Города
Hrodna
22 июля 2014
- 21:50 Animal welfare group highlights poor conditions in Hrodna Zoo // English // Новости
An animal welfare group has petitioned Uladzimir Krawtsow, head of the Hrodna Regional Executive Committee, to take "urgent measures" to improve conditions for animals kept in the Hrodna...
19 апреля 2014
- 15:42 Lukashenka appoints new heads of regional police departments in Hrodna, Brest, Mahilyow // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has, by his presidential edicts, appointed new heads of the Hrodna, Brest and Mahilyow regional police departments, reported the presidential press office. In particular, the...
31 марта 2014
- 14:33 Policeman in Hrodna takes own life during shooting practice // English // Новости
A police officer committed suicide during a shooting practice in Hrodna on March 28, according to media reports. The policeman reportedly shot himself in the head in a shooting gallery in the presence...
28 ноября 2013
- 22:37 Fire damages Grand Choral Synagogue of Hrodna // English // Медиа-фото
A fire that broke out at about 3 a.m. on November 27 damaged the Grand Choral Synagogue of Hrodna. The fire was reported by a police patrol who noticed smoke coming from second-floor windows of the...
15 октября 2013
- 14:53 Opposition activist in Hrodna set to complain about ban on demonstration for fair elections // English // Новости
Aleh Kalinkow, an opposition activist in Hrodna, is expected to file a suit over the city government's decision to ban a one-man demonstration for fair elections. Mr. Kalinkow wanted to stage the...
26 августа 2013
- 14:35 Three Russian companies interested to invest in new nitrogen fertilizer plant in Hrodna // English // Новости
Three Russian companies have expressed an interest in investing in the construction of a new nitrogen fertilizer plant in Hrodna in a joint project with state-owned chemical company AAT Hrodna Azot,...
02 июля 2013
- 19:22 Market vendors stage fresh strike in Hrodna // English // Новости
Vendors selling clothing at two markets in Hrodna walked off the job on July 2 in protest against the introduction of the Customs Union's new certification rules. Those few vendors who had planned...
07 мая 2013
- 20:26 Opposition activist in Hrodna fined over flyers // English // Новости
A district judge in Hrodna on Tuesday imposed a fine of two million rubels ($231) on Syarhey Verameyenka, over flyers that advertised the "Wave of Solidarity" campaign in support of the...
17 марта 2013
- 15:08 Authorities drop libel case against journalist Andrzej Poczobut // English // Новости
The Hrodna regional office of the Investigative Committee on March 15 dropped a libel case against journalist Andrzej Poczobut, concluding that his guilt had not been proved during a nine-month...
08 января 2013
- 15:53 Human rights defenders in Homyel ask police to charge them over photographs in support of Byalyatski // English // Статьи
Leanid Sudalenka and Anatol Paplawny, human rights defenders based in Homyel, have applied to a local police station to charge them for posting photographs...
28 декабря 2012
- 12:00 Vintage train travels from Hrodna to Belarus\' oldest railroad station // English // Медиа-фото
A vintage train traveled from Hrodna to the railroad station of Parecha on December 27 in an event marking 150 years since the construction of the first-ever railroad link in what is now Belarus. ...
27 декабря 2012
- 15:35 Malady Front leaders Zmitser Dashkevich and Nasta Palazhanka get married in prison // English // Статьи
Zmitser Dashkevich and Anastasiya (Nasta) Palazhanka, leaders of an opposition youth group called Malady Front, got married in Prison No. 1 in Hrodna....
12 июля 2012
- 13:33 United Civic Party contests selection of members for district election commissions in Hrodna region, Minsk // English // Новости
The United Civic Party has asked courts to examine the establishment of the district election commissions in Minsk and the Hrodna region, Lew Marholin, deputy chairman of the opposition party, told...
22 июня 2012
- 16:29 Arrested journalist Poczobut expected to be charged within 10 days // English // Статьи
Criminal proceedings under Part Two of the Criminal Code's Article 367 against Mr. Poczobut, a Belarusian citizen, have been instituted by the Investigative Committee based on an inquiry carried out...
10 июня 2012
- 17:43 Orthodox priest in Hrodna to stand trial for refusal to be fingerprinted // English // Новости
An Orthodox Christian priest in Hrodna will stand trial on June 12 for his refusal to be fingerprinted by police, said a human rights group called Vyasna (Spring) on Sunday. Mikalay Hayduk, the...
02 июня 2012
- 16:05 Activist of \"unofficial\" Union of Poles in Belarus sentenced to 13 days in jail // English // Новости
A judge of the Leninski District Court in Hrodna on June 1 sentenced Igor Bancer, a member of the "unofficial" Union of Poles in Belarus (UPB), to a total of 13 days in jail over a over a...
