22:56 Satellite dishes will be removed without law

The document that would regulate the installing dishes and conditioners was to appear in August, but it hasn’t appeared at all. The Council of Ministers decided the law is not necessary, as the Regulation on accommodation alterations exists. By the way the fines fixed in the regulation are from 320 thousands to 1.5 millions rubles.

The Social March is to start at the Academy of Sciences at 00.00 p.m. 4 November. Anatol Liabedzka, head of the United Civil Party, the organizing committee member informed about it Charter’97 press center.

13:43 Minister of education said the using of tarashkevitsa «unlawful»

Today the “house of representatives” has adopted the law “On rules of Belarusian orthography and punctuation” in the first reading. Minister of education Aliaksandr Radzkou, speaking Belarusian, explained the “deputies” that the law is necessary first of all to avoid the now existing “jumble”, to clarify the problem of Belarusian language.

13:14 Justice ministry rejects second registration application from Movement for Freedom

The justice ministry has turned down a second application for registration from the Movement for Freedom, an opposition organization led by former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich, Belapan reports.

12:02 «Palatka» adopted law on amnesty. Will political prisoners be released?

A draft law “On amnesty of some persons committed crimes” was adopted by the ‘house of representatives” of the “national assembly” of Belarus on Friday. About 3.500 prisoners can be amnestied from the places of service the punishment including those from places of deprivation of freedom – about 1.600 people.

11:28 USA are going to defend freedom of Internet. Among others – in Belarus

The United States will combat the attempts of the foreign countries of the internet censorship or restricting access to the Internet, and persecution of the World web users. The relevant law was adopted by the US Congress on Friday. The document “Global Online Freedom Act” was adopted without a dissenting vote.

9:42 Release of political prisoners is main requirement of EU

24 October the deputies of the Belarusian “palatka” (house of representatives) began the consideration of the draft law “On amnesty”. It will be the fifth amnesty in the country within the last seven years. Today Aliaksandr Kazulin, Andrei Klimau, Zmiter Dashkevich, Artur Finkevich, Mikola Autukhovich and Yury Liavonau are in prison accused on political motives. The normalization of the relations with Europe depends on how their fate will be determined.