18:53 Forged boxes or Belarusian LEGO (Photo)

Some complaint about unreliability of ballot boxes were sent to the Central Election Commission and district election commissions by observers of the “election” and human rights activists from Brest. The claimers referred to the facts of using ballot boxes of old modification and possibilities o frigging.

18:14 Helsinki Commission: Belarus Still Lacking Progress in Human Rights and Democracy in Run Up to Election

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) and Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Co-Chairmen of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), issued the following statement in the lead up to the September 28 parliamentary elections in Belarus.

16:55 Your voice will be heard only at Square

District election commissions won’t allow the registered independent observers to be present at votes counting on September 28.

16:38 Russia’s ambassador expects new “parliament” to recognise South Ossetia and Abkhazia

On September 24, Russia’s ambassador to Belarus Aleksandr Surikov told in an interview to BelaPAN Russia is interested in recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Belarus.

16:10 CEC does not regard proposals and complaints of the opposition “a global issue”

The Central Election Commission (CEC) ignores most proposals and complaints by the opposition. Nearly all responses that the democrats get to their remarks and demands from the CEC are the same – the issues are too minor be considered, and the CEC last session proves it.

15:06 Volha Zavadskaya replied to Lukashenka: “A contractor of Zmitser’s kidnapping hasn’t been found”

Alyaksandr Lukashenka told in interviews to western media that kidnapping of leader of the Belarusian opposition and a journalist was “a question of question” for him.

14:06 Anzelika Borys meets with Polish premier

Anzelika Borys, a leader of ethnic Poles in Belarus, on September 23 met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Ihar Bantsar, a spokesman for Ms. Borys, told BelaPAN.

14:04 Ballot boxes for early voting sealed only at the top, but easily opened from the bottom

Members of the polling station election commissions refuse to give date to authorised representatives of democratic MP candidates and observers of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.

13:05 Cassation appeal against Zeltser’s sentence is to be considered at a close court session

The cassation appeal against the sentence passed by the Minsk Municipal court to US citizen Emmanouil Zeltser is to be considered at a close court session, as a Supreme Court representative told “Interfax-West” news agency.

12:46 Those, who didn’t withdrew from election, hinder Yarmoshyna

Head of the Central Election Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna commented on withdrawal of opposition candidates during her meeting with Sergei Lebedev, head of CIC observer mission.

12:22 Ideologist reminds who is “host” of polling station

On September 23, work of the polling station election commission #34 of Vitsebsk Chkalauski constituency #18 was begun with a speach of the head of ideological work of the administration of the Pershamaiski district of Minsk and member of the commission Mikalai Shlyupakou (who was a member of the commission for several times).

9:28 Election commission refused to seal ballot boxes for early voting in Brest

On September 19, Sayrhei Vakulenka, an authorised representative of candidate Zmitser Shymanski, sent a proposal on sealing boxes, that will allow to avoid rigging during early voting, to the district election commission of Brest Central constituency #2.

9:01 Viktar Ivashkevich “It’s up to you to decide who you are”

“Every Belarusian citizen is facing a choice whether to moan in the kitchen, post comments on the net or to act”, vice chairperson of the Belarusian People’s Front (BPF) party Viktar Ivashkevich said.

8:51 George Bush had a meeting with Alyaksandr Kazulin during UN session in New York (Photo)

President of the United States George Bush had a meeting with former Belarusian political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin in New York, where a session of the UN General Assemble has begun. On September 23, the US President met with famous human rights activists and strugglers for freedom from different countries of the world.