17:53 US set to keep sanctions against Belarusian regime (Video)

The US is not going to cancel the economic sanctions against the Belarusian enterprises if political prisoners Alyaksandr Kazulin, Syarhei Parsyukevich and Andrei Kim are not released. It has been stated today at a press-conference in Minsk by US Charge d'Affaires Jonathan Moore.

16:47 Members of Stanislau Bahdankevich’s initiative group beaten up

In Minsk members of the initiative group for nominating the former head of the National bank Stanislau Bahdankevich a candidate to the parliament”.

16:35 Ultimatum delivered to regime: opposition in election commissions or boycott

Democrats of Homel region have demanded to include all pro-democracy representatives to district commissions and to register all persons nominated by democratic forces as candidates.

12:53 Putin demand Lukashenka to introduce Russian ruble (Video)

The issue of the common currency could be brought up for discussion during the meeting of Prime Ministers of Russia and Belarus Vladmimr Putin and Syarhei Sidorski on August 14 in Moscow. It has been stated at a press-conference in Minsk by Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov.

12:32 Missile launchers Iskander can be deployed in Belarus

Missile launchers Iskander or strategic bombers could be deployed in Belarus as a response to deploying US anti-missile system in the Czech Republic and Poland.

11:21 Candidate for deputy dismissed with help of police

Employment of an activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic party (Hramada) from Babrujsk Taisiya Kabanchuk has been terminated.

8:42 Violating EU policy Prime Minister of Latvia secretly met Sidorski

Ivars Godmanis, the Prime Minister of Latvia, had a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Syarhei Sidorski on July 11 in the building of the Latvian frontier guard office at Urbany-Silene checkpoint.

8:16 Lord Bell has officially become image-maker of Belarusian dictatorship

PR-manager, the head of Chime Communications board of directors Timothy Bell, has concluded a contract with Belarusian government to improve the image of the country in the international arena. The contract was signed “in the end of the last week”. Lord Bell refused to speak about the exact sum of the contract and its term of implementation.