17:42 Policemen drawn up a report against wheelchair user for picketing city executive committee

Today a disabled person, a wheelchair user Uladzimir Vusikau picketed the city executive committee in Mahilyou. He demanded to reinstate him in the queue for public welfare homes, and compensate a voucher for sanatorium-resort therapy for him.

17:38 World remembers about forceful disappearances in Belarus (Photo)

“We Remember” initiative held an action of memory of forcefully disappeared Yury Zakharanka, Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski, and Zmitser Zavadski in Amsterdam on the International Day of the Disappeared.

15:59 Tortures in Belarusian prisons: inhuman conditions, police violence and intimidation

The International Federation of Human Rights has called upon countries of the world to refrain from extradition of convicted to Belarus. Incarceration conditions in prisons and remand prisons in the country are inhuman.

14:56 Authorities banned children to go to Germany and Netherlands

Belarusian children can’t go on holiday not only to the United States but also to Germany and the Netherlands.

14:43 Struggle for St. Joseph’s Church: Catholics announced indefinite fast

27 representatives of Roman Catholic parish of St. Joseph have started an indefinite fasting for return of the buildings of the Bernardine monasteries and the church.

13:33 West shouldn’t’ take part in bargaining by political hostages

Any regime in its arbitrary decisions always evaluates the force of resistance of the civil society and political opposition. None of the modern dictators started from total lawlessness immediately: he was permitted to so by his entourage and key players in the international arena, writes one of the leaders of the Belarusian Social Democratic Hramada, a former political prisoner Syarhei Skrabets.

12:22 Democrats of withdrawn their representatives from

On September 1 the presidium of Homel regional and city Council of Deputies, as well as Homel regional executive committee and city executive committee applications of district commission members nominated by democratic parties, were sent. They refused to continue work in the commissions.

10:55 Police called in paddy wagon for participants of protest rally against school reform

On September 1 activists of the youth organisation of the Belarusian Popular Front party “Moladz BNF” held a protest rally against school reform.

10:45 Total breakdown in government

Minister of agriculture and provision Syamyon Shapira said at a sitting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the agricultural program had been failed.

10:12 Opposition candidates are not admitted to TV

Candidates, representing the authorities, are often showed on TV, while the opposition still have no access to the air.

9:52 Banners “Where’re Hanchar, Krasouski, Zakharanka, Zavadski?” in Minsk (Photo)

Activist of the “European Belarus” civil campaign reminded about disappeared Belarusian politicians and public figures on the International Day of the Disappeared.

8:49 Anatol Lyabedzka: “It would be comfortable for me to get 15 days of arrest”

Leader of the United Civil Party spoke against boycotting of the “parliamentary election”, having offended many opposition activists who had gone through repressions and prisons in Belarus.

8:18 Two UCP candidates withdraw from “election”

Head of the Homel regional organisation of the United Civil Party Vasil Palyakou and Homel UCP activist Leanid Sudalenka refused to run in the parliamentary election.