21:33 Wreaking havoc in oppositionists' flats all over Belarus: computers and leaflets confiscated (Photo, updated)

Mass searches have been held by policemen and KGB men in Minsk, Hrodna, Brest, Homen and Mahilyou at the places where democratic activists live. Policemen burst doors.

16:48 Demands to release political prisoners in Minsk (Photo)

A rally with a demand to release political prisoners was held in Minsk.

16:14 Documents seized from NOVAK sociological research laboratory

The media repot that the militia provoked a conflict in the office of Novak sociological research center and began to use force against the company staff.

15:21 Verdict to Andrei Bandarenka upheld

Today the court of review of Minsk city court in the case of businessman Andrei Bandarenka has taken place.

14:26 Borodin believes Belarus will recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Taking a decision on the issue is a matter of time, state secretary of the “union state” Pavel Borodin thinks.

13:02 Belarusian Ministry of Justice forbids calling firms ‘best’ and ‘first’

Giving firms names that may cause unfair competition is forbidden in Belarus.

12:49 Independent journalists summoned to police again

Natallya Radzina, Iryna Khalip, Svyatlana Kalinkina and Maryna Koktysh have been called in to police department of Pershamajski district of Minsk again.

12:17 Fax from Bishkek is not enough, Belarusian General Prosecutor’s Office says

Officials state the General Prosecutor’s Office of Belarus hasn’t received any official documents regarding the case of the ousted president of Kyrgyzstan.

12:06 Council of Europe Secretary General criticizes death penalty sentences in Belarus

Practicing death penalty remains an obstacle in Belarus–Council of Europe relations.

10:38 The Kyrgyz ask US and Russia to make Belarus extradite Bakiyev

Parents of the people killed amid April unrest in Bishkek are holding pickets near the embassies of Russia, the US, Kazakhstan, and Belarus.

9:16 Drivers again to pay for second tanker with Venezuelan oil?

The Belarusian government seems to have found who should pay for an expensive trip.

8:56 Belarusian minister of defense left for China for military contracts

An agreement on military cooperation between the ministries of defense of Belarus and China has been signed in Beijing.

8:40 Lukashenka skips across

According to Austrian journalists, Lukashenka's visit to the Alpes was outside the framework of the Austrian National Olympic Committee. It was "Casinos Austria" that was an inofficial cashier of the Belarusian dictator.