17:33 Council ended not having begun

Head of Lukashenka’s Administration Uladzimir Makei is offended that the so called Public Consultative Council was called a “dummy and declarative institution”.

17:18 Polish Foreign Ministry: NATO should turn attention to military maneuvers of Russia and Belarus

Once again Foreign Minister of Poland Radoslaw Sikorski attracts attention of the international community to the Belarusian-Russian military exercises near the Polish border.

16:47 Criminal case for “desecration” of Lenin’s monument opened against oppositionist

On November 7, on the Day of October Revolution, which is still considered a state holiday in Belarus, Lenin monument in Navahradak was poured over with green paint.

15:13 Investors do not trust Lukashenka’s statistics

Official Belarusian statistics doesn’t reflect financial state and operating results of enterprises.

14:00 Epidemic grows: 165 swine flu cases

According to official data, the number of A(H1N1) pandemic have increased by 63 in Belarus over the last four days.

13:47 Aidan White: “As long as journalists are repressed in Belarus, we will demand isolation of Lukashenka’s regime”

The International Federation of Journalists states that the European Union should adhere to principles in relations to the country where freedom of expression is absent, and journalists’ rights violated.

12:02 “Chamber” won’t consider changes to Electoral Code

On November 12 deputies of the “chamber if representatives” put on the agenda of the session four additional questions.

11:15 Aleh Vouchak: “Fact of elections falsifications is not denied by anyone…”

Lawyer Aleh Vouchak calls the answer of Prosecutor General Ryhor Vasilevich to the “address of 50” “a usual runaround”.

9:57 Teachers shocked: Half of schoolchildren absent from schools

Minsk schools stay half empty after two-week quarantine.

9:45 Vaclav Havel: Europe has unfortunate experience of dictators’ appeasement

On November 11 in the European Parliament in Brussels former Czech President Vaclav Havel delivered a speech dedicated to 20th anniversary of Communist regime’s collapse in Eastern Europe.

9:29 Another Belarusian recognized Prisoner of Conscience by Amnesty International

Amnesty International human rights organization considers Ihar Koktysh, who is in a detention center in Simferopol waiting for his extradition to Belarus, to be a prisoner of conscience.

8:57 “Cement war” to stir up between Lithuania and Belarus

The Lithuanian authorities say 90% of Belarusian cement supplies do not meet quality standards.