16:39 Matthias Platzeck: «I’m not ready to deny human rights for dialog»

Minister-President of Federal State Brandenburg Matthias Platzeck is making a visit to Belarus. The German politician had an appointment with Belarusian Prime Minister Siarhei Sidorski and took part in the second dispute in memory of Johannes Rau, organized by Minsk International Educational Center.

15:10 Viktar Ivashkevich: «Enough seating in trenches. We must break through»

Viktar Ivashkevich deputy heads of the BPF Party (Belarusian Popular Front) declared his intention to run for party head. “In today’s conditions, when the situation in the country is getting sharper we must deny the positional warfare, seating in trenches and break through. In this situation the BPF has no right to confuse. The front must become the engine of the democratic movement in Belarus. We must go out for the broad movement and become its main body”, - the politician declared on the press conference in Minsk.

13:31 Militia spied opposition in regions on day of European March

Democratic activist Anatol Askerka appealed to the Barysau Prosecutor’s Office with a complaint. The whole day of 14 October he was watched by the militia and KGB agents in order not to allow him to take part in the European March in Minsk.

12:14 Paval Kuryanovich: «When we all caught cold in cell, we rebelled…»

Democratic activist Paval Kuryanovich was released recently from the special prison facility in Akrestin Street. For spreading the information materials for the European March the oppositionist was sentenced to 10 days of arrest.

11:09 Russia can’t resist NATO alone and calls Belarus

The NATO expansion and the plans on placement American Ballistic Missile Defense elements in Europe stimulate Russia and Belarus for more active cooperation in military and military-political spheres, Anatoli Serdiukov, the minister of defense of Russia declared on Tuesday.

The methods of pressure on the Protestant churches haven’t been changed - the believers are not allowed to register their communities, built the churches or conduct services. But recently the insults and threatens have been joined to these methods.

9:57 Malgorzata Gosiewska: «Poland will raise Belarusian question in Europe all the same»

Malgorzata Gosiewska, Sejm deputy of the Party Law and Justice comments the results of the parliamentary election in Poland to Charter’97 press center. According to the information after 99% of the votes counted, Law and Justice Party has 32.16 % of the votes, yielded the Civil Platform Party.

9:42 US State Department and Congress criticizing Lukashenka for anti-Semitic remarks

President Bush’s Administration called on Aliaksandr Lukashenka to retract anti-Semitic remarks. According to the US State Department representatives, the Belarusian president’s comments at the meeting with Russian journalists 12 October arouse concern.