16:21 Builders ready to strike again

Workers of Mahilou building department #129 will declare a strike if they are rejected pay rise.

16:15 Oppositionists arrested for protest on central square of Brest (Photo)

A picket of opposition representatives on a central square of Brest was stopped by militia today. Three participants of the picket were guarded to the Leninski district militia department. According to a report, they may be fined or arrested.

15:47 Belarusian crisis in figures

Only in October retail turnover volume in Belarus went down by 3.8%. Belarusians become thriftier in their expenses.

13:44 Kazulin can go abroad for work

After release the former candidate for presidency of Belarus Alyaksandr Kazulin cannot find work in the country, that is why he considers variants of employment abroad.

13:28 Political refugee from Belarus killed and dismembered

On October 21 in Ruzyne Airport in Prague Czech police arrested two men who are suspected of killing Kanstantsin Ramanyuk, Belarusian national.

12:46 Ode to Crisis

Democracies will survive during the crisis, while dictatorships will die out systematically, head of the Free Theatre Mikalai Khalezin writes.

12:26 Photofact. Personal Lukashenka for soldier for 2009

Such pocket calendars, reading “Let’s Serve Our Country, Soldier!” are given to draftees of a Minsk military enlistment office.

11:31 Actions of solidarity with political prisoner Barazenka go on (Photo)

An action of solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka was traditionally held near the detention facility in Valadarski Street of Minsk yesterday.

Russian mass media state that the session of the supreme council of the “union state” is related to the fact that at the supreme moment the Belarusian side decided to include in the agenda issues which are obviously inappropriate for discussion in such a format, for instance, gas prices.

10:44 Criminal cases for unpaid fines?

Prosecutor General of Belarus Ryhor Vasilevich stands for criminal responsibility for citizens who haven’t fulfilled court decisions.

10:21 Zeltser not allowed having TV set in prison

The lawyer of the US citizen Emanuel Zeltser, Zmitser Harachka visited his client in the hospital of Mahilyou colony No. 15. He failed to comply with Mr Zeltser’s request to bring him a TV set.

9:16 BSU students to be punished for picket against communism

The preventive council of the Belarusian State University decided to reprimand students of LAW Faculty Tatsyana Shaputska and Nasta Loika for participation in a picket “Tribunal for Communism!” held opposite the KGB building on November 7.