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, SecurityTerritorial troops practice fighting saboteurs with participation of artilleryThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyMan dies in car accident in Niaśviž districtThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Germany newsGermany’s coalition supports proposed EU tariffs on fertilizers from BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyRussia bans imports from Belarus’ Małočny HaściniecThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, SocietyGovernment raises more than $5m through unpaid workdayThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, PoliticsUS tariffs will not bump up prices in Belarus – ŁukašenkaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsKyiv sanctions Belarusian propaganda worker, two entitiesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, SocietyHousing waiting lists quadruple during Łukašenka’s 30-year ruleThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyPublic transit passengers across Belarus face rising faresThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsReservists train to combat drones near shared border with LithuaniaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyCentral bank: core inflation kept accelerating in MarchThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, PoliticsŁukašenka offers Pakistan to ship goods to Europe via BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsTwenty-seven added to list of “extremists”The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Politics, SocietyBelarus’ delegation to be invited to Hiroshima peace ceremonyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics
- EconomyGlobal trade war to affect Belarus in long run, economist warnsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityTroops holding drills in northern, southern BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, SecurityUkrainian court approves seizure of Biełaruskalij’s assetsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- PoliticsReprisals: police visit exiled activists’ relativesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- The Viewer
- PoliticsRights initiative closes down after extremist group designationThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, PoliticsLatvian MPs to consider banning trade in Belarusian goodsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus led industrial price growth in Russia-led economic union in FebruaryThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyMaternity capital most frequently used to purchase housingThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsPACE: special tribunal on aggression against Ukraine should span BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyBelarus plans to launch ionosphere satellite in Q3The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- EconomyConsumer prices rise by 0.8 percent in March, 5.9 percent y/yThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyObservatory for Defenders calls on Minsk to drop charges against SudalenkaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics
- Politics, SecurityNigerian soldiers visiting Belarus’ special operations unitThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsReprisals: jailed EU staffer on “terrorism list”The material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsLondon pledges to help Warsaw tackle illegal migrationThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka wants to boost ideologic indoctrinationThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsEx-presidential hopeful Capkała’s house sold at fourth auctionThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsServicemen, reservists drill using radiation, chemical defensesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsMinsk brands rights initiatives, media project as extremist groupsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarusian dissidents, journalists, pundits among 1,200 additions to Russian wanted listThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityUkraine’s general says upcoming Zapad drill to be used for troops redeploymentThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsKGB brands jailed EU delegation’s employee, 12 others as terroristsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarusian, Iranian railway chiefs meet in MinskThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityLatvia set to ban Belarusians, Russians nationals from buying real estateThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyBelarusian Council for Culture head, Polish envoy discuss visa support for cultural figuresThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- SocietyBelarus, Columbia scrap short-term visasThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- Politics
- PoliticsReprisals: jailed Catholic priest dismisses spy chargeThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- The ViewerTrump’s explosive tariffs to take their toll on BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsOpposition politician calls for holding Łukašenka accountable in tribunalThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsThe Lancet sounds alarm over worsening medical care in Belarus’ prisonsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security, SocietyŁukašenka appoints new Police Academy chiefThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- PoliticsBy_Help founder announces reward for information on missing high-profile activistThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCatholic priest denies spying for Poland, Vatican in a message from prisonThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBelarus’ goods trade with CIS countries slows in January–FebruaryThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- Economy