snowman with a red scarf and the phrase "Zhyve Belarus!" near his home. Authorities claimed it was an unauthorised picket, based on a photo likely taken by a neighbour. By the time the case was opened, the snowman had already melted.
5. 21.04.2021 Detention for the Belarusian language
A 65-year-old pensioner was detained in Minsk. On April 21, police burst into his apartment and searched it for six hours. The reason was a complaint from neighbors that "he annoyed everyone with his use of the Belarusian language." After the detention, the man was taken to Akrestsino. His family says that the court sentenced him to 15 days of arrest.
Former US police officer found guilty of manslaughter in George Floyd’s murder.
All English teams have announced their withdrawal from the Football Super League.
Belarus plans to expand opportunities for early use of family capital.
Guiguin: nothing destroys democracy more than hypocrisy.
How right our ancestors were: “Today you are a jazz musician, tomorrow you are a traitor to your country”.
Citizen of Babruysk insulted a policeman - a criminal case has been opened.
State Security Police officers neutralised a network of anarchist groups linked to each other.
The Americans have great experience! They destroyed the leadership in 20 states.
The Council of the Republic of Belarus passed a law on preventing the rehabilitation of Nazis.
The difference between a politician and a “politician” was clearly demonstrated by Angela Merkel.
The Lubčany castle was filmed from the air.
Never before have we faced such challenges. We should not relax.
The exhibition “Partisans of Belarus” opens at Hrodna Agrarian University.
Taxi driver caught with drugs at gunpoint.
US involvement in the attempted coup in Belarus is being investigated.
Azarenok: Protesters have betrayed everything the state has done for them.
Lukashenko is the embodiment of justice - social and legal,” says Ukrainian MP Yevgeni Shevchenko.
Havana expressed its support for Lukashenka and condemned the attempts on his life.
Falsifying the results of the Second World War and the heroism of the Soviet people is inadmissible.
Numerous “aid funds” are in fact financing the war against the Belarusian people.
We found out the latest trends in used cars at Malinovka’s car market.
The remains of a Belarusian killed in the Second World War have been found in Estonia.
Shoigu said: “The actions of the US and NATO pose a military danger to Europe”.
Who threatened the President’s youngest son, Nikolai? You know him very well!
6. 26.04.2021 Detention for a TV packaging box
A 27-year-old young man from Minsk was arrested and sentenced to 15 days in prison. According to the judge, "he took part in a picketing by placing a white-red-white paper cloth on the glass of the balcony at an unspecified time. The man left an LG SmartTV box on the balcony.
7. 30.06.2021 Detention for refusing to rent out an apartment
The owner of the apartment where prosecutor's assistant Alina Kasjanczyk lived asked her to move out. Alina agreed, and the lease was terminated by mutual consent. However, soon a criminal case was initiated against the apartment owner under the article on violation of rights and civil equality. As a result, the woman was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom without being sent to an open-type correctional facility—"domestic chemistry" [restriction of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional institution].
Dzermant: Belarus and Russia should not depend on Western digital platforms.
Bird’s eye view of the Viliya River.
Belarusian border: drugs, weapons and smuggled goods.
Lukashenko and Putin spoke by phone and agreed to meet soon.
Marzaliuk: The bloody lawlessness of Lithuanian punishers shocked even the Germans.
More than 20 kg of hashish from Poland, 330 kg of drugs from Germany.
“On our sacred land the forces of evil have always received a deadly blow.”
Deputy Igor Zavaley about sanctions: to give up and stand where we are? This is not about us.
Russia has set a sad new record for the number of coronavirus deaths in one day.
Civil servants’ salaries grow faster than the country’s average salary.
The Belarusian NOC premiered the film “The Rules of Life of Belarusian Athletes” today.
“Western politicians should pay attention to the log in their own eye”.
ABC News film crew visited the Moscow region.
Fake: Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian forces of attacking the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Fire reported at Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. What else happened while you were asleep?
Humanitarian corridors and other high-level political decisions.
