22:50 Charter97 editor beaten

Special police forces attacked the people who were trying to enter the Government building for negotiations.

19:15 Army and riot police crackdown protects in Minsk (Online coverage)

Several thousands of riot policemen were thrown against demonstrators. Buses with soldiers stand around the square.

18:12 Independent Media Sites in Belarus Reportedly Hijacked During Election

Belarus is holding an election today. This election is particularly important because Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, sometimes referred to as the ‘last dictator of Europe,’ has allowed a fair degree of freedom throughout the campaign, including giving free airtime on national TV to opposition candidates, during which they were allowed to criticize him without censorship.

17:53 Clinical event

Such voting results are impossible even in conditions of harshest dictatorship.

17:48 Belarusians have problems accessing Google

Thus, we have been deprived a possibility to sent news by mailings to our supscribers.

17:01 Nyaklyaeu promises not to persecute Lukashenka if the latter leaves his post voluntary

Presidential candidate Uladzimir Nyaklyaeu deliberately spoiled his ballot.

16:31 Whom do Belarusians vote for?

The website ucpb.org published the results of a social poll.

16:12 Radio Svaboda: Lukashenka has 37% of votes, opposition candidates – 44%

The exit poll is conducted by Russian Agency for Effective Communication INSIDE.

15:50 Six of the oppositional candidates called the Belarusians to the Ploscha (Square)

Democratic candidates for Belarus presidency will meet the electors at 20.00 in Oktyabrskaya (Kastrychnitskaya) Square.

15:19 Human rights activists and journalists' cell phones are blocked

Sociopolitical activists connect their phones being turned off with the authorities' wish to disorganize their work on the observation process.

15:13 The charter97.org website is blocked

Technical support service of the charter97.org website allows the possibility of the site being blocked by the state Internet-provider “Beltelecom”.

14:48 Unidentified users created fake websites in the .in domain

As our readers shared when trying to access our website they were redirected to a fake website charter97.in.

13:11 Adding a stack of ballots recorded

Observers recorded the fact of adding a large number of ballots by one person at the polling centre 22 in Novapolatsk.

13:09 Charter97.org website in Facebook

The webpage of our website is created specially for the case if for some reasons access to charter97.org is impossible.

12:33 Editor of charter97.org addressed PA OSCE observers

Today the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCRE has met with representatives of independent mass media of Belarus.

12:19 Russians being detained in Minsk

Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich was arrested in Minsk, two Russian nationals were detained in his apartment.

12:15 Divisional committee mistaken by 30 %

The election committee's figures don't correspond to the facts.

11:35 Makei afraid of Assange’s files (Photo)

Head of the Belarusian President’s Administration Uladzimri Makei had a meeting with Israel Shamir, representative of WikiLeaks website’s founder.

11:17 Kalyakin: Early voting should not be recognized

Ballot votes which are stored in ballot boxes do not reflect the real expression of citizens’ will, the politician is convinced.

10:47 Yarmoshyna: CEC members summoned to courts and prosecutors office on Monday

On air of ONT channel the chair of the central Election Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna stated that serious pressure is being exerted on members of the Central ElectionComission.

9:42 Authorities raised early voting turnout to 23.1%

Taking into account that those who vote early are supposed to be outside the country on the election day, 1,629,191 voters have recently left Belarus.

9:33 Andrei Sannikov: “We’ll protest on Square” (Video, photo)

“At 8 p.m. we shall come to Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk to defend our choice, our freedom and our right to live in a free European country,” the candidate for presidency stated.

8:42 KGB chairman: Oppositionists buy electric shockers, crackers and handcuffs

On December 18 in the TV programme “Map of the World” at RTR-Belarus TV channel, the Chairman of the KGB Vadzim Zajtsau made a statement.

8:42 Anthem of Freedom (Audio)

A joint project of 30 Belarusian rock musicians.