19:20 Euro 2008 in Minsk (Photo report)

“Nasha Niva” photo correspondent Yulya Darashkevich observed football fans, watching Russia v Spain match on TV screens on October square in Minsk.

16:28 KGB accused US citizens Joseph Kay and Emanuel Zeltser of “economic espionage”

The KGB investigatory department instituted a criminal case against US citizen Joseph Kay over an article “economic espionage”. His lawyer Emanuel Zeltser has been accused today.

15:55 Alyaksandr Atroshchankau: “Conditions in Akrestsin Street prison are getting increasingly bad and harsh”

Today an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Alyaksandr Atroshchankau has been released from the prison in Akrestsin Street after a 15-day arrest.

13:11 Borodin: Russia and Belarus can introduce common currency this year

State Secretary of the so called Russia-Belarus “union state” Pavel Borodin thinks the governments of the two countries can introduce a common currency this year.

13:03 Hugo Chavez can visit Belarus in end of July

In the end of July Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez can visit Belarus again.

12:01 Court didn’t allow Franak Vyachorka return to university

The Maskouski district court dismissed Franak Vyachorka request on readmission to a third year of Journalism Faculty of Belarusian State University.

11:13 Militia dispersed protest action in Hamarnik Street in Minsk. People beaten (updated)

Nina Narubai, participant of the action against construction a dwelling house on the site of children’s playground in Hamarnik Street, was detained by militiamen. One more participant of the protest action was beaten up.

9:58 Court dismissed appeal of European March organisers

Civil cases judgeship of the Minsk city court dismissed a cassation appeal of the applicants for the European March.

8:40 Belarusian authorities didn’t pay for Russian gas

Belarus doesn’t fulfil its obligations upon payment for Russian gas. “Vedomosti” newspaper reports it with a reference to a source in the government and Gazprom.

8:22 Andrei Sannikov: It’s treachery of Solidarity movements’ ideals

“There isn’t much new in the position of Polish diplomacy. For a long time a line to recognition of the Lukashenka’s regime has been pursued confidentially, but today it was likely to be decided to avow it. If information about new Poland’s approaches towards the situation in Belarus is true, it can’t be named other than treachery of the Solidarity movement’s ideals,” Andrei Sannikov, international coordinator of Charter’97, one of the leaders of the “European Belarus” civil campaign, said.