BelaPAN facts for kids
| Industry | News agency |
|---|---|
| Founded | 19 November 1991 |
| Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
| Owner | Ales Lipay |
The Belarusian Private News Agency (Belarusian: Беларускае прыватнае агенцтва навін) or shortly BelaPAN (Belarusian: БелаПАН) is a non-governmental news agency in Belarus. It is a big news agency in the country. BelaPAN makes news on politics, economy, and sports from Belarus in the Russian, Belarusian, and English languages.
BelaPAN has the on-line newspaper Belorusskiye Novosti (naviny.by). Its site can't be opened in Belarus. It has been writing about the 2020 Belarusian protests and 2020 Belarusian presidential election.
On January 14, 2021, the office of BelaPAN was searched. Computers and part of the written by hand and printed papers were taken away. All that stopped the work of the news agency.
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