18:24 Supreme Court upholds registration denial for Milinkevich’s Movement for Freedom

The Supreme Court of Belarus has upheld the justice ministry’s denial of state registration for the Movement for Freedom led by former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich.

17:04 Iryna Khalip: “US could have afforded harsher steps”

In the panel discussion “Courageous Voices: Speaking Out for Prisoners of Conscience” organised in New York by the US mission in the UN, the Belarusian issue was mentioned as well.

16:39 Helsinki Committee: “Zeltser cannot take part in the process in this condition”

The chairman of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee believes that Emanuel Zeltser cannot take part in the trial if he has serious health problems in prison.

15:09 US lawyer Zeltser carried into court in arms of police guards

The state of health of the US citizen Emanuel Zeltser tried in Minsk is so bad that police guards carry him into the court in arms.

12:54 Mikhail Marynich: “Latvia has taken unprincipled attitude towards Lukashenka’s dictatorship”

The Latvian prime minister’s spokesman, Edgars Vaikulis, told BelaPAN in connection with the recent secret meeting of Prime Ministers of Belarus and Latvia that Brussels gave consent to Ivars Godmanis’ meeting with his Belarusian counterpart last month.

12:12 Is it quiet, as something is hushed?

The Central Election Commission of Belarus notes that the parliamentary electoral campaign has a quiet nature, while opposition representatives disprove this statement, saying about crackdown on them by the regime.

10:43 Head of OSCE observation mission to arrive in Minsk

Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, head of the long-term election observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), will come to Minsk on August 11, ODIHR Spokesman Jens-Hagen Eschenbaecher told BelaPAN.

10:15 “Europe's last dictatorship” – BBC’s new film about Belarus (Video)

“Europe's last dictatorship” is the title of the documentary about Belarus created by BBC company.

8:37 Lukashenka meets with Chinese president in Beijing

Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on August 7.

1:37 Has Berezovsky secretly arrived to Minsk to trial over Zeltser?

Emanuel Zeltser’s brother claims that Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky has given evidence as a witness in Minsk city court.