17:20 Organisers of builders’ strike harassed by administration

One of the initiators of a strike of Mahilyou builders Mikola Rasyuk is sent to the village of Druzhauka, Chavusy district by administration of building office No.129.

17:10 Shejman, Vasilevich, Miklashevich and Damashkevich reprimanded

On December 4 Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed Decree on bringing to responsibility some civil servants.

16:55 Lukashenka: “Those who can’t work in critical conditions must be replaced” (Updated)

The Belarusian ruler discussed the current situation in the country amid the financial crisis.

16:32 Lukashenka appointed Kulyashou first deputy minister of internal affaires

Alyaksandr Lukashenka appointed militia Major General Anatol Kulyashou first deputy minister of internal affaires – head of criminal militia.

15:41 Belarusian nuclear physicists to be trained in Russia

24 Belarusian nuclear physicists will be sent to Russia in January 2009 to complete training.

14:37 Case over “dodging the draft” against young activist

Ihar Salavei, activist of the “For Freedom” movement of Pinsk, was instigated an administrative case against him over allegedly “dodging the draft”.

14:25 “Long live Belarus!” case modding (Photo)

The creator of the case modification (case modding) lives in New York. He took the ancient national emblem and a flag of his native country, Belarus, before his emigration to the US, as motifs for design.

14:05 Official media forbidden to tell about cancellation of Lukashenka’s visit to Moscow

Belarusian state-run media are forbidden to cover cancellation of the session of the supreme council of the “union state”.

13:29 Policemen planned search in apartment of human rights activists

A human rights activist from Baranavichy Syarhei Housha has said that today, December 4, a policeman came to his apartment with an intention to search it.

13:14 Economy ministry: Salaries are reduced. Situation to become more difficult in first quarter of 2009

The deputy minister of economy of Belarus Andrei Tur confirms that first rate base salary is to be reduced since December 1.

12:01 Opposition activists were kept under arrest all night long

The chairman of Navapolatsk branch of “Moladz BNF” Mikhas Novikau and a member of the organization Andrus Halavyryn were made to sped a night in a sobering station.

11:39 Three-week unpaid leave on Atlant plant

The vacations will last for three weeks. Workers of the enterprise will have to pay for them.

11:18 Cost of Russian oil transit through Belarus to increase by more than 50 per cent

The Ministry of Economy adopted a regulation on tariffs on oil transportation via the main oil pipelines in the Republic of Belarus. Transit tariffs on Russian oil products will go up 52.8 per cent.

10:26 Crisis gets at military men: pay and pensions are cut

Belarusian military men are dissatisfied by quick decreasing of pays and retirement pays which has taken place in December. The Defence Ministry does not comment the situation.

10:18 Chairman of Navapolatsk branch of “Moladz BNF” arrested

On December 3 in the evening the chairman of the local branch of “Moladz BNF” Mikhas Novikau and a member of the organisation Andrus Halavyryn were detained.

9:19 Civil activists fined for protest in Brest center

Yesterday, on December 3, judge of the Leninski district of Brest Andrei Vasilyuk delivered a decision to fine each of three participants of the picket on Lenin square of Brest at 2 basic units.

9:07 Oppositional rallies banned in Kobryn and Pinsk

Members of Kobryn branch of the Young Front received negative answers to their application for holding anti-Communist pickets on December 8.

8:46 One more oppositionist lifted blast suspect status

The authorities stopped criminal persecution of Alyaksandr Syarheenka, head of the “Young democrats”.