18:50 Party leaders won’t make concessions to Lukashenka

The press-service of the Belarusian popular Front has made an official statement of the deputy chairman of the party, Vintsuk Vyachorka, in which the politician refutes the reports of a Polish newspaper “Dziennik” about a proposal of Belarusian opposition leaders to hold a round table discussion with participation of Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Lech Walesa.

16:24 Belarusians declare boycott to electoral farce (Photo)

In the run-up to the so-called “parliamentary elections” actions under “Boycott!” title are held all over Belarus.

15:25 Fight in Minsk: Paratroopers against riot policemen (Photo, Video)

On August 2 on Airborne forces Day a fight of policemen and paratroopers took place in Minsk.

14:43 “Belarusy i rynok” reporter seeks political asylum

Volha Birukova, a journalist of the newspaper “Belarusy i rynok”, has asked for a political asylum in London. However no details or comments are offered by the journalist.

13:46 Lukashenka spat upon Council of Europe’s appeals

In the run-up to the “elections” Alyaksandr Lukashenka defiantly signed into law the new version on mass media, ignoring appeals of the Council of Europe that this law could finally destroy freedom of speech in Belarus. As we have informed, not long before Lukashenka’s signing the draft law, Andrea Rigoni, special rapporteur on Belarus in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), urged Minsk to refrain from enacting a new media law.

11:53 Khvastou remains ambassador, but not allowed to visit America

Belarusian Ambassador to the US Mihkail Khvastou remains in the position and is in Minsk “at consultations”.

11:43 Confrontation in Kobryn: Official confessed blackmailing Alyaksandr Mekh

Kobryn court has carried out preliminary consideration of the case on complaint of the Belarusian popular Front Party activist Alyaksandr Mekh. He complains of illegal dismissal from work.

9:22 BPF party forced to remove white-red-white flag from its office building

The housing and maintenance department of the Savetski district of Minsk has demanded the Belarusian popular Front party to haul down a white-red-white flag from the building where the headquarters of the party is situated.

8:13 Pavel Selin: “One cannot live like this. Everything could be changed”

Recently Minsk was visited by the former head of the NTV news office in Belarus Pavel Selin. 5 years ago Selin was expelled from the country for his courageous covering of funerals of the People’s writer Vasil Bykau.