16:47 Investigators of case of missing Viktar Hanchar refuse to meet with his wife

Wife of opposition politician Viktar Hanchar, kidnapped in September 1999, has been trying to receive information from the prosecutor’s office about preliminary results of the investigation of the case of disappearance of her husband.

15:30 Relatives of political prisoners met with OSCE head

On May 15, relatives of political prisoners Uladzimir Asipenka and Yury Lyavonau and Mikalai Autukhovich’s representative Aleh Vouchak met with Hans-Johan Schmidt, the Director of OSCE Office in Minsk.

13:27 Conscript soldiers were made to watch film discrediting opposition

On May 13, soldiers of military unit #15994, where activist of the “For Freedom” movement Ihar Salavei serves, had to go to bed 30 minutes later than usual as they were watching a propaganda film by Belarusian TV about “Young Front”.

12:56 Date for second trial over participant of Process of 14 Maksim Dashuk set

Hearing of the criminal case against activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Maksim Dashuk in the Maskouski district court of Minsk is appointed for June 1.

12:41 Maksim Vinyarski: “Riot militiamen hit me in chest several times”

Activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” was detained and beaten at a peaceful rally “For Independence!”

12:01 Belarusian embassy in Kyiv picketed on anniversary of 1995 referendum (Photo)

Several activists picketed the Belarusian embassy in Kyiv on Thursday on the occasion of 14 years since a referendum that restored Belarus’ Soviet-era state emblems and granted the status of state language to Russian.

11:50 Court defends “Sovetskaya Belorussia”: Name of Ksenofont Superfosfatov not disclosed

The court of the Savetski district of Minsk dismissed a claim of human rights activist Aleh Vouchak to “Sovetskaya Belorussia”, a newspaper of Lukashenka’s Administration for defence of honour, dignity and business reputation.

11:46 Mikalai Dzyamidzenka: “It’s not the first time when the authorities demonstrate their beast face”

The “Young Front” activist, who has been on hunger strike for ten days, commented on the dispersal of the rally on May 14.

11:37 Preplanned attack on Charter’97 website

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