18:37 All organisations of Minsk denied premises to Congress of Belarusians

On May 7 the Republican Art gallery in Minsk which belongs to the Artists’ Union, denied the World Association of Belarusians "Batskaushchyna" the premises for holding the 5th Congress of the organisation.

18:29 Sarkozy and Merkel wearing white-red-white bracelets “For Freedom” (Photo, video)

President of France and German Chancellor demonstrated their solidarity with Belarus at a meeting in Berlin on May 11.

17:25 Russian death squads «pulverise» Chechens

Elite commandos have broken their silence to reveal how they torture, execute and then blow captives to atoms to obliterate the grisly evidence.

16:10 Russian commando beat up Belarusian professor

An absolutely barbarous occurrence took place on May 10 in Minsk: a Russian special purpose troops ("spetsnaz") officer with 10 years of fighting experience in Chechnya cruelly beat up Professor Andrei Kalyada.

15:18 Putin panicking on Russian economy

Russia's prime minister Vladimir Putin even went so far as to order that unemployment statistics be kept as state secrets on a monthly basis and released only quarterly.

13:45 Lukashenka’s Belarus takes bottom positions in world ratings

The Legatum Institute has published its annual 2008 Legatum Prosperity Index for 104 countries of the world.

13:41 RNU attacks activists of “Moladz BNF”. Police pays no attention to that

On May 9 several teenagers in Navapolatsk, who call themselves members of the neo-Nazi organization Russian National Unity (or Russian Ethnic Unity) attacked girls, activists of the local branch of the “Moladz BNF” (youth organisation of the Belarusian Popular Front party).

12:53 Two participants of hunger strike of solidarity with political prisoners arrested before the parade

“Young Front” activists were detained when they left the BPF office to buy water.

12:48 Parade under white-red-white flags in Warsaw on May 9 (Photo)

On Victory Day, when Minsk decorated with portraits of Stalin was celebrating victory over fascism, Warsaw marked the fifth anniversary of joining the European Union and the 20th anniversary of democracy and free elections.

12:27 29 people on solidarity hunger strike to support political prisoners in Belarus

Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich has been on hunger strike for 26 days in the pre-trial detention center protesting against unlawful arrest. New opposition activists join the hunger strike every day to express their solidarity with him.

12:07 Lukashenka’s security service didn’t allowed oppositionists to Victory square on May 9

Presence of oppositionists on official events dedicated to Victory Day was considered to be “undesirable”.

11:40 Fight for release of political prisoners goes on (Photo)

Rallies of solidarity with political prisoners take place in Minsk and in regions of Belarus every day.

11:24 Andrey Mezin of Team Belarus named best goalie of world hockey championship

Andrey Mezin of Team Belarus was named the best goaltender of the World Ice Hockey Championship that drew to a close in Switzerland on May 10.

11:12 Mass detentions in Minsk center

Riot militia forces were thrown in Minsk center in the evening May 8. Many people, both opposition activists and passers-by, were detained.

11:11 Participants of hunger strike arrested for graffiti “Freedom to Autukhovich!”

Policemen in Asipovichy arrested Young Front activists Artsyom Dubski and Tatsyana Kasinchuk.

10:49 British tour-operator representative: two weeks in Seychelles cheaper than holidays in Belarus

The Europeans state Belarus still remains unattractive for tourists.

10:27 Franak Vyachorka threatened with criminal case in army

Pressure on leader of “The Youth of BPF” Franak Vyachorka, forcefully drafted into the army, has increased.

8:54 Police disbanded football fans with fire arms (Photo)

On May 9 shortly before the beginning of the game “Kommunalnik-Belshyna” a huge fight between fans took place.