Politics

Igor Ovsyanik / dev.by
Igor Ovsyanik / dev.by
EPAM Systems Senior Director Igor Ovsyanik was detained during Sunday protest rallies in the Belarusian capital Minsk.
GUBOPiK operatives together with their commander Mikalai Karpenkau (center) / Euroradio​
GUBOPiK operatives together with their commander Mikalai Karpenkau (center) / Euroradio​
"All employees who do not quit before the end of the investigation will be deemed accomplices."
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Khrenin / BELTA​
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Khrenin / BELTA​
Lukashenka wants the Ministry of Defense "to eliminate a big gap in patriotic education."
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Reuters
Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Reuters
Lithuania and Poland also offer the EU to impose sanctions against enterprises supporting the regime.
Potato is a secret "weapon" of Belarusians / Illustrative photo, Euroradio files
Potato is a secret "weapon" of Belarusians / Illustrative photo, Euroradio files
The Lithuanian police are investigating the Sunday incident. On that day in Belarus, security forces detained nearly 1300 people.
Border controls / Border Control Committee
Border controls / Border Control Committee
Belarus temporarily restricts entry across western borders due to the COVID-19 situation deterioration in neighboring countries.
Closing the border is not about making it an iron curtain - Aliaksandr Lukashenka / BELTA
Closing the border is not about making it an iron curtain - Aliaksandr Lukashenka / BELTA
The COVID-19 pandemic is named as the reasons behind the move.
Yury Kot / Facebook​
Yury Kot / Facebook​
On the air of Belarus 1 Yury Kot is called a political scientist, but he received education in other areas.
Workers are disassembling a stage in Independence Square in Minsk / Euroradio
Workers are disassembling a stage in Independence Square in Minsk / Euroradio
The stages near The Stele and in Independence Square are being dismantled just days after the announcement of the rally.