Mikhal Pashkevich, one of the leaders of the “Young Democrats”, youth organisation of the United Civil Party is sentenced to 7 days of arrest by the Tsentralny district court of Minsk.
The UCP activist was detained on 28 June near the Minsk railway station, when he was going to meet with his friend. Militia officers traditionally accused him of “using foul language in public”. The activist was detained after the UCP political council had chosen him as an observer in the Central Election Commission.

An explosion occurred in Minsk during the official Independence Day celebration. Allegedly a self-made explosive device with screws and bolts exploded. About 50 people were hospitalized after the incident near the stela in Victor’s Avenue according to reports from the ambulance service to the Charter’97 press-centre.
The injured with different traumas were taken to different hospitals of Minsk in period between 0.30 to 4.00 a.m. Majority of them have arms and legs wounded. Police officers stay in all the hospitals that have accepted the wounded. The health Ministry confirms the information about 50 injured who had been hospitalized.

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.
A report has been drawn up against the activist for dissemination of informational materials. Leaflets with information about the European Union have been seized. In a two hours Kuprushyna was released.

For the fourth time the Jewish community of Mahilyou has addressed the city authorities with a request to construct a monument in the place of mass extermination of Holocaust victims.
As the representatives of the community said, a corresponding letter had been sent to the toponymic commission of Mahilyou city executive committee on June 30. It is noted there that October 2008 is the 65th anniversary of Minks Ghetto extermination, BelaPAN writes. It was one of the largest ghettos in Europe.

Artsyom Lastavetski, Young Front activist from Baranavichy, who is serving 7-day arrest for handing out portraits of political prisoner Andrei Kim, was guarded to another trial from a detention center.
The court fined the Young Front activist of 40 basic unites, the young man also must compensate for damage to houses and administrative buildings. Artsyom Lastavetski was returned to the detention center after the trial, he is to be set free on 1 July, press service of the Young Front reports.