18:47 Candidates for “members of parliament” brutally beaten up in Minsk (Photo, video)

On September 16, on the Day of Solidarity, a rally dedicated to the anniversary of abduction of opposition leaders Viktar Hanchar and Anatol Krasouski was disbanded. Riot policemen have brutally beaten up the candidate for “parliament” “deputies”, including the leader of the United Democratic Party Anatol Lyabedzka, a deputy chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front Party Vintsuk Vyachorka and his son, a youth leader Franak Vyachorka and others. Riot policemen tore European and national flags.

15:20 Mother of Zeltser, US prisoner of Belarusian jail, died

Lawyer Zmitser Harachka is going to ask the Supreme Court of Belarus to change a measure of restraint for Emanuel Zeltser in connection with his mother’s death.

14:58 Pre-election search (Photo report)

Apartment of youth activist Mikhail Illin’s parents was searched yesterday in Brest by militiamen of the Maskouski district militia department.

12:36 Czech Republic opposing "immediate" removal of sanctions against Belarus

The Czech Republic would not support the "immediate" lifting of the European Union's sanctions against Belarus, the CTK news agency quoted Alexandr Vondra, Czech deputy prime minister for European affairs, as saying in Brussels on Monday.

12:29 External debts exceeded USD 14 billion. Lukashenka needs legitimisation of “palatka” badly

Joint external debt of Belarus amounts to USD 14,115.6 million as for 1 July 2008, having increased by 13 per cent since the beginning of the year.

12:07 Kazulin invited, but not allowed to go

No representatives of Belarus were present at the session of the Council of European Union in Brussels on September 15.

11:53 There isn't smell of liberalization in the air at all. Does Sikorski know about that?

A document has been received by the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, which confirms that on the eve and on the day of “elections” the regime is preparing repressive measures against the opposition.

10:25 Zmitser Bandarenka: “Do not eat poison! Demand new election!”

“People are not fools: for these years, Lukashenka has explained to them that the “house of representatives” doesn’t decide anything. It is a cause of a grassroots boycott: people are not going to vote at the “election”, one of the leaders of the “European Belarus” civil campaign Zmitser Bandarenka told in an interview to “BelGazeta” weekly.

8:53 US Congress to discuss situation in Belarus

The Helsinki Commission at the US Congress is to hold hearing on Belarus, dedicated to discussing the situation in the country ahead of the “election”.

8:38 Day of Solidarity; Viktar Hanchar and Anatol Krasouski disappeared 9 years ago

On September 16, on Solidarity Day and anniversary of disappearance of Viktar Hanchar and Anatol Krasouski, an action in memory of disappeared opposition leaders will take place at October square in Minsk.