17:48 Estonian MFA: Economic sanctions should have the greatest effect on Lukashenko

Ambassador and Representative to the Political and Security Committee Harri Tiido stated that the new packet of sanctions is more influential than previous ones.

16:25 Brussels Forum: Sanctions against Lukashenka regime must be strengthened

The Belarusian issue became one of the key themes at the Brussels Forum.

16:17 Complained on tortures against Zmitser Bandarenka filed at UN

The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture has received a complaint with a request to investigate facts of using torture against political prisoner Zmitser Bandarenka.

15:04 Lyabedzka sues Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Justice

Anatol Lyabedzka applied to the Tsentralny district court with a legal action against the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice.

15:00 “Sovetskaya Belorussia” newspaper sneering at Cathrine Ashton (Photofact)

“Sovetskaya Belorussia” newspaper has published a caricature of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs.

14:41 Uramas Paet and Hillary Clinton will discuss the situation in Belarus

Estonian FM will meet with Secretary of State of the United States Hillary Clinton in Washington.

13:58 Dictator orders “governors” to get prepared for two “shows”

Alyaksandr Lukashenka said about the necessity to continue preparation for the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championship and the “parliamentary election”.

13:35 Who stands behind Belarusian drug dealing?

Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s people supervise drug industry.

12:30 “Dialogue” adherents banned from entering Belarus as well

Representatives of the Dortmund International Educational Center do not know the reasons why Dr. Astrid Sahm was banned from entering Belarus.

12:21 Kabanchuk's car left under arrest

Police will check whether the car is recorded as being stolen.

12:01 Zlotnikau: Belarus's economy needs $1bn of foreign aid per month

Economist Leanid Zlotnikau notices the problems that caused last year's crisis still exist today.

11:49 Fine for a white-red-white flag

Activists Mikhail Narushevich and Dzmitry Pshennik, who were detained in Minsk on March 25, were tried in the Pershamaiski district court.

11:37 Kavalenka taken to psychiatric hospital

On March 26, hunger striker Syarhei Kavalenka was transferred to a prison psychiatric hospital in the Vitsebsk-based penitentiary “Vitsba-3”.

11:34 “Air War” goes on

Russian airline companies have received just a temporary permit for conducting flights to Minsk.

11:12 Three Young Front activists to be tried in Hrodna

Natallya Tureika, Beata Hrabouskaya and Alyaksandr Sotkin were detained by police on March 24 as they were delivering leaflets on occasion of the Freedom Day.

9:41 Flowers for Kavalenka brought to prison in Valadarski Street (Photo)

On March 25 a group of members of the Conservative Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front brought a bunch of flowers and a letter with congratulations for Syarhei Kavalenka on the occasion of Freedom Day.

9:38 Trial for white-red-white flag

Activists Mikhail Naryshevich and Dzmitry Pshennik, who were detained in Minsk on March 25, will be tried in the Pershamaiski district court.

9:34 Scandal: Flights between Moscow and Minsk disrupted

Rosaviatsia, the Russian air agency, withdrew the air operator's certificate for Belarus's air company Belavia.