07 августа 2011
- 16:28 Thirty-two people ordered to pay compensation to customs, police over June`s border protest // English // Новости
A district judge on Hrodna on August 5 ordered 32 people involved in June`s spontaneous protest at the Bruzhi checkpoint at the Polish border to pay 4,277,334 rubels in damages to the city police...
06 августа 2011
- 15:03 Altar in Hrodna\'s main Catholic church consecrated after restoration // English // Медиа-фото
Hundreds of believers attended a consecration ceremony for a restored altar in an 18th-century Catholic church in Hrodna on August 5. Part of the St. Xavier Church's 21-meter late Baroque wooden altar...
19 июля 2011
- 16:46 First unit of offices, building facilities completed at construction site for nuclear power plant in Hrodna region // English // Новости
The first unit of offices and building facilities has been completed at the construction site for Belarus' first-ever nuclear power plant in the Hrodna region, Anatol Bondar, chief engineer of the...
28 июня 2011
- 11:33 Trial of journalist Andrzej Poczobut resumes in Hrodna // English // Новости
The closed-door trial of journalist Andrzej Poczobut resumed in the Leninski District Court in Hrodna on June 28. The Hrodna-based correspondent of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza is answering...
24 июня 2011
- 15:11 Prosecutor demands three-year prison term for Poczobut // English // Статьи
The public prosecutor in the trial of journalist Andrzej Poczobut on Friday demanded that the correspondent of Poland's newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza...
23 июня 2011
- 15:22 Trial of journalist Andrzej Poczobut resumes in Hrodna // English // Новости
The trial of journalist Andrzej Poczobut resumed in the Leninski District Court in Hrodna on June 23. The Hrodna-based correspondent of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza is answering...
05 апреля 2011
- 16:28 Lyapis Trubetskoi fans stage rally in Minsk over their idols’ banned concerts // English // Медиа-фото
Fans of Lyapis Trubetskoi, a popular Belarusian rock band known for their open criticism of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s government, staged a rally on Saturday evening in front of Reactor Club...
30 сентября 2010
- 17:23 Lukashenka appoints Mikalay Damashkevich presidential aide/chief inspector for Vitsyebsk region, gives consent to other appointments // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on September 30 appointed Mikalay Damashkevich presidential aide/chief inspector for the Vitsyebsk region, BelaPAN reports. In early December 2009, the Belarusian leader...
29 сентября 2010
- 12:27 House of Representatives committee recommends ratification of Belarusian-Polish agreement on local border traffic // English // Статьи
Signed in Warsaw on February 12, 2010, the accord provides for the possibility for people who reside within 30 kilometers of the Belarusian-Polish border...
28 сентября 2010
- 18:05 Russian president expects Belarus` vote to be unmarred by irregularities // English // Статьи
When asked to comment as to what he expected from the Belarusian elections, Mr. Medvedev said, “I don’t expect anything good."
27 сентября 2010
- 17:45 Aarhus Convention committee discusses Belarusian authorities’ nuclear project // English // Новости
The Compliance Committee of the Aarhus Convention last week discussed a complaint about the Belarusian authorities’ alleged failure to hold an appropriate public discussion about their plans to...
16 сентября 2010
- 11:31 Some 4,000 signatures submitted to authorities against Minsk government\'s plans for former Bernardine monastery // English // Статьи
Each demonstration will differ from the previous one, he said. The September 16 demonstration will be a protest against politically motivated persecution...
14 сентября 2010
- 11:31 Memorial sign expected to be unveiled in Lida to commemorate priest executed during 1863 anti-Russian uprising // English // Новости
Lida authorities intend to put up a memorial sign at the grave of Catholic priest Adam Falkowski, who was executed during the 1863 anti-Russian uprising, Stanislaw Sudnik, chairman of the organization...
09 сентября 2010
- 17:47 Belarusian delegation attending economic forum in Poland // English // Медиа-видео
A Belarusian delegation is attending the 20th Economic Forum in Krynica Zdroj, Poland, which runs from September 8 to September 11, Andrey Savinykh, spokesman for the Belarusian foreign ministry, told...
03 сентября 2010
- 17:40 Uladzimir Nyaklyayew announces presidential bid // English // Статьи
Mr. Nyaklyayew stressed that the "Tell the Truth!" team were "fully ready" for his presidential campaign...
- 11:46 Danish parliamentary delegation to visit Belarus next week // English // Новости
A Danish parliamentary delegation is expected to stay in Belarus between September 7 and 10, BelaPAN reports. The delegation is to have seven members and be led by Eva Kjer Hansen, chairperson of the...
30 августа 2010
- 16:30 Thirty-four power generation facilities to be built with Chinese loans // English // Новости
The Council of Ministers has approved a 34-item list of power generation facilities that are expected to be built in Belarus with the help of Chinese loans, BelaPAN reports. The facilities include a...
