KURAPATY – THE ROAD OF DEATH
On 3 June 1988, the newspaper Litaratura i mastactva published the article written by Zianon Paźniak titled Kurapaty, the road of death (Курапаты – дарога смерці). For the first time, the article told the...
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Belarus lacks conditions for democratic presidential elections – statement by BNR Rada
In view of the announcement by the official authorities of Belarus of the election of the President of the Republic of Belarus on August 9, 2020 and the beginning of the nomination of candidates,...
Declaration of BNR Rada, 31 December 1947
Declaration adopted at the Session of the BNR Rada in Osterhofen (Germany), December 1947. At this Session, the BNR Rada has announced the resumption of its work after a four-year break due to World...
The journey of Ivonka Survilla: BDR Rada President’s newest interview with Belsat
Belsat TV has published a long interview with President Ivonka Survilla about her life and work (in Belarusian): Text version:
Commemoration of Boris Nemtsov in Washington, D.C.
29 February, Washington, D.C.: Viačasłaŭ Bortnik, member of the Presidium of the BNR Rada, took part in a public commemoration of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian democratic opposition leader murdered five years ago:
Belarusian Independence Day in Michigan – March 25, 1957
March 25, 1957 was declared Belarusian Independence Day in Michigan by Governor G. Mennen Williams. This was a sign of recognition and appreciation of the Belarusian-American community led by members of the Rada of...
Rep. John Dingell: speech at US House of Representatives on Belarus Independence Day 1966
Representative John Dingell (D, Michigan) has held a short speech in the House of Representatives on 23 March 1966, dedicated to the Independence Day of Belarus (25 March). ***
Rep. John W. Wydler, 1966: “let us reaffirm to the Byelorussian people that their hopes have not been forgotten by the free world”
Rep. John W. Wydler (R, New York) was one of several US Congresspeople who made a statement in the US House of Representatives in 1966, on the anniversary of the declaration of independence by...
Independence of Belarus faces imminent threat – joint statement by KEY BELARUSIAN democratic ORGANIZATIONS and BNR Rada
On November 23, 2019, the BNR Rada has held a meeting with representatives of the main Belarusian democratic political parties and organizations, which are signatories to the joint 2012 Memorandum ‘On measures to safeguard...
“These heroes unite our three nations” – address by President Survilla
Address by President Ivonka Survilla at the reburial of the insurgents of 1863-1864 in Vilnia/Vilnius on 22 November 2019. My dear fellow Belarusians, Our dear Polish and Lithuanian neighbours and friends, Today we are...