Lukashenko congratulated serving and retired law enforcement officers on Police Day.
Poland and Lithuania do not take measures to speed up the clearance of lorries at the border.
The constitution has been updated.
Igor Brylo, Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, on a visit to the Shchuchinsk region.
The President presented state honours and general epaulettes.
The Russian State Duma passed a law introducing criminal penalties for spreading fake news.
The US doesn’t want peace.
What would Ukraine and Russia find acceptable as an outcome of the negotiations?
8. 04.03.2022 Detention for blue and yellow ribbons in the hair
In March 2023, a high school history teacher from Minsk came to work with blue and yellow ribbons in her hair. The administrative offence report later stated that while in the school building, she "actively participated in a mass event in the form of picketing, attracting public attention by publicly displaying blue and yellow ribbons symbolising the national flag of Ukraine."
The first to react were two other teachers, who, upon seeing her in the staff room, began demanding explanations about the meaning of the ribbons. Later, the deputy principal for academic affairs got involved, claiming that such a hairstyle did not conform to the school's dress code. Soon, the school principal demanded a written explanation and threatened not to renew her contract. Eventually, it was the principal who called the police. The court found the teacher guilty of violating the procedure for organising a mass event and fined her approximately 700 euros.
9. 01.12.2022 Detention for an article about the murdered Andrei Zeltsar
On 28 September 2021, security forces attempted to break into the apartment of an IT specialist in Minsk. Such incidents tend to end with everyone inside being brutally arrested, but this time it was different - the homeowner opened fire with a hunting rifle. A shoot-out ensued, resulting in the deaths of both the owner and a KGB officer.
The news sparked a huge reaction on social media. People expressed their sympathy for the IT specialist and his family. In response, the authorities launched mass arrests, detaining around 200 people across the country. Some were held under administrative detention, while many faced criminal charges. Detainees were tortured and deprived of basic conditions, including access to hygiene facilities.
A journalist who wrote an article in which acquaintances spoke positively about the deceased was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison. The trial began in December 2022, but has been repeatedly postponed. The defendant did not plead guilty. The publishing house of this article has been closed.
To achieve tech breakthroughs, science and teaching must become elite professions.
Alexander Lukyanov: Has everyone had enough of Zelensky?
Belarus and Russia are on the verge of creating a single market for electricity.
France announced the start of work on establishing a tribunal against Russia over Ukraine.
How the world’s leaders have failed to address the decline in the wellbeing of their nations.
Lukashenko is scheduled to meet with the country’s security forces.
NATO considers Belarus and Russia aggressors — Defense Minister Khrenin.
Nuclear “obviousness.”
Supporting Ukraine in the current conflict is costing Western citizens dearly.
The Investigative Committee has sent the Coordination Council case to the Prosecutor General.
The West does not believe that Russia will be defeated.
An unhappy capitalism.
“War Correspondent- 2023” exercises: journalists receive military training from instructors!
Danilovich: Amid turmoil, Belarus preserves peace and pursues development.
Exporter of instability or a terrorist state? Shevtsov said about Ukraine.
In the Zapolsk district the fascists burned down about 70 villages, including Plotki.
Lithuanian-style racism.
On the results of Russia’s unified election day.
Public figures’ opinions on neutralising combat cells of SBU accomplices.
Putin and Kim Jong Un have begun negotiations.
Russian Defence Ministry: 10 cruise missiles and 3 AFU drones attacked Sevastopol.
The Soros phenomenon: how a dangerous ideology for nations and states is being imposed.
The West kept Poland on a short leash for years - Shevtsov on why Poles buy arms from the US.
What is more profitable for retailers this season: local apples or expensive imports?
10. 13.09.2023 Detention for going to the gym
In September, a young man from Navapolatsk visited a gym in Minsk, where he saw the propagandist Azaryonka. He mentioned it on Twitter and was subsequently detained. Later, he was forced to record a video with security forces and Azaryonka himself. Under pressure, he had to reveal details of his personal life and endure humiliation. A criminal case was opened against him.
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