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Mark Chagall exhibition in the centre of Minsk last week became a shining example of civic-business cooperation.

The statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania also returns to Minsk after purchased at a Moscow antiques auction for $45,000.  The funds were raised as a result of a ( Read more... )

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Last week, some opponents of the Belarusian regime called for a demonstration outside the Belarus National Theatre's performance in London. In fact, that theatre has nothing to do with political persecutions and actually represents a part of Belarusian culture disliked by many ( Read more... )

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Yesterday Andrei Sannikov, a 2010 presidential candidate, was released after almost sixteen months in prison.

Belarusian authorities prepare for the next warming up cycle in their relations with the West where political prisoners, Western pressure and Russian subsidies (or ( Read more... )

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fsiThe Belarusian authorities failed to release political prisoners despite some submitting pardon petitions to Lukashenka. In the past, Alexander Lukashenka has hinted that as soon as he received a pardon request from them they would be released. The authorities also ( Read more... )