Сын Беларуса · syn.by

A digital revival of Syn Bielarusa ("Son of Belarus") — a West Belarusian newspaper relaunched in 2026 under its original name, 102 years after it was silenced.

The 1924 Newspaper

The first issue came out in Vilnia (Vilnius) on 18 May 1924, appearing three times a week in Belarusian. It continued the work of Holas Bielarusa, banned by the Polish authorities: exposing the government's policy of denationalising the eastern borderlands, printing the speeches of Belarusian deputies in the Sejm, and defending Belarusian schools and culture as a means of social and national awakening. After 42 issues, the last on 19 September 1924, the Polish authorities closed it down.

The Revival

The new Syn Bielarusa keeps the original's core idea — culture as a means of national self-awareness and of preserving national sovereignty. Every Belarusian text is written in classical orthography (taraškievica), with English and Russian editions alongside. The paper holds to account both the Lukashenka regime and opposition structures that reproduce its authoritarian and clientelist practices. An AI-assisted newsroom drafts the articles; an editor approves every one before publication. The original 1924 issues are republished in the Archives section.