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
- SecurityMilitary exercise kicks off in western BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsNew “extremist” designations, harrassment as authorities continue persecuting opponentsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyNational Bank head plays down rubel’s declineThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyBySol raises almost 80 percent of its goal for school supplies for political prisoners’ childrenThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, SocietyŁukašenka approves measures to revive rural tourismThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics, SecurityEight countries join EU’s latest sanctions on BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyLithuanian business executive arrested in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Society
- Economy
- Society
- Economy, Security
- Germany news, SocietyMinsk does not allow Germany to care for military graves in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityLithuania reports spike in irregular entry attempts as its border chief resignsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka invites Indonesian president to visit BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, PoliticsBlacklisted Planar importing equipment from EU, report saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityAnother top Belarusian general dovish on WestThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyAt least 175 people persecuted in EHU case, report saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Politics, SecurityNATO planes shoot down drone “from Belarus” over LatviaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyHouseholds’ disposable income rises by 8 percent in January-JuneThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsTrial, extremist and terrorist designations reported in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- SocietyBodies of tourists killed in crash in Georgia flown to BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- PoliticsUS envoy Coale hopeful for more dissident releases in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyVacancies for foreign workers keep rising in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Germany newsNearly 21 percent of employed Belarusians in Germany work in high-demand jobsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityRussian war recruitment site for Belarusians goes offlineThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka repeats mantra about “strategic partnership” with IndiaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka: We don’t want to fight Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, or JewsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyDriver in deadly Georgia minibus crash lacked proper license, report saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityKyiv blacklists two Belarusian companies allegedly involved in grain exports from Russian-occupied areasThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsTwenty more people declared former political prisonersThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyFIA lifts all restrictions on Belarusian drivers, officialsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyBrest customs seize $32,000 from Belarusian driverThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyArchbishop Emeritus Kandrusievič recovering from heart surgeryThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- PoliticsInterior ministry adds four to its list of extremistsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- EconomyCash in circulation rises by 3.6 percent in JulyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityMinsk reports smashing another migrant smuggling ringThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- PoliticsKGB adds seven to list of terroristsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyGovernment renews wood import licensing for six monthsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCichanoŭskaja: talks on releasing dissidents continueThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Society, The Viewer2020 opposition leaders step back as they await Belarus’ next political openingThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, SecurityLithuania seizes counterfeit Belarusian cigarettes worth €2.1 millionThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- SocietyDriver in deadly Georgia bus crash guarded in hospitalThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyRussia returns remains of 261 Ukrainian soldiers via BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyForeign ministry urges Belarusians to plan trips carefully after another deadly minibus crash in GeorgiaThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Security, SocietyEU countries report 77 attempts at irregular entry from Belarus on August 12The material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsImprisoned trade unionist Areška almost blind, Viasna saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- Security, SocietyBorder guards seize two drones, seven model aircraft from individuals since year’s startThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyVacancies for foreigners more than triple in 13 days in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyForeign investment reported up 19 percent in H1The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityBelarus’ western neighbors post 20-day high in irregular crossings via BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+