17:55 Belarus drops plans to hire Chinese contractor for airport renovation

Belarus will not hire a Chinese contractor for the renovation of the Minsk National Airport over cost differences, Uladzimir Kostsin, deputy director of the transport ministry's Aviation Department, told reporters in Minsk on April 11.

17:53 Lukin promises to look into foreign travel ban on Belarusian opposition figures

Vladimir Lukin, Russia`s commissioner for human rights, has promised to look into a foreign travel ban on Belarusian opposition figures, which his country’s authorities threatened to join.

17:50 Venezuelan trade unions express solidarity with Independent Trade Union activists at Hranit

More than two dozen trade unions in Venezuela have issued a statement to express solidarity with members of the nascent organization of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BITU) at crushed stone mining company RUVP Hranit.

17:47 Pavel Sapelka is nominated for Hrant Dink award

Amnesty International Germany stated the intention to nominate Pavel Sapelka for the International Hrant Dink Award, presented to people who work for a world free of discrimination, racism, and violence, take personal risks for their ideals, use the language of peace and by doing so, inspire and encourage others.

16:47 Lithuanian MFA calls Drazhyn's remarks biased and inappropriate

The remarks by the Ambassador of Belarus to Vilnius, Uladzimir Drazhyn, that Lithuania can suffer from the sanctions imposed by the EU against the Belarusian regime have been called biased and impolite.

15:10 Shame on Alyaksei Yemelyanchyk! (Photo)

Leaflets with these words were distributed by activists of European Belarus civil campaign near the entrance to GrodnoAzot enterprise.

15:04 Replace red-green flag to white-red-white one (Video)

Belarusians replaced the Belarusian official red-green flag, colloquially called “sunset over swamp”, to a real flag of Belarus  at a scientific conference in Kyiv.

14:50 Opposition activists fined for laying flowers

Anastasia Shuleika was fined 2 million Belarusian rubles. Yury Khodas got a fine of 1.5 million rubles.

14:40 Homel police threw flowers in memory of terrorist attack victims to rubbish bin

No official events on occasion of the anniversary of the terrorist attack in the Minsk metro were carried out in Homel on April 11.

14:34 Pikulik taken away his passport

The incident occurs on April 6.

13:37 Kozik and his puppets baited in press

The Federation of Trade Union of Belarus expresses full support of the idea of filing lawsuits against the people calling to impose sanctions on Belarus.

13:12 3 million fine for distributing newspapers

A judge of the Leninski district court of Mahilou, Aksana Ratnikava, found activist of BPF party Syarhei Nehatin guilty of violating the law on the mass media.

13:01 Amkodor demands to punish Nasha Niva

An article “Millionaire with lancet” about an oligarch Alyaksandr Shakutsin (Alexander Shakutin) has provoked indignation at Amkodor.

12:02 Policeman in “Kanavalau's case” thrown behind bars

Vitaly Rahacheuski was sentenced to 3 years in prison.

11:58 Vitebsk: Memorial action ended with detentions

Police hindered people to honour memory of the victims of the terrorist attack.

11:42 Moody's withdraws ratings of Bank of Moscow's Belarusian subsidiary

Moody's Investors Service has withdrawn ratings of the Bank Moscow-Minsk.

11:27 Fear in the country of calm (Video)

The website of Belsat TV channel was unavailable today. A possible reason is this movie.

11:07 IIHF to consider moving ice hockey championship from Minsk

The issue was put on the agenda of a May meeting in Helsinki.

10:35 Opposition activists arrested for laying flowers

Some young activists were detained at the Kastrychnitskaya metro station.

10:10 Zara Modelling Agency director: I was tormented by haloperidol and tied to bed

A former director of Zara modellong agency Iryna Karayeva has sent a letter from prison.

10:04 Uralkali wants to buy Belaruskali again

The company also continues to monitor Belarus state miner and acquisition target Belaruskali.