The situation with freedom of mass media in Belarus is getting worse. Andrew McIntosh, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur on media freedom, told in an interview to BelaPAN. The Belarusian authorities may abandon all hopes for acceptation in the

A fest of worship of wonderworking icon of Our Lady of Budslau takes place in Budslau on 1-2 July. About 30 thousands believers from Belarus as well as pilgrims from Poland, Lithuania and Russia take part in the fest. About

Paval Yukhnevich, activist of the "European Belarus" civil campaign, is serving his 7-day arrest in the jail on Akrestin Street in Minsk since today.

Activist of the youth organisation "Civil Forum" Artsyom Zabaryn was taken to the Minsk mental hospital for examination after he had refused to answer questions of the KGB offices.

The Minsk local authorities forbade holding of pickets of solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin, former presidential candidate.

Russian gas prices have risen significantly, taking into account recent statement of new Gazprom CEO Viktor Zubkov, it is quiet possible that they will also increase for Belarus in the third quarter of the year. It seems that the Belarusian

Activist of the youth democratic movement Katsyaryna Manchuk thinks the reason of her expulsion from Mazyr State University was political activity.

Internet edition "Belorusskie Novosti" carried on Internet polling on the topic "Who will you vote for at parliamentary "elections"?" The absolute majority (about 50 per cent) said they are not going to participate in the "elections", which are to be

Democratic activists, nominated by opposition political parties for candidates for the autumn "elections" to the "house of representatives", are called to tax departments. Relatives of opposition politicians are checked, too.

A Mozyr dweller Khvedar Charankou who had been expelled from the university for participation in a protest rally against repeal of benefits, is to be taken to the army in two days after his birthday when he turns 18. He

The Lininski district court of Brest fined Ivan Stasyuk, activist of the "European Belarus" civil campaign, of 70,000 rubles.

NATO threatens the "union state" by deploying its military bases in cross-border regions under the aegis of counterterrorism, Mikalai Charhinets, head of the commission on international affaires and national security in the "council of the republic" of the "national assembly"

Alyaksandr Lukashenka obliged the Belarusian government to write letters to world nuclear companies with a suggestion to construct a nuclear power plant in Belarus.

An activist of the civil campaign "European Belarus" Raisa Kuprushyna was detained by police in Zhodzina when she collected signatures for Belarus' joining the European Union.