16:01 Pyatkevich: “Ideology is our life”

The first deputy head of Lukashenka’s Administration called on all ideological workers to treat people like family members.

15:12 4 years under “political” article of Criminal Code: Cartoon about illegal Belarusian Santa Clauses (Video)

Article 193.1 of the Criminal Code of Belarus (activity on behalf of unregistered organization) was mocked on the internet.

14:59 Martin Uggla: “I and Ambassador Eriksson are the only Swedes who talk Belarusian between ourselves”

Changes in the political line of the Belarusian government are too irrelevant and far from system level, Swedish human rights activists believe.

12:19 Deutsche Welle: Berlusconi has an eye for election fraud

The western media continue to discuss the visit of the Italian PM to Belarus and his meeting with Lukashenka.

12:05 EU High Representative: Position on Belarus remains unchanged

The EU still considers Lukashenka the “last dictator of Europe” even after Berlusconi’s visit to Minsk, La Stampa writes.

10:50 Amnesty International demands Belarusian authorities to release prisoners of conscience

The human rights watchdog has spread a statement calling to “immediately and unconditionally” release the participants of the Process of 14.

10:48 Ales Pushkin’s paintings were not allowed for exhibition in Sweden

The Ministry of Culture of Belarus allowed the famous artist to take only 3 out of 17 paintings.

10:44 Foreign trade negative balance is almost $6bn

Belarus’s negative balance of trade in goods has increased $710.2mn for October.

9:31 Medvedev’s words meant nothing: MFA ignored him

The Russian MFA ignored the appeal of Medvedev not to call the country “Belorussia”.

Sometimes it seems to me that a year ago Lord Bell was labouring under insomnia, and it made him to write an unsophisticated text. Since that time all European officials pass this text round before their visit to Belarus.