19:25 Without democratic reforms Belarus won’t become part of Eastern Partnership

The European Union notes: the country must have no political prisoners; the authorities are to respect freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.

18:22 Action in Minsk: young oppositionists demand to release political prisoner Barazenka (Photo)

An action in support of political prisoner Barazenka was held near “Belarus” department store in Minsk.

17:42 Editors of independent newspapers: “We are being played with like puppets”

“Narodnaya Volya” has been returned into the state network of distribution, “Nasha Niva” weekly is to be the next. However, other independent media are still under unequal conditions with state-run mass media.

17:25 Lukashenka: “We would like to become more active in Syrian direction” (Video)

Today Alyaksandr Lukashenka has met with Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji al-Otri who is on visit in Minsk.

15:53 Combing-out in Ministry of Internal Affaires: first generals and colonels dismissed

Four high ranking officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been relieved of their offices today.

13:51 Belarusian Vice Premier: IMF won’t dictate terms to us!

Andrei Kabyakou has made loud statements on International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan at a session of the “national assembly” today.

11:45 Milinkevich: Conditions of cooperation between EU and Belarus

The leader of “For Freedom” movement has sent a letter to Helga Schmid, Policy Unit Director at the EU Council Secretariat, a letter in which he underlined necessity to stop political repressions in Belarus.

11:19 Crisis hit industrial enterprises and Belneftekhim

Belarusian industry fells serious reduction in demand for exported products, the government admits.

11:14 “Financial Times Deutschland”: Dictator Lukashenka holds large-scale PR action

Economic changes in Belarus does not mean political thaw, “Financial Times Deutschland” writes today.

10:48 German human rights activists to Merkel: “Dictator must know about democratic Europe’s determination”

A human rights movement “Berliner Aktion “Demokratie in Europa” has sent an open letter to the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, with a call to help to release political prisoners in Belarus.

10:13 Deutsche Welle: Belarusian authorities continue persecution of oppositionists

Despite of the “liberalization” announced by the authorities, Belarus continues violations of human rights of politically active citizens. Detentions, arrests, dismissal from work and requests to grant political asylum aboard have become an everyday reality.

9:32 Young activists threatened with expulsion

“Young Front” activists Nastassya Loika and Tatsyana Shaputska are under threat of expulsion from Belarusian State University.

9:27 30 people carrying portraits of political prisoner came to detention facility in Valadarski Street (Photo)

A traditional action of solidarity was held in Minsk near the detention facility, where political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka is kept.

8:39 Lukashenka doesn’t want to join EU

“We don’t have such tasks to join the European Union,” Alyaksandr Lukashenka told in an interview to Agence France-Presse. The text of the interview was published on the official website of the head of state on November 27.