15:45 Pensioners disappointed in Lukashenka

People praise the opposition and scold Lukashenka in public transport. Even pensioners, who have been a solid basis for present leadership of the country. It was necessary just to cancel the benefits to provoke such a reaction.

Results for year 2006 were obvious and predictable. The rigged election, mass arrests, threats and persecution of the youth – it all was as simple as multiplication table. The history wobbled, knotted, was full was paradoxes, so the results are also paradoxical, as the whole year and its characters. We suggest a version of the newspaper “Vybor” (Choice) of the results for the year. This newspaper was delivered to many mail boxes of Belarusians, including the mail box of Charter’97 press center.

11:39 Zmitser Bandarenka: “Officials understand that opposition is right”

Putin has simply bought loyalty of Lukashenka for the period of elections in Russia, and he is to continue the policy of “stifling” then. Belarusian officials understand that the opposition is right, and start to speak in favour of the European choice publicly, the Charter’97 coordinator believes.