17:24 How National bank fools us

The chairman of the National Bank Pyotr Prakapovich has tried to shift responsibility for a one-time 20% devaluation of the ruble onto the IMF.

Zmitser Khvedaruk, activist of the “Young Front”, who had legal grounds for determent, was sent to mobility forces in Zhodzina (the Smalyavichy district) right from the prison on Akrestin Street.

16:50 Mikalay Autukhovich: “As before, measure of restraint hasn’t been changed for me”

As before, a well-known Vaukavysk businessman and recent political prisoner Mikalay Autukhovich remains under home arrest.

15:42 Ivan Shyla stopped hunger strike

Ivan Shyla, one of the leaders of the “Young Front”, stopped indefinite hunger strike, he had begun in protest against his call-up for army.

13:52 Franak Vyachorka: Why I didn’t want to serve in this army

Franak Vyachorka, leader of “The Youth of BPF”, who was forcefully guarded to a military unit in handcuffs, wrote an article, published on the website of “Belorusskie Novosti”. Here is the full text:

13:31 Demand for dollars exceeds supply 15.7 times

Demand for US currency is growing in Belarus at a fantastic rate.

13:19 “Belaruski chas” newspaper faces $1,000,000 fine for information workers received

Vorsha meat-preserving factory’s general director demands weekly “Belaruski chas” to disprove article “Hashed beef as a wage”.

12:01 Human Rights Watchdogs: Police had no right to arrest Khvedaruk for rally held 9 months ago

The arrest of the “young Front” activist Zmitser Khvedaruk for participation in the rally held on May 1, 2008 is illegal.

11:30 Milinkevich agreed to subordinate Makei

The “For Freedom” movement agrees to join the public council, created at the Administration of Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

9:30 Liberalisation takes its course, but nobody abolishes use of handcuffs

Despite of having a legal determent, an activist of the “Young Front” Zmitser Khvedaruk has been found fit for military service and sent to serve 10-day arrest in prison in Akrestsin Street. After the arrest he can be sent right into the military unit.

8:33 Sidorski to meet with Putin: payments in Russian rubles on agenda

The Council of Ministers of Russia–Belarus “union state” is to take place in Moscow today.