17:29 CEC’s enjoys a small triumph: only 8 appeals out of 51 are granted

The CEC has finished considering appeals of contenders denied registration as candidates for deputies. Only 8 appeals have been granted over the two days. The deputy chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front party Vintsuk Vyachorka, the leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic party (Narodnaya Hramada) Mikalay Statkevich, the head of Minsk regional branch of the BPF party Syarhei Salash haven’t been registered.

17:10 100 Russian journalists to arrive in Belarus for the “election”

100 representatives of Russian media are to go on a “press-tour” around Belarus on 5–8 September. They are to visit Minsk, Zaslauye, Slutsk, Salihorsk, and Barysau.

16:45 Vintsuk Vyachorka denied registration by CEC

The CEC has finished consideration of complaints against denials to register candidates for deputies. Only 8 complaints have been satisfied over the last two days out of 51, and 3 today.

16:34 Candidates of Kalyakin’s party work in the “Association of Belarus and Russia’s integration promotion”

The candidate for deputy of the Party of Communists of Belarus headed by Syarhei Kalyakin, works in the public association of Belarus and Russia’s integration “Togeter” (“Vmeste”).

14:45 Official Minsk discussing nuclear program with China

A delegation of Chinese nuclear specialists from Kwantung Nuclear Energy Corporation has arrived in Minsk.

14:39 Head of Homel BPF organisation Valer Putsinski: “We should have boycotted this “election” from the beginning”

Activist of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF), MP candidate Valer Putsinski, said he withdrew his candidature fro the “election”. Putsinski informed the Rechytsa district election commission about his decision on September 1.

14:33 Yarmoshyna calls Churov to lend a hand to her

The chairman of the Central election commission of Russia Vladimir Churov will take part in monitoring of the parliamentary elections in Belarus. The CEC chair Lidziya Yarmoshyna has told about that to journalists.

14:05 Lyabedzka’s apartment seized

On September 3, leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka a notice saying the court of the Tsentralny district of Minsk seized his apartment allegedly for his failure to pay penalty for participation in the European March organising, held in Minsk on October 14, 2007.

13:42 Official press refused to publish programmes of Lyabedzka and Bahdankevich

“Respublika”, an official newspaper of the Council of Minister of Belarus, refused to publish election programmes of MP candidates representing the United Civil Party.

11:56 Boycott to fraud and farce (Photo)

Calls to boycott the oncoming “parliamentary election” are spread in different cities of the country. New stickers and graffiti have recently appeared in Brest.

10:57 Yarmoshyna asks not to educate her: “It costs much”

Head of the Central Election Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna expressed her sharp reaction to a statement of a nominee for candidates concerning democratic character of the “election process” in the country during considering the complaints of unregistered candidates form Minsk.

10:48 Cheap and fake excuse

Work with electorate is just a typical excuse. Party members can communicate with the nation when they want, nobody is hindering them.

9:28 Salary of “MPs” ten times higher than ones of workers

On August 30, data on total income and property of MP candidates in the Baranavichy rural election district #7 were published in the 67th issue of the state-run newspaper “Lyakhavitski Vesnik”.

9:19 Pickets in memory of abducted prohibited

On September 3 the court of Leninski district of Brest dismissed complain of Andrei Sharenda and Vital Symonik against a prohibition to hold a picket on July 7, dedicated to the 8th anniversary of Dzmitry Zavadsky’s abduction.

9:08 Alyaksandr Kazulin nominated for Sakharov prize

Former political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin is one of eights candidates for the annual EU parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Though.

8:36 Such MPs will vote for bringing Russian troops into Belarus

Why shouldn’t we go to the falsified polls? Because this election is not for the benefit of Belarus. Because results of the voting don’t depend on an elector. Because if people go to the polls, it will be used for falsification.