18:29 The Times: Chavez tightens bonds with US foes: from Castro to Lukashenka

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez defends all kinds of rogues, the influential British newspaper The Times states.

15:57 Political prisoner Asipenka charged with terrorist attack preparation as well

Uladzimir Asipenka, a businessman from Vaukavysk, has been charged with terrorist attack preparation.

14:38 Lavrov: “Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan will join WTO simultaneously”

Russia says Belarus’s participation in the Eastern Partnership programme won’t compete with the country’s participation in the CIS, Eurasian Economic Community and Customs Union.

14:20 Usackas: “People in Belarus should have the same rights and freedoms we have in Lithuania”

The Foreign Minister of Lithuania said at a meeting with students and teachers of European Humanities University (EHU) that Lithuania is interested in Belarus to be an independent and stable state.

13:56 Ministry of Health doesn’t know how many Belarusians suffer from swine flu

Despite of the epidemic, only children under 2 with acute respiratory viral infection and persons who have a grave form of flu are tested in laboratories for swine flu.

13:25 Lukashenka didn’t permit dissident from Belarus to receive Polish award

Last week, the President of Poland awarded representatives of dissidents from the former Soviet Union with orders of Merit of the Republic of Poland.

13:17 NATO: Russia and Belarus military exercise hasn’t contributed to building up confidence

The West is concerned not only by the scale of the Belarusian-Russian exercise, but also by the fact that foreign observers hadn’t been invited to them.

13:16 Governmental institutions want independent media to pay for information provided

The main statistics department of the Brest region told Baranavichy-based independent newspaper “Intex-press” the former would sell information to the newspaper.

12:41 Iryna Khalip threatened

A well-known Belarusian journalist has received threats on email and on the phone.

10:58 Photographers of world famous media not accredited for EAEC summit in Minsk

Photographers of news agencies Associated Press, France Presse, Reuters and Belarusian newspaper “Nasha Niva” were not accredited.

10:45 Prosecutor’s office persecutes independent journalist

An independent journalist from Byaroza, Tamara Shchapyotkina, has received a summons. She is to visit the district prosecutor’s office on November 15 at 3 p.m. for “conversation”.

9:38 Political prisoner Artsyom Dubski denied release on parole

The arrested participant of the Process of 14 is still in cruel prison conditions and went on three-day hungry strike protesting against arbitrary behaviour of the colony administration.

9:04 Several CRRF CSTO military exercises to take place next year

In 2010 different agencies are to hold separate exercises in the framework of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force of the Collective Security Treat Organisation.