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
Europe Belarus BelGee joint venture car manufacturer to deliver the new mass produced Belarusian-Chinese electric car "Geometry C" with a power range of 550 km for the fourth quarter of 2021
Europe Belarus The creation of a single gas market scheduled to be signed 1 December 2023 is among 28 programmes of sectoral initiatives the country is developing for economic integration with Russia
Europe Belarus Military exercises Zapad-2021, ending today in the Belarusian and Russian training areas saw the participation of 12.800 military personnel and were regarded as a revolutionary event
Europe Belarus 93 preschool institutions are planned to be built in five years throughout the country within the state program "Education and Youth Policy"
Europe Belarus Belarusian banks are facing problems with SWIFT payments presumably due to the fact that foreign intermediary banks have not yet developed internal working rules after the imposed sanctions