17:07 Belarusian Foreign Ministry “upset” by Europe’s fidelity to principle

Belarusian officials believe that the ban on capital punishment is a too great concession from them to receive the Special Guest status at the PACE.

15:54 Anatol Lyabedzka: “Besides abolition of death penalty, the main condition – free elections – must be fulfilled”

Leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka represented the democratic forces of Belarus at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

15:15 Why does Lukashenka like capital punishment so much?

The Prosecutor General said an issue on “abolition of the death penalty is under the jurisdiction of the head of state”.

15:11 PACE’s decision was unexpected for Belarusian “MPs”

Valery Ivanou, deputy head of the “house of representatives” of the “national assembly” of Belarus, said the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was unexpected.

14:44 Zmitser Bandarenka: “Amoral policy can’t do good for people”

The coordinator of the civil campaign “European Belarus” welcomes a refusal of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to restore the Special Guest status of the Belarusian “house of representatives”.

14:28 Christos Pourgourides: Not a single oppositionist in Belarusian “parliament”

During the discussion on restoration of the Special Guest Status for Belarus the meeting was aboil with controversy.

13:31 Lukashenka’s “chamber” not allowed joining PACE so far

The Special Guest Status at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will be restored for the Belarusian “parliament” for a year only after a moratorium on the execution of the death penalty is decreed.

12:31 General Prosecutor’s Office promises to look for Zeltser’s documents for amnesty

The General Prosecutor’s Office of Belarus is going to clear up a situation with the documents necessary to include US national Emanuel Zeltser in the amnesty.

11:28 Batura: “Iran is one of priority countries for Belarus

Barys Batura, chairman of the “council of the republic” of the “national assembly” of Belarus, met with the head of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Ali Ardashir Larijani in Tehran today.

10:54 Men in sweatpants guarded Europe Hotel

Minibuses with secret services officers were standing near Europe Hotel where Benita Ferrero-Waldner had meetings with opposition activists and EU ambassadors.

10:18 Russia promises Belarus may face new problems with food supplies

The Russia’s chief health officer sums up the results of the “milk war” with Belarus and promised introduction of new technical regulations.

9:25 Scandal: General prosecutor’s anti-corruption report included deceased persons

At consultations on crime and corruption on June 19 for about an hour Ryhor Vasilevich was reading out names of officials who received plots of land illegally.

9:01 Moscow and Minsk on verge of new conflict: time to pay accounts

On June 23 the term offered by Gazprom to Belarus to pay debts for gas deliveries.