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
- Politics, SocietyAll of Belarus’ western neighbors report irregular crossings since August 26The material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja offers condolences over death of Norway’s King HaraldThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, PoliticsLithuanian, Estonian PMs see no grounds for easing Belarus sanctionsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, PoliticsŁukašenka assures Russia of Belarus’ fuel, food supply commitmentsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsInterior ministry brands 12 people as “extremists”The material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsInvestigators file criminal charges against exiled Dissidentby foundersThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics, SecurityBIC: Belarusian company sold $8.3m in goods to Russian defense-linked firmsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics, SocietyPublic hearings on nuclear waste storage site to conclude by year’s end – ministerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyPoland arrests nine, including four Belarusians, over alleged cigarette smugglingThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsMoscow-based Nobel laureate announces special prize for US envoy for liberating Belarusian political prisonersThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- EconomyMinister mum on GDP growth target for 2027The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityBelarus to repair Russian Tor anti-aircraft missile systemsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsKyiv condemns Minsk’s extremist label of Ukrainian diplomat’s Instagram pageThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCoordination Council forms delegation to CoE regional bodyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsRights groups name 16 new political prisonersThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyBelarusian woman missing after Nepal flash floodThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka heads to Russia for talks with PutinThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyFamilies identify bodies of two climbers missing in KyrgyzstanThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security, SocietyLatvia’s border chief warns of new clandestine tunnel under Belarus borderThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics, SecurityŁukašenka says retrained farm workers help reinforce southern borderThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- Politics
- EconomyBelarus’ cattle population reported down 3.4 percent in first seven monthsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsUładzimir Astapienka to lead opposition delegation to PACEThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsŁukašenka: Past cooperation will help restore full-fledged dialogue with MoldovaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyKGB expands list of individuals allegedly linked to PozirkThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyRussia accounts for 90 percent of Belarusian investment abroad in H1The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsInvestigative Committee files criminal charges against exiled rock musicianThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- Politics, Security
- SocietyBelarus border guards thwart two drug smuggling attemptsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Security, SocietyMan arrested in Poland for attacking elderly Belarusian taxi driver over his accentThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, SocietyBelarus’ employed workforce declined slightly in JuneThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- EconomyDomestic manufactures accounted for 60.6 percent of new car sales in first seven months, Association saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus ranks eighth in price growth among post-Soviet countries in January-JulyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security, SocietyAttempts at irregular entry from Belarus into EU countries hit three-week low on August 24The material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarus’ top diplomat, Serbia’s envoy reaffirm commitment to dialogueThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyPoland arrests Belarusian in $813,000 cigarette smuggling caseThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, SocietyLabor productivity rises 1.1 percent, real pay 7.5 percent in H1The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Politics, SecurityBelarus launches 17-day air defense drillThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsŁukašenka announces upcoming meeting with PutinThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja plays up value of independence in anniversary messageThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsZelensky to Cichanoŭskaja: Europe cannot afford to lose any nation seeking real independenceThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyNew “extremist” designations, politically motivated arrest reported in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBiełstat: pre-tax monthly pay up 2.2 percent in JulyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka orders coins to commemorate All-Belarusian People’s AssemblyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyCentral bank cuts estimated values of standard riskThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus to raise labor pensions on September 1The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityUkraine, Russia release 10 return prisoners each in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- SecurityBelarus testing artillery, command-chain readiness using lessons from Ukraine, IranThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyŁukašenka notes plunge in trade with Russia’s Arkhangelsk provinceThe material is available only to POZIRK+