17:16 General’s Expensive Dignity

A trial has taken place in the court of Pershamajski district of Minsk at the suit of the head of the pro-regime writers’ union Mikalay Charhinets against journalist Alyaksandr Tamkovich and a private enterprise “Chas Navinau”.

16:53 Entrepreneurs are determined to act

In the run-up to the meeting of entrepreneurs the authorities are trying to intimidate organizers of the protest with the help of the tax police and department for economic crimes. Representatives of those agencies have arrived to the construction materials market of Zhdanovichi shopping center to a showroom of one of the applicants for the rally, the head of Minsk coordinating council of individual entrepreneurs Alyaksandr Makaeu.

The organisers of a meeting of the entrepreneurs which is to be held in Minsk on 10 December were invited to visit the City Executive Committee. Entrepreneurs Alyaksandr Makeeu, Viktar Kalei, Aleg Shabetnik and Viktar Kryvol met with Genadz Kurbeka, deputy head on ideology of the City Committee, and Raman Melnik, deputy chief of police of public security and special police of the City Internal Affairs Department. The officials suggested the entrepreneurs to hold the meeting on Bangalor Square. The action organisers refused flatly. They said entrepreneurs would protest only on Kastrychnitskaya (October) Square.

15:29 Campaign of solidarity with patriotic student

Today an official decision on Katsyaryna Salauyova’s expulsion from Polatsk State University was signed. Her group mates began to gather signatures in her support.

13:20 Workers rebelled

Workers of division № 2 of the plant “Zenit–Servis” (in Vileika) refused to work on 3 December, appealing to the abnormal working conditions.

13:10 EU follows "very closely" libel case against private paper Novy Chas

The European Union is following a libel case against the private newspaper Novy Chas, Cristina Gallach, spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, told BelaPAN.

12:20 Charginets in legation with journalist

Legal proceeding of the claim of Mikalai Charginets, head of the official union of writers, against journalist Alyaksandr Tamkovich and private enterprise “Chas Navinau” is to begin in Pershamaiski District Court (9 Talbukhin Street) in Minsk today at 3.00 p.m.

10:55 Police against EU?

Activist of the campaign “Jeans – for Freedom” Volga Gulyakevich was detained near supermarket “Brest” on 4 December. The girl was tying blue ribbons to telegraph poles along Newspaper Zvyazda Avenue.

10:36 Attempts to Control Internet

A draft law “On information, informatization and information protection” is to be considered in the first reading on December 12 at the regular session of the “chamber of representatives”.

9:55 Stanislau Shushkevich: «Russia wants to make Belarus its province»

In an interview to newspaper “Vovriemia.ru,” former chairperson of the Belarusian Supreme Council Stanislau Shushkevich commented on the events that had followed the collapse of the USSR, the present situation in Belarus, and the Belarus-Russia relations.

Gazprom’s requirement to pay market costs for Russian gas is considered “unjustified” by 60% of Belarusians. About 80% of them think that Russia’s actions towards neighbouring countries are not correct. These figures have been published a week ago by the Belarusian sociology center EKOOM. In the beginning of this week they were complemented by statements of officials.

8:30 Volga Kazulina: «Father will never crawl to Lukashenka»

As Aliaksandar Lukashenka remarked in an interview to Spanish newspaper El Pais on November 26, he can consider pardoning Aliaksandar Kazulin if asked by the latter.

8:21 Like “Guarantor”, like answers

About 1000 applications have been submitted for holding pickets against the social policy of the regime in Belarus. First answers have been received by applicants already.