18:53 Leader of Homel branch of UCP Vasil Palyakou: “Self-respect does not allow me to participate in this farce”

Long-term observers of the ODIHR/OSCE have visited Homel region. Beside meetings with workers of official institutions and election commissions, observers had talks with representatives of the democratic forces. And primarily with those who refused to take part in the “elections” as candidates for deputies.

17:48 Boycott has already taken place

Certainly, there would be a semblance of “voting”. Students, military men, collective farmers, patients of hospitals and many others will be driven to take part in early vote under a threat of expelling form the apartment, punishment, dismissal…

15:53 Artist Ales Pushkin seized computer during searching

Artist Ales Pushkin demands to return his things he was seized during the search in the case of Minsk blast. He sent an appropriate request to prosecutor of Minsk Mikalai Kulik.

15:33 Lyavon Barshcheuski: “We must demand new election”

“The authorities have screwed up this “election”, so we had to demand new date for the election and new election. We can achieve it only by breaking the plan of the authorities,” chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front Lyavon Barshcheuski said at an online conference at Radio Svaboda’s website.

14:40 Belarusian Security Council supported Russia’s war against Georgia

A sitting of secretaries of the CSTO Security Councils supported Russia’s actions on peace-enforcement of Georgia”.

14:17 CEC denied communists registration

The Central Election Committee dismissed complaints of four MP candidates in the Brest region.

14:00 Yarmoshyna charged with dissemination of lies

On September 3 at 3 p.m. the Central Elections Commission will consider letters of complaint of persons nominated as candidates for deputies in Minsk region, and not registered by district commissions.

13:41 The Market Will Punish Putinism

Mr. Putin has yet to learn is that capital does not respond well to extortion. Global investors are not impressed by economic threats to cut off supplies to vital customers. Indeed, they abhor the elevated "country risk" associated with political adventurism.

12:21 Ministry of Justice makes BPF remove white-red-white flag

An office of the Belarusian Popular Front was visited by a consultant of the department of non-governmental organisation of the Ministry of Justice Alyaksandr Kharyton.

12:05 Strange flirting with dictatorship

Belarusian experts say statements of Lithuanian Prime Minister during his meeting with the Belarusian PM are strange.

11:36 Youth demand really free and democratic elections (Photo)

Stickers with the call to boycott the “parliamentary elections” are disseminated in Minsk massively.

11:23 Teachers used for campaigning for pro-regime candidate

Before the beginning of the new educational year in Pinsk a plenary session of teachers of the town took place in the town’s House of Culture. More than 700 teachers and headmasters have taken part in the event.

11:15 International Federation of Human Rights: “Authorities ignoring opinion of people are illegitimate”

“Opinion of people should come first in democratic countries. If election is undemocratic, people have the right to protest in the streets,” Secretary General of the International Federation of Human Rights Luis Guillermo Perez told in an interview to the Charter’97 press center.

8:34 Gas cost will rise no matter what concession Lukashenka will make to the Kremlin

The Belarusian government has rubberstamped the key parameters of social and economic development of the country for the year 2009. Experts find these forecasts not so optimistic.

8:32 Rallies in support of elections boycott held by Belarusian expat community (Photo)

Belarusian expat community has staged a rally in support of the “parliamentary elections” boycott in Belarus.