The decision to join the CSTO's military unit is a policy change for Minsk, as President Alyaksandr Lukashenka refused to sign the documents on joining the rapid-reaction forces at the June 14 CSTO summit in Moscow in protest over Russia's ban on the import of Belarusian dairy products.
The pastor of the New Life Evangelical Church in Minsk was found guilty of obstruction of justice and fined $150 today, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
The leader of the United Civic Party's branch in the eastern Belarusian city of Homel has been detained, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
The pastor of the New Life Evangelical Christian Church in Minsk will go to trial on September 30, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
RFE/RL's Belarus Service sat down for a wide-ranging interview this week with former Czech Foreign Minister (2007-09) and current Senator Karel Schwarzenberg. In July 2008, Schwarzenberg was his country's signatory to a bilateral agreement with the United States on U.S. missile-defense plans that included the placement on Czech territory of a radar base. So RFE/RL's Alexander Lukashuk and Jan Maksymiuk asked him about the recent U.S. decision to drastically reform the previous administration's p
European Union president Sweden has called on Belarusian authorities to take steps to improve democracy and human rights in the country after a crackdown by authorities on demonstrators this week.
The rally was held to mark the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of politician Viktar Hanchar and businessman Anatol Krasovsky, whose whereabouts are still unknown.
Protests in the Lithuanian capital welcomed the official visit by Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to Vilnius, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka never disappoints. Speaking in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, he warned today that his country will not be "pushed" into choosing between good relations with either the European Union or Russia.
Ten years ago, under mysterious circumstances, politician Viktar Hanchar and businessman Anatol Krasouski went missing in Minsk. Two other men, former Interior Minister Yury Zakharanka and cameraman Dzmitry Zavadski, also disappeared. None of the men have ever been found. There is widespread suspicion within Belarus that the security services connected to Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka were connected to the disappearances.
A court in the Belarusian city of Vitebsk has fined an opposition activist for "unsanctioned public action," RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
Minsk city authorities have rejected a request by the Right Alliance to hold a public gathering, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
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