17:11 Swedish human rights activists: Business shouldn’t contribute to repressions in Belarus

A Swedish human rights organisation Ostgruppen has addressed the Industry Minister Maud Olofsson with such an appeal.

16:56 Opposition activists picketed Russia’s embassy in Minsk

Riot militia detained “Young Front” activists Mikalai Dzyamidzenka and Marharyta Karol.

16:16 Marshal of Polish Seim: “The whole world wishes democracy to Belarusians”

Is Europe’s dialogue with the regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka justifiable? Marshal of the Seim of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski answered this question in an interview to www.charter97.org.

15:39 Chavez arrived to Minsk for personal meeting with Lukashenka

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has arrived for a two-day working visit to Minsk.

14:46 Navumau: “I have learnt from mass media recently American girl who went missing 18 years ago was found”

A former Interior Affairs Minister answered rather cynically to the question about persons who went missing in Belarus 10 years ago.

13:08 September 9, October Square: “No to Russian occupation!”

A protest rally against introduction of Russian troops to Belarus will be held on September 9 in Minsk.

12:56 Head of OSCE Office leaves Belarus September 10

Hans Jochen Schmidt doesn’t comment on his early leave.

11:37 Natallya Pyatkevich: “I thought a lot about mass media self-regulation”

A seminar training “Mass Media Self-Regulation”, organized by the OSCE Office and the Ministry of Information, takes place in the National Press Center in Minsk on September 8.

11:21 Today is International Day of Journalists' Solidarity

This day is marked worldwide since 1958, when the 4th Congress of the International Organisation of Journalists was held in Bucharest.

10:49 All women to undergo obligatory fingerprinting

The time has come for Belarusian women to tell their whereabouts during the blast in Minsk on July 4, 2008.

9:59 Zmitser Bandarenka: “Sikorski and Usackas are sponsors of Russia-Lukashenka manoeuvres”

The coordinator of the civil campaign “European Belarus” calls on the Belarusians to protest against bringing Russian troops to our country.

9:16 Belarusian KGB cures scoliosis

“Young Front” activist Andrei Tsyanyuta has discharged from the hospital, where he had been examined within the frames of a drafting campaign.