Relatives of people arrested for the December 19 demonstration in Minsk founded a public committee “Release”.

18:51 Poland plans to increase aid to civil society of Belarus

Poland plans to increase its aid to the civil society of Belarus. It has been stated by MFA Press Spokesman of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marcin Bosacki at a press-conference in Warsaw on December 29.

18:04 Charges brought against Natallya Radzina

Natallya Radzina, the editor of the charter97.org website, has been charged under two parts of article 293 “Mass riots”.

15:45 Lukashenka: Enemies are all around, and I won’t free hostages

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who is holding the position of the president of Belarus by force, has stated that he would not free the hostages.

15:14 Darya Atroshchankava: Sasha never complains

Alyaksandr Atroshchankau, spokesman of a presidential candidate in Belarus Andrei Sannikov, as many others detained after the events of December 19, is charged with organizing mass riots.

14:10 Charges filed against Iryna Khalip

Now the well-known journalist is under arrest.

12:29 Vladimir Voinovich: I wish you, your husband and all your friends to be freed as soon as possible

In his blog at Grani.ru website a famous Russian writer, poet and playwright Vladimir Voinovich has written words of support to Iryna Khalip, the arrested Belarusian journalist and wife of Andrei Sannikov, a presidential candidate.

12:05 Eyewitness’s report. If the vote counting is honest…

It was the first time under the year of Lukashenka’s dictatorship when I have seen the things I didn’t hope to see: most members of the precinct election commission # 49 in Minsk, located opposite the presidential residence, showed their decency.