17:10 Belarus. The Last European Dictatorship

In an article in the New Statesman in January 2011, Neil Clark wrote the following: “Belarus has one of the lowest levels of social inequality in the world. Lukashenko wins elections not through fear, but because he has delivered social protection and rising standards of living.”

16:47 Lukashenka is not trusted with tranche

Belarus will not receive another, the third tranche of the loan from the Anticrisis Fund of the Eurasian Economic Community, $440 mln, on time, which is before February 28.

16:01 Uladzimir Kobets: Belarus bought Slovenia's veto

The campaign manager for presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov comments on lobbying of Belarusian oligarch Yury Chyzh's interests by Slovenia.

14:25 Chyzh not on EU new blacklist yet

The EU countries added 21 Belarusian officials to the list of persons subject to sanctions.

14:00 Carl Bildt: We will look weak without sharp sanctions

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt mentioned the Belarusian issue at a meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels.

13:51 One more murderer, Bakiyev’s brother, hides in Belarus

Kyrgyzstan demands Belarus to extradite Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his brother, who was in charge of the firing of demonstrators in April 2010.

13:17 Andrei Sannikov: For our freedom and yours! (Video)

A short film “The Chronicles of Time of Trial” dedicated to presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov appeared in YouTube.

12:47 Belarus to be deprived of Ice Hockey World Championship?

The Congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is to revise a question on the place of hosting the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championship.

12:30 Money at blood

The Belarusian regime is trying to avoid sanctions with the help of lobbyists from European business-structures.

12:14 Svyatlana Chornaya lost 25kg in hunger strike

Svyatlana Chornaya from Minsk, who went on hunger strike protesting against the verdict against Kanavalau and Kavalyou, has lost 25 kilograms of her weigh.

12:00 Kavelanka's ideas live on (Photo)

A national white-red-white flag was noticed near the building on 27 Victory Avenue in Vitsebsk at 2:30 pm, during the trial against Syarhei Kavalenka.

11:58 Does EU contemplate imposing tougher sanctions?

Mass media inform that the EU postpones a decision on extending the black list of Belarusian officials to whom entry is banned.

11:38 Staff of Valadarka prison refuses to accept parcel for Byalyatski

Ales Byalyatski sent a postcard asking to pass him food, but staff of Valadarka prison refused to accept a parcel for him.

10:24 Free Belarus Now’s statement on the treatment of Sergey Kavalenka

Free Belarus Now is disgusted by the extreme mistreatment of the political prisoner Sergey Kavalenka.

10:20 Statkevich taken out for walk in summer shoes at -25°C

Maryna Adamovich received a letter from her husband Mikalai Statkevich, a Belarusian presidential candidate at the 2010 election.

9:56 Journalist Andrei Myaleshka “invited” to KGB

Andrei Myaleshka, a member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), waits to receive a summons to the KGB.

9:44 Slovenia shields Belarus oligarch from EU blacklist

Yuri Chizh, a big-time bankroller of Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, could get off the hook after Slovenia stalled the latest round of EU sanctions, prompting concern it is putting petty commercial interests before the welfare of political prisoners.