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Three convicts executed in Belarus in one day

Three death row inmates are believed to have been executed in Belarus in one day.

Woman stabbed to death at cafe in Minsk

 

Ecomedservice’s license to perform anesthetic and resuscitation procedures suspended

  The government has terminated the license of Ecomedservice, a large private clinic in downtown Minsk, to perform anesthetic and resuscitation procedures.

Five people arrested over post-surgery death in Minsk

Five people arrested over post-surgery death in Minsk

Yuliya Kubarava, a 25-year-old resident of Hrodna, underwent reconstructive nose surgery at Ecomedservice on March 26...

Lukashenka orders crackdown on private clinic in Minsk over post-surgery death

  Alyaksandr Lukashenka has ordered the dismissal of the medical personnel and managers of Ecomedservice, a large private clinic in downtown Minsk, who are responsible for the death of a young woman after plastic surgery.

Worker falls to his death at construction site in Minsk

  A construction worker fell to his death on Wednesday morning while working on the rooftop of a storage facility under construction.

Prominent opposition figure Halina Syamdzyanava dies at 64

  Halina Syamdzyanava, a prominent opposition figure who was a member of the Belarusian parliament, died from a disease on September 18 at the age of 64.

Body of one of two little boys missing since March fished out of river in northern Belarus

  The body of one of the two little boys who went missing in Vitsyebsk in late March was fished out of the River Western Dvina on July 15.

Prominent political analyst Vital Silitski dies at 38

  Prominent Belarusian political analyst Vital Silitski died in Minsk on June 11 after losing his battle against cancer.

Serious challenge has been thrown at Belarusian authorities

Serious challenge has been thrown at Belarusian authorities

A serious challenge has been thrown at the Belarusian authorities, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said at an emergency government conference...

Death toll of Minsk subway blast climbs to 11

  As many as 11 people were killed and 126 were injured in a subway explosion in Minsk on April 11, the ONT television channel reported on Monday night.

Belarus was only country in Europe in 2010 where people were sentenced to death and executed

Belarus was the only country in Europe in 2010 where people were sentenced to death and executed, Amnesty International says in a report titled, "Death Sentences and Executions in 2010."

Law enforcers establish cause of death of Belarusian woman found dead in house at Belgium-Dutch border in 2008

Law enforcers establish cause of death of Belarusian woman found dead in house at Belgium-Dutch border in 2008

The body of Katsyaryna Khanyak, who had been missing since April 2007, was discovered in a box cemented just under the bed of her small girl..

OSCE secretary general directs that two experts be sent to Belarus to investigate death of journalist Aleh Byabenin

OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut has directed that two experts be sent to Belarus to investigate the cause of the death of journalist Aleh Byabenin, the press office of the Belarusian foreign ministry said on Wednesday,

OSCE to send two criminalists to investigate death of journalist Aleh Byabenin

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has responded in the affirmative to Minsk’s request to send two criminalists to investigate the death of journalist Aleh Byabenin, Jandos Asanov, deputy head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, told

Minsk waiting for OSCE countries’ responses to its invitation to send experts to investigate death of journalist Aleh Byabenin, foreign ministry spokesman says

Minsk is waiting for OSCE participating countries’ responses to its invitation to send experts to investigate the death of journalist Aleh Byabenin, the spokesman for the foreign ministry, Andrey Savinykh, told BelaPAN

Byabenin said to have been in state of high alcohol intoxication

The pathologist who did the autopsy on Aleh Byabenin found that the journalist had been in a state of high alcohol intoxication, Tatsyana Kalinina, senior aide to the Minsk region prosecutor, told BelaPAN on Thurs

Minsk to invite OSCE experts to join investigation of Byabenin`s death

Minsk to invite OSCE experts to join investigation of Byabenin`s death

The 36-year-old journalist, one of the prominent figures of an opposition group called Khartyya-97 (Charter’97) and the founder and director of the news website...

Aleh Baybenin’s funeral

Aleh Baybenin’s funeral

The funeral of prominent journalist Aleh Byabenin was held at the Maskowskiya (Uskhodniya) cemetery in Minsk on Monday, BelaPAN reports.

Journalist Byabenin believed to have killed himself

Journalist Byabenin believed to have killed himself

His associates decline to speculate about possible motives, explaining that the deceased’s relatives do not want them to do so.

Death from H1N1 virus suspected in Belarus

Death from H1N1 virus suspected in Belarus

The one-month girl was ill for two weeks before dying in the intensive care unit of the Hrodna Regional Children’s Hospital...

German citizen killed in car crash near Baranavichy

  A German citizen was killed in a vehicle collision near Baranavichy, Brest region, on August 19.

Writer Branislaw Sprynchan dies after being run over by drunk driver in downtown Minsk

  Writer Branislaw Sprynchan died after being hit by a car driven by a drunk man in Minsk on the evening of July 8.