21:51 March 25. Minsk. Dictatorship’s scare (Photo, video)

Thousands of armed soldiers of the interior troops were brought in Minsk on March 25. On the day when the country was celebrating the anniversary of the Belarusian National Republic proclamation, the authorities in fact imposed a state of emergency in the capital.

16:51 Freedom Day: opposition rally in Minsk (online report, photo, video)

Hundreds of riot militia officers armed with batons were thrown against peaceful Belarusians, who came to celebrate Freedom Day. People weren’t allowed to go the city centre.

16:22 “Young Front” activists called to enlistment office on Freedom Day

Activists of the Brest branch of the “Young Front” Ivan Stasyuk, Mikhas Illyin and Andrus Sharenda were called to the military enlistment office on March 25.

16:20 Vladlena Funk on rehabilitation in New York clinic

Emanuel Zeltser’s secretary is in the Unites States now undergoing medical examination.

16:07 Belarus’ Freedom Day is celebrated in New York, Berlin, Brussels, London and Rome

Events dedicated to Freedom Day and staged by the Belarusian expat community abroad are held over a few weeks. Events are held on week-ends before and after March 25, as this year the holiday coincides with a working day.

14:31 Artist Ales Pushkin painted The Independence (Photo)

Famous artist Ales Pushkin painted a work titled The Independence at the central square of his native town Bobr.

13:46 Minsk dweller ready to present her flat to Belarusian freedom fighter

“On one of the next Freedom Days I will chose someone from you, my dear young people, take to a public notary and make over my flat to you,” a Minsk dweller wrote in a letter to “Nasha Niva” editorial office.

12:20 Activists of Russian “Oborona” movement deported from Belarus

One of the leaders of the Russian civic youth movement “Oborona” (“Defense”), Oleg Kozlovsky, and some activists of the movement, were detained on March 25 in Minsk.

11:31 Viktar Ivashkevich: “Everyone has a choice: complaining in kitchen or demonstrating views in streets”

The Minsk city executive committee permitted holding a rally on March 25 in the connection with the anniversary of the Belarusian National Republic and the economic and political situation in the country.

11:28 Regime fears mass rally on March 25: oppositionists detained on their way to Minsk (Updated)

On March 25 oppositionists Kanstantsin Zhukouski and Syarhei Tifanau were detained in Homel, Alyaksandr Tsatsyra, and three young activists in Baranavichy.

10:26 Youth activists being pressed ahead of rally on March 25

One of the leaders of “Young Front” Paval Kuryanovich and activist of the “For Freedom” movement from Barysau Syarhei Salash were warned about administrative responsibility for participation in a solemn action on Freedom Day.

10:17 CIS secret services: Economic crisis may turn into social crisis

Secret services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member countries don’t exclude mass protest actions caused by the economic crisis are possible.

8:39 Heather McGill: «There is convincing evidence that tortures are used in Belarus”

The international human rights organisation Amnesty International estimates that as many as 400 people may have been executed since Belarus gained its independence, and tortures are still continued.

8:30 Tsesler’s painting “Generation P” removed by censors from exhibition in Minsk (Photo)

After a denunciatory; article in an official newspaper, a painting of the famous artist was removed from an exhibition.

8:13 Freedom Day celebrated in Belarus today

The 91st anniversary of announcement of the Belarusian National Republic is marked on March 25.