| Industry | News agency |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
| Owner(s) | Ales Lipay |
| Website | www.belapan.com |
The Belarusian Private News Agency or shortly BelaPAN (Belarusian: БелаПАН) is an independent Belarusian news agency and one of the main Belarusian news agencies along with the state-controlled BelTA.
The company was founded in 1991 by Ales Lipay and provides news on politics, economy and sports from Belarus in Russian, Belarusian and English. The company also runs projects related to advertising, elections monitoring and others.
BelaPAN owns the on-line newspaper Belorusskie novosti.