18:23 Ahmadinejad hurried to congratulate Lukashenka on Independence Day

On 2 June – a month before the official Day of Independence of the Republic of Belarus, Iranian media published congratulation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to his colleague Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

18:16 European Belarus: Rallies in Valozhyn (Photo)

Rallies in support of Belarus’ accession to the EU continue all over Belarus. Among dozens of cities where the civil campaign “European Belarus” is expanding, there is a town of Valozhyn (Minsk region).

16:02 Russian media: “Lukashenka is not of interest”

An article under this title was published today in Russian newspaper “Vedomosti.” The case is in the informal CIS summit, where Dmitry Medvedev is to have bilateral meetings with his colleagues.

15:59 Belarus Free Theatre performs in Paris

Belarus Free Theatre has begun a tour in the French capital. The theatre will show its famous performance Generation Jeans about struggle of the Belarusian youth for freedom.

15:17 Regime prepares “Potato Firewall”

Belarusian officials are more and more often stating their desire to deal with the Internet. The so-called discussion on the ways of regulating Internet in Belarus started when the new draft of the Law on Mass Media was discussed. Finally, more and more often officials voice an opinion that “responsibility should be increased”, a website Electroname.com writes.

13:19 In school policemen pitted against Young Front activist

In order to prevent the leader of Salihorsk branch of the Young Front Ivan Shyla from passing the final exam, a police guard was sent to his school.

12:45 Headmaster of school, where Ivan Shyla studied: ”It’s impossible to work in sphere of education.”

Young Front activist Ivan Shyla was expelled from school No. 4 of Salihorsk before his last final exam. This decision was taken under the influence of the commission from Minsk. Headmaster Volha Syankova retired in protest.

12:10 Israeli Embassy Refutes Belarusian Foreign Ministry

Israel offered to introduce free visas for Belarusian citizens, while recently an official of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry Andrei Giro stated the opposite.

11:20 Pralyaskouski: “Administrator, resource owner and provider must be responsible for information on Internet”

Aleh Pralyaskouski, director of the Informational Analytical Center at the Presidential Administration, insists on “strengthening of responsibility for wrongful information on the Internet.” The official told it in an interview to “Belaruskaya Dumka” magazine, issued in May.

10:18 Problem of political prisoners in Belarus to be discussed in European Parliament

Debates on the theme of political situation in European are held in the European Parliament today and tomorrow. The situation in Belarus is also to be discussed in Brussels. In particular, an issue of political prisoners. The Belarusian authorities refused to released prisoners of conscience Alyaksandr Kazulin, Syarhei Parsyukevich and Andrei Kim.

9:30 Teachers to Ivan Shyla: «Either we or you will be victims of educational system…”

The educational department of Salihorsk executive committee has reached an illegal decision to expel one of the leaders of the Young Front, Ivan Shyla, from the secondary school No.4 of Salihorsk.

8:29 Authorities afraid of ILO sanctions

Ahead of the session of the International Labour Organisation, Uladzimir Patupchyk, minister of labour and social protection of Belarus, met with Alyaksandr Yarashuk, chairman of the Congress of Democratic trade Unions.