On 24 July member of the Belarusian Popular Front Vital Karatysh was handed in an order to come to military enlistment office to be transferred to army today.

US President called on the US diplomats in undemocratic countries to maintain regular contact with opponents of the regime. George Bush said it in his speech in Washington on 24 July. The American president mentioned political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin, who has been in Belarusian prison for 2.5 years.

Apartment of Zhanna Papova, director of “Vitsebski Kuryer” printing house, was searched today morning.
The search was carried out by people in civvies. As it was found out, there was a militia major from Minsk Committee on Organised Crime and Corruption among them. A warrant for search was signed by the prosecutor of the region. Footage of the search was taken.

Three hours spent under age activist Stas Senakosau in Leninski disctrict militia station. Militia reported that activist pasted Young Front stickers. But Stas managed to inform his friends that he was detained just because he was wearing t-shirt “Jive Belarus” (Long Live Belarus). Activist was released when his mother arrived to militia station.
It was not first time, when Stas detained for “Jive Belarus” t-shirt.

Members of the organizing committee of the Movement “For Freedom” filed a complaint to the Supreme Court. The founders of the non-governmental organization believe that the decision of the Ministry of Justice dated June 19th is illegal. The Ministry denied registration to the Movement claiming its members had violated the legislation of Belarus. By such a denial the Ministry restricts the constitutional right of the citizens to form associations.

Today the husband of BAJ board member Aliona Sharamet received a phone call from the KGB department. He was invited to have a “conversation” as a witness in “you know what case we are talking about, the most known case at the moment”. The KGB officer told Mikhail Sharamet he had sent several summons to his apartment and did not receive any response. That’s why he had to invite him on the phone. At 1.30 Mikhail called his wife Aliona and warned her not to come home. After that the connection was interrupted. In a few hours we found out Mikhail’s location: KGB officers gave a confirmation to his lawyer that Mikhail Sharamet was in the investigation department of Minsk city and Minsk region KGB. He will be detained for at least three days, tomorrow morning he will be interrogated. In the morning the KGB searched the apartment, where Mikhail Sharemet was officially registered, for four hours. Now Mikhail’s 80-year-old grandmother lives there. The law-enforcement officers did not find anything suspicious but frightened the old lady.

KGB and police officers began to search Yuras Karetnikau’s apartment at about 10.40 a.m. Karetnikau is a member of the unregistered organization “Pravy Alliance”.
The police officers knocked on Karetnikau’s doors for about 30 minutes. When Yuras opened the door, they entered the apartment and showed a search warrant.

This March Paval Levinau, himan rights defender from Vitebsk, rendered legal aid to the journalists whose homes were searched in conjunction with the Minich –Marozau-Abozau case (the case of political cartoons which allegedly insult the honor of the Belarusian president). Those days Levinau managed to help many people but was detained when trying to help journalist Vadzim Barshcheuski.

A week ago the administration of Baranavichy State University issued the order for expulsion of the student Ales Krauchenia from the fifth year of the faculty of engineering. On 14 July the activist had to take his documents away from the university.