18:29 Lithuanian prime minister at last noticed threat of Belarusian Russian drills

Lithuanian politicians started to speak about this threat after the decision of the US not to place ABM defence system elements in Europe.

16:29 Dazhynki in Belarus: festival of collective farm kitsch (Photo fact)

Dazhynki-2009 festival– the so called harvest festival organized by Lukashenka’s propaganda – took place in Kobryn (the Brest region) on September 17–19.

16:09 International Federation of Journalists arrived in Minsk with monitoring mission

A mission of international organizations specializing on rights protection for journalists, freedom of expression and mass media development works in Minsk on September 21–23.

16:06 Russian Su-34 fighter in sky over Belarus (Photo)

One of Russia's newest military aircrafts, fighter-bomber Su-34, is to take part in West 2009 strategic exercise.

14:35 Political prisoner Autukhovich forbidden private correspondence

Friends of the arrested entrepreneur from Vaukavysk say they don’t receive his letters from the detention facility.

14:19 «Gazeta Wyborcza»: Lukashenka remains Russia’s loyal ally

An influential Polish newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza” writes about the large-scale military drills of Belarus and Russia.

13:37 Arrests of oppositionists at Dazhynki fest in Kobryn

Alyaksandr Mekh, the head of the local branch of the Belarusian Popular Front, was arrested ahead of Lukashenka’s visit to the town.

12:44 Truth about Belarusian death squad learnt in Washington

The play dedicated to the political assassinations in Belarus, and which had a premiere on the day of disappearances of Viktar Hanchar and Anatol Krasouski, appalled American spectators.

12:27 Colonel Paludzen believes there is nothing to apologize for

Brutal dispersal of peaceful opposition rallies is called “constructive communication” by Belarusian police.

10:16 Procuracy continues to persecute independent journalists

Journalist from Homel Aleh Razhkou, a member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists received a summons to the Homel region prosecutor’s office on September 18.

9:36 Mahilou penal colony ignores Artsyom Dubski’s condition of health

The colony administration doesn’t order hospital diet to him, though he suffers from gastric ulcer.

8:46 Another “short leash” for journalists being prepared

Belarusian journalists think the statement of the deputy head of Lukashenka’s Administration on creation of “code of journalistic ethics” is immoral when there is no freedom of speech in the country.