Wife of democratic activist Aliaksandar Atroschankau Dar’a is trying to enter the apartment in order to see her husband but people in police uniform do not let her in. “I was pushed away violently by the police. They said that there were too many people in the apartment and that they will make it themselves,” Atroschankau’s wife told Charter’97.

19:53 Organizer of the meeting with EU Diplomats arrested

Uladzimer Katsora, assistant chairperson of the district organization of the United Civil Party, was detained today in Gomel. He was taken to the Chygunachny regional police station where, according to road police officers Mr Palianka and Mr Kalugin, a protocol was filed on coarse language and rude behavior.

19:25 They were looking for a dead body in computers

Police officers burst into the apartment of democratic activist Aliaksandar Atroschankau at 19.10. First they knocked at the doors and demanded to let them in for one hour, and then they penetrated into the apartment located on the first storey (!) through a window. As Aliaksandar Atroschankau told press-center of Charter 97, the police said they had got an anonymous telephone call saying there was a dead body in the apartment. Nevertheless, the police was interested only in the computers. The apartment is being searched. It is obvious that the intrusion was politically motivated. Atroschankau left his cell phone on when the police burst in, and we could hear the police threatening him and demanding information materials on the European March. Then the phone was switched off…

Police in Homyel on October 9 jailed Uladzimir Katsora, deputy chairman of the opposition United Civic Party (UCP)’s regional branch, charging him with “petty hooliganism.”

The Supreme Court of Belarus on October 9 started hearing the justice ministry's suit to liquidate the Belarusian Women's Party "Nadzeya.”

Social Democrats have filed applications with the Minsk government for permission to field a number of pickets on October 24 to demand the release of their jailed leader Alyaksandr Kazulin.

The Supreme Court of Belarus on October 9 handed down sentences to seven alleged members of the so-called Marozaw gang that had terrorized the Homyel region for 14 years.

17:48 Invited to negotiations and arrested. Chaos and perplexity in authorities

The European March applicant, activist of the civil campaign “Jeans – For Freedom” Yauhen Afnahel was arrested 15 minutes after the negotiations in The Minsk City Executive Committee on holding of the European March.

17:48 Vaclav Havel: «Courage is only way to success»

Aliaksandr Milinkevich received Hanno R.Ellenbogen Award at the forum 2000 that takes place annually under the patronage of former Czech president Vaclav Havel. Vaclav Havel came to the ceremony and gave an interview to Radio Svaboda in which among others he voiced his protest against the arrests of the European March organizers.

16:10 Mathematics laws are above all

The Belarusian opposition planned to hold the European March scheduled for October 14 together with the authorities, breaking the tradition. The opposition offered a dialogue to the authorities and addressed the President’s Administration with a letter proposing to hold the March together.

Four people, among them a girl, were sentenced to 3 days of administrative arrest for the antifascist picket at the Embassy of Russia in Minsk.

14:08 Russia can implement «peacekeeping operations» in Belarus without UN sanction?

The decisions taken on Saturday on Collective Security Treaty (CST) summit in Dushanbe are turning this amorphous structure into powerful military-political bloc, Kommersant running. Belarusian analytical center “Strategiya” head Leanid Zaika thinks, the Kremlin wants to spread the KGB reincarnation upon the whole Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

14:02 Salihorsk miners gained right for privileges

In the draft law “About the professional pension insurance” a new norm was introduced. Its sense is to preserve the early pensions for the people who work in harmful labour conditions. It can’t be excluded that the draft law will be examined in its changed form on the autumn “parliamentary” session. The new draft law now meets the views of the trade unions.

11:59 Lukashenka against customs union at Eurasian Economic Community level

The absence of the agreed positions can be an obstacle on the way to creating the customs union of full value at the EurAsEC (The Eurasian Economic Community) level, Valiantin Rybakou, aide to president of Belarus thinks.

10:35 Political prisoner Zmiter Barodka has twin!

The European March organizing committee member, regional activist Zmiter Barodka has twin boys. But Zmiter Barodka, father of 3 children can’t see the newborns. Since 1 October he has been serving 15 days of arrest on fabricated accuses. Charter’97 site congratulate Zmiter and Valiantina Barodka. We wish good health, courage and European future!

9:41 Belarusian oil-refining enterprises are on the brink of bankruptcy

Belarus has raised state subsidies for Russian oil suppliers. A corresponding decree was signed by Aliaksandar Lukashenka the other day. The purpose of the decision is to provide Belarusian oil-refining enterprises with oil.

0:28 European March applicant Yauhen Afnahel arrested. Authorities spitting upon calls of Europeans

The European March applicant, activist of the civil campaign “Jeans – For Freedom” Yauhen Afnahel was sentenced to 10 days of arrest by Minsk Central Court 8 October. This information was confirmed to Charter’97 site by the staff of the remand jail in Akrestin Street, where the oppositionist was put yesterday. As it became known to Charter’97 site Yauhen Afnahel was under observation since he left The Minsk City Executive Committee where he participated in the negotiations with the city authorities on holding the European March. The oppositionist was meanly caught by the militiamen on fabricated charges. The trial of the applicant of the European March was closed, without a lawyer.