17:28 Uladzimir Parfyanovich: “There’s no “parliament” in Belarus now”

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has recently made a statement, which surprised the former deputies of the “house of representatives”. “Parliament is a supreme legislative power, where one should write laws,“ he said speaking about the future composition of the “parliament”.

15:26 American doctor to examine Zeltser in jail

An American doctor plans to arrive in Minsk to hold a medical examination of US citizen Emanuel Zeltser, who is kept in the KGB jail in Minsk.

15:04 Lukashenka and Yushchenko can meet in Chernihiv

On Friday, June 27 Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Viktor Yushchenko can have a meeting. European Radio for Belarus has been informed about that by an analyst and reviewer Raman Yakauleuski who referred to “Kyiv sources”.

14:58 Yarmoshyna: Democrats’ requests can possibly be taken into account

It is possible that the request of the United Democratic Forces to include their representatives to constituency election commissions will be taken into account, said the Chairman of the central Election Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna.

13:54 European parliament deputy Jacek Protasiewicz does not believe election in Belarus will be free

The chairman of the Delegation of the European parliament for relations with Belarus Jacek Protasiewicz believes that the parliamentary elections in Belarus won’t be free.

12:45 New law on media is far harsher than previous one (comparison table)

The Law on Mass Media, adopted by the “house of representatives” in the first reading will make conditions of work of independent media harder.

12:35 Zeltser ahead of trial: relatives don’t know if he will survive

On 30 June arrested in Minsk US lawyer Emanuel Zeltser and his secretary Russian citizen Vladlena Funk (Bluzkova) will begin to study the materials of the criminal case.

12:24 Signatures for Belarus’ joining the EU collected in Salihorsk (Photo)

Members of Salihorsk branch of the “Young Front” have started to collect signatures in support of Belarus’ joining the EU.

8:34 Lukashenka and Medvedev didn’t agree on gas

A joint declaration on cooperation was signed by Russian and Belarusian heads of states Dmitry Medvedev and Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Brest on 22 June after bilateral negotiations. Judging the results of the talks, no breakthroughs in the relations between the two countries are expected, Kommersant daily runs.

0:25 Vasil Bykau died 5 years ago (Photo)

On June 22 five years were marked after the death of Vasil Bykau, a Belarusian writer. Today books of the writer are not published in Belarus, films about his life and creative work are banned.