17:25 Lukashenko received the third place among the crazy dictators

Sacha Baron Cohen's imagining of the world's most deluded dictator was released last week, but here's 5 real life dictators that are much worse than Admiral General Aladeen.

16:58 Viasna human rights centre to be evicted from office

(updated) Bailiffs came to evict human rights activists from their office, but saw journalists and left.

16:19 Young Front member Raman Vasilyeu taken into custody for 12 days again

An activist of Young Front was tried today in the Maskouski district court of Minsk.

15:50 Russia does not give third tranche of loan

The Finance Ministry of Belarus states there are no results in the dialogue with Anti-crisis Fund of EurAsEc.

15:31 Notes of executed Kavalyou disappeared at KGB

For a few month Lyubou Kavalyova have been fruitlessly trying to make KGB remand prison return notes of her son to her.

15:26 Polish MFA refutes Belarusian officials

Marcin Bosacki, the Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman, told PAP news agency only 12 Polish consular officers with the right to issue visas worked in Belarus.

14:51 Film “In The Fog” gets FIPRESCI prize in Cannes

Syarhei Loznitsa’s film took part in the main contest and received a prize of the International Federation of Film Critics.

14:29 Belarusians are going to work in Poland

The Polish labour market is attracting more and more foreigners, according to a new report, particularly from Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.

14:14 "Belaruskali" promised to pay its debts again

Belaruskali to Repay Russia's Sberbank and EDB's Loan on September 20.

14:00 Brutally beaten Andrei Mouchan called to police

Andrei Mouchan, an activist of European Belarus civil campaign beaten by police officers, has been called to a city police department of the Pershamaiski district.

13:42 Brian Bennett: Sanctions can bring an end to Lukashenko

Belarus Digest continues to interview former ambassadors to Belarus on their work in Belarus.

13:29 Performance in Warsaw centre about situation in Belarus (Photo, video)

Warsaw-based Belarusian carried out a performance about today's situation in Belarus near the The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument on Krakowskie Przedmieście on Saturday.

12:58 Opposition activist's brother questioned in connection with flag in Vitebsk

The brother of Alena Semenchukova, an activist of European Belarus civil campaign, was questioned by a juvenile inspector.

12:51 Natallia Radzina: The system is working against itself

Svobodnye Novosti Plus published an interview with the editor of www.charter97.org.

12:28 Dental filling for Eduard Lobau to be sent by parcel

Political prisoner Eduard Lobau waits for a parcel with materials for dental treatment.

12:18 Vasily Parfyankou to stand trial tomorrow again

Tomorrow, on May 29 at 10 a.m. the criminal case of a former political prisoner Vasily Parfyankou goes for trial in the court of Pershamajski distrct of Minsk.

11:47 First  trailer for Viva Bel@rus (Video)

The movie premiere was shown at the Cannes Film Market on May 22. As Radio Svaboda has learned from the Polish Documentary and Feature Film Studio ( WFDIF), the film already interested distributors from the Czech Republic.

11:31 Russia is ready to suppress the protests in Belarus?

The State Duma has ratified an agreement on the formation and functioning of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

11:14 Young Front member stays in jail

The guy was detained for having hoisted the national flag on the day of the anniversary of the referendum that resulted in the change of state symbols.

11:02 Another mysterious terrorist attack (Video)

The KGB prevented another terrorist attack.

10:32 Protesters against NPP construction beaten in Minsk

Police detained 21 young activists  in Minsk.

10:24 Kazakhstan against running of belarusian space satellite

Kazakhstan does not permit the fall of the first stage of "Soyuz" mother missile in its territory.

10:21 Director-general of scandalous «Oblik» is arraigned

Mikalai Klimuk is accused of power abuse that resulted in severe consequences.

10:20 U.S. and Lithuania will continue to support the Belarusians

This was said in Vilnius during the international conference «The future of Belarus».

10:10 Journalist Maryna Koktysh held 4 hours on the border

Journalist Maryna Koktysh to be taken off a train and detained by Belarusian customs officers at the Lithuanian border for 4 hours.

10:08 Prosecutor General’s Office is examining Belsat TV

The Prosecutor General’s Office is examining the activity of Belsat TV in Belarus, said the Polish-based channel that is critical of the Belarusian authorities.

10:04 Police busy with monitoring of Charter’97 website

It looks as if police has hurled all effort at the only thing, tracking down information about any political activities of citizens.

9:53 Berdimuhamedov replaced ambassador in Minsk

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov replaced the ambassador of his country in Minsk.

9:46 Loreen met with Azerbaijani human rights activists

She was the only European singer to have met independent journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan and to have criticized the human rights situation in the country.

9:21 Belarus will never recognize Kosovo's independence

This was stated by Ambassador of Belarus in Serbia Vladimir Chushev.