21:53 Refinancing rate rose to 35% per year

Since October 14, the National Bank of Belarus raises the refinancing rate to 35% per annum.

15:49 Minsk ideologists scare people ahead of gay festival (Photo)

A Minsk dweller sent BelaPAN news agency a copy of an appeal of the Leninski district authorities pasted on the advertising board near her house on 8, Rybalka Street.

15:24 Russian mass media: Belarus owes 100 million to Gazprom

Minsk was paying less than was due under the contract, justifying that by financial difficulties.

13:24 Uladzimir Baradach: They can enter oppositionist’s home, kill him under law and that’s that

A secret services officer, colonel Uladzimir Baradach, comments on scandalous amendments to the law “On state security bodies of the Republic of Belarus”.

12:49 What Qatar was promised in Belarus (For Official Use Only)

In addition to the so-called “Qatari island”, the new Belarus’ friends from the East would be given Kastrychnitskae and Petrykauskae potassium salts deposit, an iron ore deposit, land and much more.

12:43 Family taken to interrogation under gun

Oppositionist from Homel Kanstantsin Zhukouski went out on October 14and met officers of the Security Department armed with assault rifles.

12:29 EU makes a stand against draconian amendments to Belarusian laws

The European Union calls upon the Belarusian authoriies not to pass amendments which “restrict citizens’ rights”.

11:42 Teachers frighten pupils with foreign countries

Head masters of secondary school № 26, 28 and 29 in Brest press on pupils, who were planning to go to Social Initiatives Youth Stock Market in Lublin.

11:05 Belarusian ruble not just falling, it crashing down

The exchange rate of the Belarusian ruble to the dollar and euro is growing by several hundreds of rubles every day.

10:54 Ivashkevich fined 1.4mn rubles

The co-chairman of the organizing committee to hold the People’s Assembly has been fined 40 basic units (1.4 million rubles).

10:24 Welcome to North Korea (Photo report)

Since the start of the harvesting campaign, Hundreds of Minsk residents gather near employment centres at 5 in the morning to go to agricultural work.

9:37 Mikalai Statkevich met with his father

The meeting in the Shklou penal colony was held on October 13.