About Pozirk
Pozirk was launched by journalists who had worked for BelaPAN, Belarus’ oldest independent news agency, and Naviny.by, the country’s first online daily. Journalists and editors were forced to leave the country after the Committee for State Security (KGB) branded BelaPAN an extremist group in November 2021.
Like its predecessor, Pozirk is a news agency that publishes news, analysis, interviews and comments about developments in Belarus in Belarusian, Russian and English.
The Pozirk team adheres to the high standards of journalism set by BelaPAN, which led the Media IQ ranking 10 times in 2019 alone based on compliance with journalism standards.
News
- SocietyHealth ministry reports record blood donations in 2024The material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyMinsk, Minsk region account for half of GDP in January-OctoberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja advocates for exiled Belarusians in KrakówThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus’ money supply up 17 percent since year’s start – central bankThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka: Egypt’s president agrees to visit BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyCichanoŭskaja: pro-democracy forces have a five-step plan to rebuild economyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsPolitically-motivated convictions reported on November 18The material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyTwo men injured in Biełaruśkalij explosion transferred from intensive care to burn wardThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyŁukašenka grants Belarusian citizenship to 224 foreignersThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyMinsk delivered humanitarian aid to five countries in last two yearsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus, China to add new airline destinationsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics, Security
- Politics, SecurityTwo suspected railway saboteurs fled Poland for Belarus, Tusk saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics, Security
- PoliticsLithuanian diplomat calls on EU to tighten sanctions against BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- EconomyHousing construction reaches 65 percent of 2025 targetThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBiełstat: industrial inventories up 32.7 percent in January-OctoberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsOpposition leader: Belarusians inspired by Latvia’s resilienceThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Politics
- Economy, PoliticsLithuanian MP says Vilnius may reopen Belarus border ahead of November 30The material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsReprisals: more dissidents accused of high treason, extremismThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsOpposition politician Łatuška warns EU against bargains with Łukašenka without real changeThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka slams EU neighbors at meeting with Russian governorThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyReal income’s rises 10.2 percent in January-SeptemberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Politics, SecurityTerritorial troops commanders training in LidaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics, SecurityLithuanian, Belarusian officials to hold “technical contacts” on border issuesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- Politics, SecurityPoland reports no irregular border attempts for the first time in eight monthsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityBelarus to host CSTO’s biological defense exerciseThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarus accredits Mongolia’s military attachéThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsUS lawmakers advise White House to be cautious in dealings with ŁukašenkaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka, Putin hold phone call days before Poland reopens border checkpointsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- Economy, SecurityBelPol report highlights China’s role in Belarus’ militarizationThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja to take part in discussion on Belarus’ future at Europe House in LondonThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCensorship, attacks on journalists documented on November 14The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- Politics
- PoliticsBelarus adds 25 to extremist list; six political prisonersThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBiełstat: corporate debt up 27.2 percent in January-SeptemberThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyŁukašenka endorses cryptocurrency miningThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyNine people labeled as political prisonersThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics
- Politics, Society
- Economy
- PoliticsLithuanian, Polish FMs meet to discuss coordinated pressure on ŁukašenkaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsLatvia primary target of irregular migration via Belarus this monthThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Politics
- PoliticsPolitical reprisals target journalists, activists and online contributorsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁatuška discusses pressure on regime with Western diplomatsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarusians’ mindset has not changed since 2020 protests – Cichanoŭskaja in LondonThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyMinsk plans to install 20,000 CCTV cameras on apartment blocksThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyŁukašenka grants officers right to pause bank transfers in drug trafficking casesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus has bought $2.7m worth of potatoes from PolandThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Society
- Politics