17:29 Judgement to political prisoner Parsyukevich appealed

An appeal from the judgement to Vitsebsk businessman Syarhei Parsyukevich has been addressed to the chairman of Minsk city court.

16:42 Academy of Sciences says about “insufficient knowledge” of history of national flag

The Ministry of Culture denied a suggestion on granting the national white-red-white flag the status of a historical and cultural object due to “insufficient arguments and documental validity”.

15:42 Belarusian style of privatization: state property only for “pocket” firms

One of the richest Belarusian enterprises, oil company Univest-M, continues to acquire more assets in Belarus.

13:05 Will Supreme Court review Zhaleznichenka’s case?

Ala Zhaleznichnka, mother of Homel pro-democracy activist Zmitser Zhaleznichenka, who had been expelled from the university twice and who is serving in the army now, has addressed the chairman of the Supreme Court Valyantsin Sukala.

12:23 Lyavon Barshcheuski and Zyanon Paznyak met in Warsaw

Head of the Belarusian Popular Front party (BPF) Lyavon Barshcheuski and head of the Conservative Christian Party of the BPF Zyanon Paznyak met in Warsaw on the occasion of publication in Poland two anthologies of Belarusian poetry.

11:30 Students “prepared” for parliamentary elections

By his decree Alyaksandr Lukashenka increased size of all kinds of state bursaries to young students. It is worth mentioning that the decree was signed on June 17, while bursaries are raised since April 1.

10:56 School children do not want to return to “cave-dweller century” (Photo)

A protest rally against another school reform has taken place near several schools in Minsk.

10:20 Head of OSCE office is asked to visit detention center in Akrestsin Street

Darya Korsak, spouse of an activist of Alyaksandr Atroshchankau, who had been sentenced to 15 days of arrest, has addressed the head of the OSCE office in Minsk Hans-Johan Schmidt with a request to visit the detention center in Akrestsin Street in Minsk where her husband is kept.

9:44 General prosecutor’s office considers reports about arms deliveries to Venezuela “misleading information”

On June 17 the leader of the United Civil party Anatol Lyabedzka was summoned to the General Prosecutor’s Office. There he was warned about responsibility for dissemination of knowingly false fabrications in connection with his demand to investigate reliability of reports about deliveries of Belarusian armaments to Venezuela.

9:35 Criticism of authorities to be equivalent to “extremist activity”

The “house of representatives” adopted amendments to the law of the Republic of Belarus on extremism countering in the second reading on 17 June. The amendments will reduce the activity of political parties during the electoral campaigns, opposition politicians believe.

9:13 Khatyn Truth film disproves official version of tragedy

Khatyn Truth is a 35-minute documentary film, first run yesterday in Minsk. It shows the tragedy of Khatyn village (Lahoisk district), burnt with all its dwellers on 22 March 1943.

8:48 Zhanna Litvina: “Official Minsk quells all attempts to establish dialog with Europe”

“If this regressive draft law is adopted, the official Minsk will quell all attempts to establish a dialog with the European institutions,” Zhanna Litvina, head of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), said commenting on the adoption the Law on Media by the “house of representatives” in the first reading.