18:38 Spontaneous strike at Nyoman plant

Untimely wage payment at Byaroza glass plant “Nyoman” has caused a spontaneous strike of workers.

17:03 Participant of “Process of Fourteen” arrested and placed to remand prison

Today the last participant of the Process of Fourteen, an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Alyaksandr Barazenka has been placed under arrest to a remind prison in Valadarski Street. The young activist took part in protest rallies of market vendors in January this year.

16:46 "Big laundry" of the last dictatorship of Europe

As the Charter’97 press center has learnt, western journalists are coming in Minsk today on a special request of Timothy Bell.

15:50 Milinkevich invited to celebrations dedicated to 90th anniversary of modern Poland

Presidents and leaders of 55 countries of the world are invited to the event which is to take place on November 11. Theh total number of guests is to make 1800.

14:53 Majority blames Lukashenka for huge debts of Belarus

84.7 per cent of respondents of the polls on Charter’97 website think that Alyaksandr Lukashenka is to blame for the fact a total foreign debt of Belarus exceeds country’s official reserve assets three times.

13:52 Is Minsk Automobile plant to stop work for two weeks?

Workers of the Minsk Automobile Plant are speaking about this in private conversations.

13:27 Czech Republic is preparing European Summit with Lukashenka’s participation

It has become known at the meeting of the delegation of Belarusian opposition representatives with the deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Tomáš Pojar.

12:35 Uladzimir Andreichanka elected chairman of new “house of representatives”

Uladzimir Andreichanka, former chairman of Vitsebsk city executive committee, was elected chairman of the “house of representatives” of the fourth convocation.

12:29 EHU Rector: “There haven’t been any offers to return to Belarus”

The European Humanities University rector refutes information that the Belarusian authorities has offered the EHU to return to Belarus.

11:46 Russian ambassador: Gas price for Belarus at to be least $200

Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alyaksandr Surikov believes that gas price for Belarus next year is to be at least $200 per thousand square metres.

11:42 Lukashenka met Medvedev in fear of Russian rouble falling (Video)

On October 25, Dmitry Medvedev and Alyaksandr Lukashenka had a meeting at Meiendorf Castle outside Moscow. It was found out at the meeting that almost half of Belarusian gold and foreign exchange reserves was kept in roubles.

10:59 “Election” is over, repressions go on

Regional court of Svetlahorsk has fined three local democratic activists for a sum of 1 million 400 thousand rubles. They are the head of the local regional branch of the Party of Belarusian Communists Svyatlana Mikhalchanka, members of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Viktar Akhramchuk and Syarhei Shavyalenka.

10:49 Russian ambassador: “We would like new Belarusian parliament to consider a question on recognition of Abkhazia and S. Ossetia”

Russia’s ambassador in Belarus Aleksandr Surikov said journalists on October 27, before the first session of the “house of representatives” that Russia would like the new parliament to consider a question of recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

10:32 Lukashenka and Medvedev failed to reach agreements

Dmitry Medvedev and Alyaksandr Lukashenka had a three-hour private meeting on Saturday. After the meeting they appeared before journalists but didn’t speak about the results of the talks. Thus, media and experts may rely only on their suggestions commenting on the events before and after the meeting.

8:25 Authorities offer EHU to return back to Belarus

The European Humanities university which had to move to Lithuania after being closed by the Belarusian regime, has been offered to return to Belarus.