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Belarus halts collection of 'social parasite' tax

Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has suspended a tax on those not in full-time employment, after public opposition sparked mass protests.

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Protests in Belarus over 'social parasite tax'

Street protests in Belarus against a new tax on part-time workers spread on Sunday from Minsk to other towns.

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Rare protests in Belarus spread beyond the capital

Rare protests in Belarus have spread beyond the capital Minsk to the second largest city Gomel where around 2000 people have marched against a harsh new tax law.

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Belarusians denounce 'law against social parasites'

Around 2,000 Belarusians have taken to the streets to rally against a law imposing a tax on those not in full-time employment.

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Belarus Ice Swimming

A winter swimming championship was held in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The competition attracted participants from across Europe.

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Belarus activists risk the wrath of Lukashenko over flag

In a rare open protest against the government in Belarus, hundreds of activists have called for the nation’s flag to be changed back to the one adopted after the collapse of the soviet…

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A world championship of logging

The world’s best forestry workers gathered in the picturesque Polish town of Wisla over the weekend (September 8-11) for the World Logging Championships.

World News

Belarussian opposition win parliamentary seat

Opposition groups win parliamentary seats for first time since 1996 as MPs loyal to President Alexander Lukashenko retained power.

Brazil

Belarus Paralympic official banned from Rio Games for Russian flag gesture

Andrei Fomochkin has been banned from the Rio Paralympic Games after waving a Russian flag at the opening ceremony.

Sport

Magnificent minnows in a night of World Cup action

In the World Cup qualifiers in Group A France were in Belarus and with all the talent on show failed to breakdown a stubborn home side. The Euro 2016 hosts and runners-up go home unhappy.

Belarus

Belarussian president offers carrots to a famous visitor

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal visited Belarus and was given a tour of president Alexander Lukashenko’s farm.

Cult

Belarus: fire festival thrills crowds

Death-defying fire performers wowed crowds in Belarus.

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Belarus: A star in the air

At the Minsk air festival, a team of skydivers formed a star in the air as they clung together.

Belarus

Journalist killed in Kyiv car bomb laid to rest

An award-winning journalist, killed by a car bomb in Kyiv, has been laid to rest in his native Belarus.

Cult

Slavianski Bazaar continues to be music to the ears after 25 years

Have you ever heard a Mexican sing in Russian?

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Belarus stages re-enactment of Napoleonic wars

The sound of shooting cannons and pistols and clouds of smoke filled a park in Minsk during a re-enactment of a Napoleonic battle.

Economy

Belarus 2.0: tech's bright spot in a struggling economy

Belarus is better known for its Soviet-era farms. Yet one industry has escaped government interference: IT. And it's thriving.

Europe News

EU lift majority of sanctions against Belarus

EU foreign ministers lift asset freezes and visa bans against Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko and 169 others including three companies.

World News

US Cold War nuclear target list released

Document shows how US Air Force proposed to drop atomic weapons on densly populated areas and target civilians in big cities.

World

Interview: Literature Nobel winner shocked by Russian critics

All Russian writers who have won the Nobel prize have been subjected to harassment in Russia. That is the assertion of the Svetlana Alexievich from