Politics

Russian Ambassador in Minsk Mikhail Babich / kremlin.ru
Russian Ambassador in Minsk Mikhail Babich / kremlin.ru
5 leading non-state media organizations have made a joint decision to boycott Russian envoy's news conference on Crimea.
Mikhail Babich / ria.ru
Mikhail Babich / ria.ru
Belarusian MFA spokesman says Babich is yet to learn the difference between a Russia's federal district and an independent state.
Barys Hamaida / vitebskspring.org
Barys Hamaida / vitebskspring.org
The police sais Barys Hamaida was detained because it was the eve of the Constitution Day.
Natallya Eismant / BELTA
Natallya Eismant / BELTA
President Lukashenka's spokeswoman Natallia Eismant: We utter this word so often that 'dictatorship' has already become our brand.
Photo from Dzyanis Sadouski FB account
Photo from Dzyanis Sadouski FB account
The BCD organizing committee co-chairman was serving an arrest of 10 days for the rally he never took in.
nn.by
nn.by
It will be treated as a step forward in putting our relations back on track, a US State Department official says.
Euroradio
Euroradio
Ales Abramovich, Andrei Kasheuski and Mikalai Dzyadok were detained on 4 March.
George Kent and Uladzimir Makei / mfa.gov.by
George Kent and Uladzimir Makei / mfa.gov.by
Belarus lifted a restriction on the number of U.S. diplomats as Belarus foreign minister met a high-ranking US diplomat in Minsk.
Paval Sevyarynets/ Euroradio archive​
Paval Sevyarynets/ Euroradio archive​
He was detained preventively on February 26. No trial for the opposition activist since initial detention.