Europe Belarus Among a series of draft laws to improve the quality and efficiency of the justice system, one plans to grant people the right to appeal against all court decisions without exception, including decisions of the Supreme Court
Europe Belarus The Institute of Physical-Organic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences presented unique materials and technologies for purifying water from heavy metals and organic substances during the Belarusian Days of Science within the World Expo 2020
Europe Belarus Belarusians will be able to vote earlier than scheduled for the referendum on amendments to the Belarusian Constitution, said the deputy head of legal, analytical and methodological work at the Central Election Commission
Europe Belarus Family capital is increased by 9.5% from 1 January 2022 for the newborns of the year; the sum is allocated on the date of birth or adoption of the third child or further
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko has signed a law on the genocide of the Belarusian people by Nazi and their accomplices during the Great Patriotic War and the post-war period (up to 1951), thus legally recognising it
Europe Belarus The radio station Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been added to the government's list of extremist organizations; Belarusians who subscribe to RFE/RL online could face up to six years in prison
Europe Belarus During the conference to discuss the counteraction of sanctions, President provided information on which NGOs can operate in the country, excluding those that have tried to "turn the country upside down by handing it over to outside forces"
Europe Belarus The country will use a more creative approach to exports to Europe and will try to divert shipments of domestic products to other countries; experts estimate the value of exports affected by the sanctions at around $250-300 million a year
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko, at a meeting at the Defence Ministry's Strategic Control Centre, reminded that, while not brandishing its weapons, the country has the possibilities and means to react to non-peaceful threats
Europe Belarus Another batch of humanitarian aid collected by public associations totalling more than three tons has been delivered to refugees stranded at the border with Poland; Polish security forces used water cannons against migrants on the Belarusian border side
Europe Belarus The Nature Conservation Agency has called for the inclusion of migration corridors for forest animals in the construction of the border fence between the country and Latvia, as the animals risk becoming entangled in the barbwire
Europe Belarus Under a new law, reading banned news can cost seven years in prison; Belarusians who subscribe to banned media on social media will be recognised as "extremists"
Europe Belarus The President of the Constitutional Court stated that abolishing of death penalty will be not considered within the next referendum on the new version of the Constitution scheduled for February 2022