18:02 Gazprom: There will be market price for gas for Belarus

Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller has stated that by 2011 gas imported to Belarus will have market cost. Thus, according to experts, it would be at least $250 per 1000 cubic metre.

17:21 Georgia to hold early elections

Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili appealed the people on the TV. It was his first television speech after the yesterday’s disperse of the meeting and imposing a state of emergency in the country. The president said the presidential elections, which were scheduled for autumn 2008, would be brought forward to 5 January 2008.

17:12 Russian Fascists Killed Belarusian

A terrible incident has taken place in the settlement of Toksovo, Lewningrad region. A group of young men without any reason attacked a citizen of Belarus. Young thugs (aged from 17 to 24) were merciless. They kicked and hit the 33-year-old man to death, and he died before an ambulance arrived.

The discussing of the project on the decrease of the Schengen visa prices for Belarusians in the Bundestag’s committees was delayed till 14 November.

15:09 Lukashenka’s ideologist will have closed trial

The hearing of a criminal case against Uladzimer Kholad was scheduled by the collegiate organ for criminal cases at the Supreme Court for 19 November. Uladzimer Kholad is a former First Deputy Head of the Ideology Department at the President’s Administration - Head of the Department on Coordination of Ideology Work.

14:06 Keeper of Mozyr’s colony reminded of International Court of Justice

On the initiative of human rights activist Valer Shchukin Belarusian citizens have begun to send appeals to keeper of Mozyr colony № 20 Yury Zbarouski. It should be reminded that political prisoner Andrei Klimau is situated here. The prison workers take away all foodstuffs from him– macaroni, potato mash, sausages, nuts, tea. The human rights activist considers this fact to be a torture.

Heads of diplomatic missions of EU countries accredited in Belarus call upon release of “Belarusian political prisoners detained for civic activities”. It has been stated in a press-release distributed by the Embassy of Slovak Republic in Minsk with serves as a local EU presidency.

11:55 New ways of intimidation of political prisoners

The Belarusian regime brings new criminal cases against the political prisoners in order to postpone their release, Gazeta Wyborcza running today.

11:29 Belarusian Journalist Wounded in Warsaw

Political refugee from Belarus, Volha Klaskouskaya, has been placed to a Warsaw hospital this night. She has a knife wound. She was provided necessary medical assistance. After that Klaskouskaya left the hospital.

11:13 BRSM members began visiting opposition actions

Youth remains to be the most problem electorate segment, and the most uncomfortable part of the Belarusian opposition for the Belarusian authorities. The attention to the youth generation has especially increased since last presidential election in spring 2006.

11:05 Will Navumau answer our questions?

When political prisoners will be released? When the regime will find persons responsible for disappearances of Belarusian opposition leaders Viktar Hanchar, Yury Zakharanka, a businessman and a public leader Anatol Krasouski, journalist Yury Zavadsky in 1999-2000? Will riot policemen be punished for systematic beating up people during peaceful rallies? On Thursday, November 8, Internal Affairs minister of Belarus Uladzimir Navumau will answer questions of “Komsomolskaya Pravda in Belarus” readers. The hot line is to take place from 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Please ask your questions.

10:50 Free Theatre’s performance was watched by militia

The Free Theatre’s performance “Being Harold Pinter” was shown in Minsk 7 November. As Mikola Khalezin, art director of the Free Theatre noted before the run, the first night of the play “Being Harold Pinter” took place a year ago near Minsk. Within a year the play was shown in many European countries, and in the nearest time the dwellers of Helsinki (Finland) and London (Great Britain) can watch it.

10:50 Russia suspends participation in Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Belarus remains its member

The State Duma unanimously voted to suspend Moscow's participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). 418 deputies present at the session, voted in support of the proposal.

10:49 Milkmaids ready to leave state trade union

Salaries for October of milkmaids of the agricultural enterprise “Martsiukhova” made BR 60 000, instead of $ 600-700 claimed by Lukashenka. Local activist Mikalai Pietrushenka proposed to the milkmaids to leave the state trade union that does nothing to improve the situation and create an independent trade union organization.

9:32 “Nezavisimaya Gazeta”: offended Lukashenka isn’t willing to cooperate with Russia

Investing activity in Belarus is held “with weaker economic relations with Russia,” Aliaksandar Lukashenka featured the Belarusian-Russian relations in his statement made for Belarusian scientists.

Belarusian potassium company (BPC) which controls one third of the world potassium fertilizers market, has renewed potassium export, but has sent up prices for Brazil and Asian countries, a report of Russian company Uralkaliy, which controls BPC together with Belaruskaliy, informs.

Belarus doesn’t plan to increase the visa cost till EURO 60 in connection with the oncoming enlargement of the Schengen zone on 1 January 2008, head of the passport-visa office of the consular department of the Foreign Ministry Igar Sakreta said at a round table on acute issues of the tourism market at the exhibition “Turbiznes 2007” held in Minsk.