17:07 Belarusian police fears boycott (Photo)

Stickers “Boycott” have emerged in the streets of Minsk. Police’s reaction to their pasting was nervous.

16:43 Milinkevich refused to run in parliamentary “elections”

Leader of the “For Freedom” movement Alyaksandr Milinkevich won’t run in the coming parliamentary “elections” as a candidate for deputy.

16:36 CCP-BPF boycotts “elections”

“Participation of oppositional forces in the lection farce is an important step in the directon of legitimization of the “chamber of representatibes”, told the deputy head of the Conservative Christian party Belarusian Popular Front Yuras Belenki to Radio Svaboda.

15:24 Nasta Palazhanka: “Youth will organise own campaign - campaign of boycott of the “elections””

“The youth is disappointed in elections. It is clear from the statements of the authorities’ representatives that the “elections” won’t be democratic. The Young Front believes these “elections” are another game of the authorities,” Young Front activist Nasta Palazhanka said.

14:17 Law on Mass media has been adopted in second reading: society is to be shielded from Internet’s “negative” effects

The draft law “On Mass Media” has been adopted today in the second reading by the “chamber of representatives” of the “national assembly”. As informed by the chairman of the Commission on Human Rights, National relations and Mass Media Yury Kulakouski, by the second reading a number of amendments have been made in the draft law. 96 MPs voted in favour of the draft law, while 2 voted against.

13:26 Civil campaign “European Belarus” doesn’t run in elections

Some websites have reported that “the “European Belarus” movement announced the decision to run in the elections.” We asked Andrei Sannikov, one of the leaders of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, to comment on the reports.

12:13 Campaign has been launched. What kind of campaign?

The Central Election Commission has announced an election campaign for electing deputies of the “chamber of representatives” and members of the “council of republic” which is planned for September 28. However Lukashenka hadn’t signed the decree for holding the “vote” before noon.

11:57 “Tarashkevitsa” to be forbidden in Belarus

The Belarusian “palatka” (the “house of representatives”) has adopted today a Draft Law on Rules of Belarusian Orthography and Punctuation in the second reading.

11:49 Lyabedzka’s case to be investigated jointly with General Prosecutor Office of Russia

General Prosecutor Office of Belarus ordered the Prosecutor Office of Minsk to prepare and send a duplicative request on rendering legal assistance over the case of head of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka.

11:18 Russian oil price for Belarusian enterprises risen by $100

The cost of oil imported from Russia has risen for Belarus by almost $100 per ton in June as compared to the previous month.

10:48 Is KDB to come to kindergartens?

KGB officers have visited school No.1 in Maladechna. The school director was interested in behaviour of a former school pupil Matyna Najdzich while she was studying at school.

9:07 Natallya Pyatkevich: “When I come to the US, I am taken to a hoosegow with illegals”

Natallya Pyatkevich, deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus, complained about entry restriction, imposed by the US and the EU on her and other Belarusian officials.