News of Minsk and Minsk region

Minsk City Police Department spokesman Alyaksandr Lastouski says police patrols will be reinforced to work longer on Paratrooper Day.

This is the second festival of alternative music cancelled in Belarus in the course of this week.

The agency Minsk-News has reported it referring to Minsk Main Statistics Department.

The insulation of electric wiring that supplied the lobby caught fire inside the electric board in the technical floor corridor.

Activists from Speak the Truth!'s youth wing Zmena stage actions with white-red-white flags to mark Independence Day on July 27.

The Ministry for Emergencies of Belarus celebrated the 160th anniversary in central avenues and parks in Belarus capital.

The Investigatory Committee refutes media reports that the police sought to arrest the director of the Minsk hotel before his death.

The activist is not answering his phone.

The crime rate in Minsk also stays the highest in the country.