17:10 Alyaksandr Kazulin in interview to Voice of America: “These 3 days gave me something great and big”

Former candidate for presidency in Belarus and current political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin came back to the Vitsebsk colony №3 yesterday. Three days, which were given by the Belarusian regime under the pressure of world community to him to attend his wife’s funeral, have passed. His wife Iryna Kazulina died last Saturday from hard disease.

16:57 Kazulin’s breaches of discipline –complains, unfastened button (full list)

The administration of the colony №3 denied Kazulin of release, because he has 10 breaches of discipline. The Charter’97 press center learnt these “breaches”.

16:19 Kazulin denied early release

Administration of the penal colony №3 informed in written form relatives of political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin that he was denied of parole release. The official letter runs that Kazulin “gave a negative account of himself: he has 10 breaches of discipline.”

14:24 Will Belarus join energy industry projects?

Today First Vice Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchinov is expected in Minsk. Ukrainian media write that he has an intention to involve Belarus into the joint project with the aim to decrease dependency on Russia’s energy resources.

13:02 Ihar Rynkevich: “We should speak of Kazulin’s immediate release, not about leaves”

“We shouldn’t talk about short leaves for three days, but we should say that illegally condemn Alyaksandr Kazulin must be released from the colony immediately and unconditionally. There was no crime in his actions, and sooner or later the regime would have to admit that,’ lawyer Ihar Rynekvich said in an interview to the Charter’97 press-center, commenting on the words of the head of the Internal Ministry of Belarus Uladzimir Navumau that a political prisoner Kazulin hadn’t had a right to be released to attend his wife’s funeral.

12:57 Court decided aunt’s present be humanitarian aid

Dzmitry Uloha, judge of the Homel Region Court, affirmed a decision of the Tsentralny district court on fining Kanstantsin Zhukouski on 29 February.

12:45 Will fascist be sentenced to corrective labour?

A hooligan has been taken in the manner in Homel. He was drawing Nazi symbols in public places.

11:52 “Zvyazda” to go to Olympic Games instead of “Pressball”

Accreditation of the popular independent sports newspaper “Pressball” to work at the Olympic Games 2008 has been withdrawn. What Belarusian mass media will cover the Olympic competition?

11:40 “Pressball” deprived of accreditation at Olympic Games 2008

The executive board of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus has deprived “Pressball” newspaper an accreditation at Olympic Games 2008 today. The Olympic Games will take place in the capital of China, Beijing, on August 8-24.

11:37 Navumau: “Kazulin had no right for leave”

Alyaksandr Kazulin got a short-term leave in violation of the law, Uladzimir Navumau, minister of internal affairs of Belarus said to journalists.

9:24 EU to impose economic sanctions for Internet censorship

The European Parliament supported a new initiative on fighting against Internet censorship, proposed by the Dutch People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, by majority vote.

9:04 Uladzimir Berazhkou: News about Pressball’s depriving of accreditation – a shock

The most popular sports newspaper of Belarus, “Pressball” has been deprived of accreditation. Such a decision was taken on February 28 by the executive board of the National Olympic Committee.