21:13 Mikalay Khalezin: “Musicians’ Actions are Immoral”

“Frankly speaking, I couldn’t believe this news at first. To take part in negotiations with the regime right after a concert was banned is immoral,” told in an interview to the Charter’97 press-center the head of the Free Theatre Mikalay Khalezin, commenting on the yesterday’s meeting of Belarusian rock musicians with the deputy head of Lukashenka’s administration, and their refusal to play at opposition rallies in exchange for the state support.

16:17 Andrei Klimau’s defenders threatened with criminal case

The head of Mozyr colony No. 20 Yury Zbarouski threatens with criminal responsibility to signatories of the application in support of the political prisoner Andrei Klimau.

The Mahilou City Executive Committee discussed on Wednesday the role of cultural institutions and other organisations in formation of rectitude, ideological views and respect to the state among the youth, Interfax reports.

Judgeship of Mahilou Area didn’t satisfy a cassational complaint of public activists Aliaksandr Karalou, Aliaksei Paulouski and Yury Darashenka. They wanted the judgement of the Lenin District Court of Mahilou to be revoked. The court didn’t satisfy their suit to defend their honour, dignity and goodwill, Radio Svaboda reports.

15:04 Pickets on Kazulin's Birthday Banned

As of November 21, 2007 two refusals have been received by applicants from the authorities in answer to three requests for holding pickets in Minsk timed to birthday of the former candidate for presidency Alyaksandr Kazulin.

13:26 Is Ananich rewarded for reprisal over independent press?

The first deputy Information minister of Belarus Liliya Ananich has been awarded the highest award at the 15th International professional exhibition “Press-2008” which has opened in Moscow today. At the opening ceremony of the forum she was awarded a diploma “For flawless business reputation”. However the official’s reputation is far from being flawless.

12:05 Belarusians suffocated by taxes like nowhere in the world

The World bank and PricewaterhouseCoopers company have held a research to find out in which country the tax system is more favourable for business. It’s most difficult to pay taxes in Belarus. Our country has taken the last 178th position.

11:22 Candidate for presidency in Georgia criticised Lukashenka

Levan Gachechiladze, the united opposition’s candidate for a post of Georgian President, said he saw no sense for Georgia to remain in the CIS. In his opinion, the country shouldn’t be member of the organisation, whose member is Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

8:42 Polish priest won’t be allowed to stay in Belarus because of criticism

A refusal to register is a “personal problem” of the arch-priest of the Roman Catholic church in Rechytsa Grzegorz Chudek, believes the chairman of the Council for Religions and Nationalities’ Affairs of Homel Regional executive committee Mikhail Zhukevich.

8:36 It will be forbidden to interrupt Lukashenka’s speeches with advertising

Beginning from tomorrow, commercial breaks on Belarusian TV will become shorter. According to a new law, Lukashenka’s speeches and translations of parades will be forbidden to be interrupted with commercials.

8:29 German and Belarusian ambassadors gave press conference together

Ambassador of Germany to Belarus Gebhardt Weiss took part in a press conference on opening the Minsk Forum X – “Belarus is a European nation in process of changes: identity and cooperation in the spheres of policy, economy and society.” Belarusian ambassador to Germany Uladzimer Skvartsou took part in such a conference for the first time.

8:28 Authorities renounce Kurapaty

The Ministry of Culture thinks the memorial signs, installed by the society in Kurapaty can’t be identified as historical and cultural values.