22:31 PACE monitoring rapporteurs express concern at Moscow violence

The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Russia by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have expressed their concern at the violence which followed the mass demonstration in Moscow.

21:52 Dzmitryeu, Pashkevich taken into custody for 10 days

The court of the Smalyavichy district heard an administrative case against activists of Tell the Truth civil campaign.

20:50 Kavalenka to be escorted from Minsk to Vitsebsk

An activist of the Conservative Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front Syarhei Kavalenka is to be transferred from the remand prison Nr 1 in Valadarski Street to Vitsebsk remand prison Nr 2.

15:02 Petition or pardon?

Lukashenka can pardon all political prisoners today, but he prefers to tell lies that it is impossible to do without petitions for pardon.

14:08 Statkevich does not hope for amnesty

Mikalai Statkevich, the imprisoned 2010 presidential candidate, has no hopes he will be released under amnesty.

13:57 Jefferson, religious freedom and Belarus

Last month, admirers of Thomas Jefferson laid a wreath at the Founding Father’s Washington memorial to mark his 269th birthday.

12:06 Singer-songwriters and their audience detained near Minsk

Musicians Zmitser Bartosik and Ihar Simbirou, who were playing a private concert near Minsk, as well as other 15 people were detained at Zyalyonaya station.

11:40 Martin Uggla: Lukashenka has less and less chances to deceive EU

Martin Uggla, the chairman of Swedish human rights organization  Östgruppen, commented on the refusal of the Belarusian authorities to allow him to the country.

10:34 Uruchcha district dwellers: “Riot policemen knocked down women and old people on their path”

Dwellers of the city district Uruchcha-2 in Minsk held a meeting last week on Russiyanov Street, where two blocks of flats for law enforcement officers are planned to be constructed.

10:20 Boris Nemtsov: “Putin is Lukashenka No. 2”

Crackdown on the protest rally in Moscow against inauguration of the Russian president-elect is a recurrence of the Minsk scenario on December 19, 2010.

9:42 13 Years without Yury Zakharanka

13 years ago on this day the former Interior Minister Yury Zakharanka was forcibly abducted near his house.

9:27 Europe’s Last Dictator (Full version)

The Minsk premiere of the film at Free Theatre premises ended with mass detentions.

9:09 UN gives Belarusian authorities 180 days for investigation of Krasouski’s case

The United Nations Rights Committee has passed a decision in the case of Anatol Krasouski’s abduction.