26 августа 2010
- 12:09 EU companies said to be interested in developing four mineral deposits in Belarus // English // Новости
Talks are underway with investors in the European Union that could develop four mineral deposits in Belarus as concessionaries, Anatol Lis, deputy minister of natural resources, told reporters in...
- 12:01 KGB releases Lithuanian police officer // English // Статьи
Mr. Bankauskas' relatives and Lithuanian law-enforcement officials insisted that the drug might have been planted in his car by KGB officers in an attempt...
25 августа 2010
- 10:37 Belarus has as of yet no other partner to build nuclear power plant than Russia, official says // English // Статьи
Since the very beginning, the plant had been meant to be a Russian project. “The current differences between the two countries are because the parties cannot...
24 августа 2010
- 11:52 Medieval festival takes place in western Belarus // English // Медиа-фото
An international medieval festival featuring mock knight tournaments and music concerts took place near the ruins of the Halshany Castle in the Hrodna region on August 21, BelaPAN reports. The event,...
23 августа 2010
- 11:19 Authorities in Minsk, Hrodna refuse to rename streets after Vasil Bykaw // English // Статьи
In its reply to the petitioners, the Minsk City Executive Committee said that renaming the street after Bykaw would go against the “trend of restoring ancient toponyms”...
20 августа 2010
- 17:45 Criminal case against Lithuanian police officer investigated by KGB // English // Новости
The materials of the criminal case against Laimonas Bankauskas have been referred to the Hrodna regional department of the Committee for State Security (KGB), which will be carrying out the inquiry,...
19 августа 2010
- 17:30 Lithuanian president reacts to senior police official\'s arrest in Belarus // English // Новости
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has expressed hope that the Belarusian authorities will ensure a "prompt and impartial" investigation of the case of Lithuania's senior police...
17 августа 2010
- 18:07 Lukashenka makes several military appointments // English // Статьи
He noted the need to bring down the average age of service personnel and stressed that most officers should receive training at the Military Academy of Belarus.
- 10:53 Grain harvest said to have been gathered from nearly 96 percent of sown area // English // Новости
Grain and leguminous crops had been harvested from 2,225,500 hectares, or 95.5 percent of the total sown area, as of Monday morning, according to the agriculture ministry, as quoted by BelaPAN. Grain...
11 августа 2010
- 11:42 Relations between Belarus and India are characterized by huge potential and shortage of information, ambassador says // English // Статьи
Mr. Chandra called on Belarus to develop commercial tourism and noted that the facilities of Belarusfilm could be used to shoot both Bollywood movies and...
10 августа 2010
- 15:54 Belarusian writers visit Zelva to observe 100th birthday anniversary of Larysa Heniyush // English // Медиа-фото
Members of the Union of Belarusian Writers visited Zelva, a small city in the Hrodna region, this past weekend to observe the 100th birthday anniversary of prominent Belarusian poetess Larysa...
09 августа 2010
- 12:29 High winds cause disruption across Belarus // English // Новости
Strong winds and rain caused disruption in northwestern and eastern Belarus on Sunday, BelaPAN reports. Around 2,000 localities had their electricity supplies cut after cables were damaged. Many of...
04 августа 2010
- 16:14 Belarus does not plan to establish joint company with Russia that would sell electricity produced by future nuclear power plant // English // Новости
Belarus does not plan to establish a joint company with Russia that would sell electricity produced by the nuclear power plant to be built in Belarus, First Deputy Prime Minister Uladzimir Syamashka...
29 июля 2010
- 17:33 Prime ministers of Belarus, Lithuania meet in Nyasvizh // English // Медиа-фото
The prime ministers of Belarus and Lithuania, Syarhey Sidorski and Andrius Kubilius, had an informal meeting in Nyasvizh, Minsk region, on July 27, BelaPAN reports. Mr. Kubilius is spending his...
- 11:19 Supreme Court postpones decision on appeals against two death sentences // English // Новости
The Supreme Court of Belarus has postponed a decision on appeals against the death sentences recently imposed on two young men for triple murder. The Supreme Court has decided to take another month to...
- 10:49 Prime ministers of Belarus, Lithuania meet in Nyasvizh // English // Медиа-видео
The prime ministers of Belarus and Lithuania, Syarhey Sidorski and Andrius Kubilius, had an informal meeting in Nyasvizh, Minsk region, on July 27, BelaPAN reports. Mr. Kubilius is spending his...
20 июля 2010
- 11:54 Belarusnafta puts third liquefied gas station into operation // English // Новости
Belarus’ state-owned oil company Belarusnafta has put into operation its third gas-dispensing station capable of storing up to 2,400 cubic meters of liquefied hydrocarbon gas. The station is...
