There are four main types of getting rid of “undesirable” persons in non-democratic society: assassination, prison, mental hospital and army. Only two first types were used in Belarus in the past decades now political draft is becoming a very popular form of repression in the country. For the first time it happened after the presidential elections in 2006 when during the summer draft several activists were sent to the army. It is well-known that there were numerous facts of breaking the law during the draft, including pressure on doctors by the members of special services.

This monitoring is prepared on the basis of tracking the situations and the development of events in the country after the beginning of dialogue between EU and Belarus. In this document we mention negative and positive fact that took place in the regions of Belarus in the period from the 1st of January till the 1st of July 2009.

The trial over Maksim Dashuk, activist of youth organization European Belarus is scheduled at 2.15 p.m., June, 1st 2008, in the Maskouski district court of Minsk (Gazety Praudy 27).
Youth activist Maksim Dashuk (under age) was charged with violations of the rules of serving punishment. This is article 415 of the Criminal Code, according to which Dashuk M. can face from six months to three years in prison.

On the 12th day of Hunger Strike of Solidarity it was stopped. Belarussian politicians: Aliaksandr Milinkevich, Paval Seviarynec, Viachaslau Siuchyk and other took responsibility for the future of Mikalaj Autuhovish and persuaded young people to stop their hunger strike.

At this moment 30 people participate in the hunger strike of Solidarity with Mikalai Autukhovich, Yury Lyavonau, and Uladzimir Asipenka.

6 members of the "Young Front" Nasta Palazhanka, Arcem Dubski, Jauhen Skrabec, Iryna Gubskaja, Mikola Dzimidzenka and Kasya Salavieva are having hunger strike in the BPF headquarters, the others – at home.
Nasta Palazhanka and Mikola Dzimidzenka who are on hunger strike from first day are quite week.

At this moment 30 people participate in the hunger strike.

6 members of the "Young Front" Nasta Palazhanka, Arcem Dubski, Jauhen Skrabec, Iryna Gubskaja, Mikola Dzimidzenka and Kasya Salavieva are having hunger strike in the BPF headquarters, the others – at home.
Today the participants of hunger strike were visited by Aleksandr Milinkevich the head of “Movement for Freedom”. In the second part of the day young people were visited by Jiří Karas, Ambassador of Czech Republic and Stefan Ericsson, Swedish Ambassador.

At this moment 29 people participate in the hunger strike.

6 members of the "Young Front" Nasta Palazhanka, Arcem Dubski, Jauhen Skrabec, Iryna Gubskaja, Mikola Dzimidzenka and Kasya Salavieva are having hunger strike in the BPF headquarters, the others – at home.
Participants of hunger strike were visited by Belarusian singer Zmicer Vaicushkevich yesterday late in the evening.
Young people think that they haven’t achieved their aims and are going to continue hunger strike.

At this moment 29 people participate in the hunger strike.

7 members of the "Young Front" Nasta Palazhanka, Arcem Dubski, Andrus Cianiuta, Jauhen Skrabec, Iryna Gubskaja, Mikola Dzimidzenka and Kasya Salavieva (joined hunger strike today) are having hunger strike in the BPF headquarters, the others – at home.
Illya Nagorny left hanger strike today.

At this moment 26 people participate in the hunger strike.

6 members of the "Young Front" Nasta Palazhanka, Arcem Dubski, Andrus Cianiuta, Jauhen Skrabec, , Iryna Gubskaja, Mikola Dzimidzenka are having hunger strike in the BPF headquarters, the others – at home.
Because of bad health state Andrus Cianiuta and Gleb Snorkin stopped hunger strike today.

At this moment 21 people participate in the hunger strike.

7 members of the "Young Front" Nasta Palazhanka, Arcem Dubski, Andrus Cianiuta, Jauhen Skrabec, Gleb Snorkin, Iryna Gubskaja, Mikola Dzimidzenka are having hunger strike in the BPF headquarters, the others – at home. In the morning in the office of BNF the water was shut down. It was impossible to get to now the reason of it and when the authorities are going to turn it on.