Press releases

Belarus highlights human rights violations, persecution of ethnic Belarusians in Ukraine at UN
A striking example, he noted, is the persecution of the Kononovich brothers, ethnic Belarusians, imprisoned solely for expressing their views. Belarus demands their immediate release, as well as the release of all individuals imprisoned by the Ukrainian authorities for voicing their civic positions...

Over 30,000 international students studying in Belarus
"The largest number comes from the People’s Republic of China. However, we are now seeing a noticeable increase in applicants and students from African countries as well,” Sergei Pishchov explained...

Kupala Night Festival kicks off in Alexandria
According to the organizers, this year the main themes of the festival will be the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, the unity of the peoples of Belarus and Russia and, of course, traditional family values and universal human values...

Nesvizh to host jazz festival on 4-5 July
The guests will be able to enjoy the romantic atmosphere of the castle and experience a blend of lively and energetic jazz compositions alongside relaxing music and popular songs...

July declared month of outdoor tourism in Belarus
Active recreation encompasses a wide range of physical activities and pursuits, including cycling, hiking, water tourism, extreme tourism, as well as eco-friendly tourism...

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka into round two at Wimbledon
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka defeated Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine on to get her quest for a first Wimbledon title up and running with a 6-1 7-5 win in round one...

Belarus Events Calendar: JULY 2025
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Minsk ranks among most affordable cities in the world
When compiling the data, Numbeo took into account a number of indicators, including the cost of food, housing rent, purchasing power of the population...

Belarusian Alina Harnasko victorious in Spain
Alina performed the ball and clubs routines scoring more than 30 points in both and thus contributing to the final success of the club. Ritmo won a convincing victory in the overall standings, more than 8 points ahead of the runner-up...

Amazing fate of Ivan Lemeshev. This Belarusian participated in two Victory Parades in 1945!
When the war broke out, he was only 17 years old. Ivan Lemeshev and his comrades were evacuated to Penza. In August 1941, he volunteered for the army. After a brief training, he was sent to the 214th Airborne Brigade of the 4th Airborne Corps of the Western Front...

Belarusians sweep podium at Grand Premium gymnastics tournament in Spain
Daria Verenich scored 108,400 points to secure the first-place position. Anastasiia Salos finished second with 103,600 points. Alina Rechkina won bronze scoring 102,800 points. In addition, Belarus’ Vera Konopatskaya was unrivaled in the all-around event among pre-juniors with 92,250 points...

Belarusian project named best climate solution in Eurasia
The Belarusian industrial group Belorusneft and its electric vehicle charging network have won the international competition Green Eurasia, taking top honors in the category “Climate-Neutral Transport Systems and Solutions”...

Minsk hosting Belarus-China youth forum
The forum was initiated in June 2024 by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko during a meeting with then-Party Secretary of Peking University (PKU) Hao Ping...

Train of Memory arrives in Minsk
It carries 200 young people, descendants of the soldiers-victors, representatives of the nations of the former Soviet Union, who won the Victory over Nazism in 1945. For them this is not just a journey, but a symbol of the common history and continuity of generations...

Indian filmmakers shooting travel show about Belarus
The release of the travel show on Indian television and the Internet is expected to boost the country's image as a tourist destination and attract visitors from India...

Khatyn draws over 93,000 visitors in Q1 2025
"First of all, it is the Khatyn memorial complex and the Zaslavl historical and cultural museum-reserve. In 2024, the museums of the region drew 1.458 million visitors. In particular, more than 609,000 people visited Khatyn,” Inga Malashkevich said...

Belarus to observe national moment of silence on 22 June
All-Belarusian Prayer for Peace will end with a special bell ringing at noon...

Concert commemorating war victims in Brest Fortress
The event will wrap up with a ceremony to lay flowers to the Eternal Fire to honor the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland. Then the Kobrin fortification of the Brest Fortress will host a military-historical re-enactment of key episodes of the defense of the citadel over the Bug...

BelTA presents WW2 victory’s anniversary projects at CIS news agencies council session
"Next year we will continue journalistic work to cover the topic of the Victory, the topic of the heroism of our nations, who brought the Great Victory about as one big family,” Irina Akulovich added...

Four medals for Belarus at 2025 Best Athletes Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Russia
Margarita Zhurovich clinched silver in the Ball event. Vera Konopatskaya placed third. She also finished fourth in the events with the Hoop, Clubs and Ribbon...