16:37 Authorities couldn’t prove oppositionists were guilty

Opposition activists Syarhei Chyslau, Miraslau Lazouski, Viktar Lyashchynski and Ihar Korsak, arrested after the bomb blast on official Independence Day, have been released today.

15:15 BHC offers assistance to illegally detained after blast

The chairman of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Aleh Hulak calls upon everybody who had been illegally detained in the case of the blast on July 4 in Minsk, to defend their rights. He offers assistance of BCH lawyers.

15:14 Anatol Lyabedzka detained in Ashmyany

In Ashmyany the leader of the United Civil party planned to meet with representatives of the single list of candidates of oppositional political parties.

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14:42 Social democrats may refuse to run in election

Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) heading by Stanislau Shushkevich may refuse to run in the parliamentary election.

12:48 Arrested BHC observer announced hunger strike in prison

A well-known human rights activist, a member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Paval Lyavinau, who had been taken to the remand prison right from an intensive care, continues his hunger strike for the 3rd day. Moreover, despite of the ruling of the court, an official representative is not allowed to visit him, and newspapers are not given to him.

10:30 Milinkevich required to file income-tax return

The Department on Financial Investigation at the State Control Committee (KGB) of the Hrodna Region required leader of the “For Freedom” movement Alyaksandr Milinkevich to file an income-tax return.

10:06 Mass interrogation in Minsk. Informing on neighbours welcomed

Militia officers visit Minsk dwellers at home in the connection with 4 July blast. Minsk dwellers should answer the questions of a special form. The Charter’97 press center offers the text of the form.

9:05 US Lawyer Zeltser to learn by experience what Belarusian “justice” is

The criminal case of the US citizen Emanuel Zeltser, who is kept in the remand prison of the Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB) since March 12, is to be tried in the Minsk City court.

8:45 Persons detained in blast case to be released. Will oppositionists be released? (Video)

The 10-day period under guard for some opposition activists detained in the case of the blast in Minsk expires today.

8:14 Lukashenka made Belarusians a nation of suicides

Belarus has reached the world highest suicide rate over the last ten years. The suicide rate is high all over the world, but Belarus has got ahead of other countries. Scientists explain this lurid rise by increase in alcohol drinking, subjective feeling of absence of life prospects, depressive environment and low level of culture.