Yandex Minsk Office works remotely; part of team leaves Minsk
<p> MINSK, Aug 25 - PrimePress. The Minsk Office of Russian Yandex Internet Holding continues working remotely. Part of the team has left the city, the press office the holding told RIA Novosti. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Bell reported on Tuesday, citing its sources, that Yandex had begun evacuating its office in Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The Minsk Office employs around 300 people. Like other Yandex offices, it has been closed to visitors for several months now. All Yandex employees work remotely. Some of the employees have left the city,” Yandex says. </p> <p> </p> <p> In mid-August, armed masked men searched the offices of the Russian Yandex Internet Holding in Minsk and interrogated several employees. The Russian embassy is awaiting an explanation. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the holding, offices of Yandex and Uber (part of the holding) were searched by people who introduced themselves as officers of the Central Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of the Interior Ministry of Belarus. The search reports do not specify the grounds. No equipment or documents were seized. End </p>
2020-08-26
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MINSK, Aug 25 - PrimePress. The Minsk Office of Russian Yandex Internet Holding continues working remotely. Part of the team has left the city, the press office the holding told RIA Novosti.
The Bell reported on Tuesday, citing its sources, that Yandex had begun evacuating its office in Belarus.
“The Minsk Office employs around 300 people. Like other Yandex offices, it has been closed to visitors for several months now. All Yandex employees work remotely. Some of the employees have left the city,” Yandex says.
In mid-August, armed masked men searched the offices of the Russian Yandex Internet Holding in Minsk and interrogated several employees. The Russian embassy is awaiting an explanation.
According to the holding, offices of Yandex and Uber (part of the holding) were searched by people who introduced themselves as officers of the Central Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of the Interior Ministry of Belarus. The search reports do not specify the grounds. No equipment or documents were seized. End