News of Minsk and Minsk region

Activists detained after the Chernobyl Way rally stood trials in Minsk's Sovietski District Court.

The former director of a confectionery factory is standing trial in a Minsk's district court on charges of embezzlement and infringement on privacy.

The hearing will begin at Minsk's Pershamaiski District Court.

Schoolchildren were poisoned by chlroine during a swimming class in Minsk yesterday.

Euroradio's newsroom gets photos from listener Mikhas who spotted youngsters handing out Russian flags in a Minsk neighborhood.

Illya Dabratvor, an activist with Alternativa civic action group, was tried on charges of disobedience to the police and public swearing.

The road accident occurred during the rush hour on the evening of April 22.

The organizers wanted to change the traditional itinerary but their application was not approved.

The 31-year-old man is on trial on charges of false bomb alerts and other crimes in Maladzechna.