Time to win!

17:52 Sannikov is our President

Let us finally be outspoken: Lukashenka has not been the president of Belarus for a long time now; he is a usurper who cowardly destroys his strongest competitors with the help of his executioners. 

3:36 Jude Law and Kevin Spacey against dictatorship of Lukashenka (Photo, video)

World’s cinema stars joined a picket in London centre and expressed their protest against arrests of opposition members in Belarus. 

3:45 Belarusian revolution at Brussels Forum (Photo, video)

For the first time in the many years of Brussels Forum existence Belarusian issue has been among the key themes and was returned to throughout the forum. 

1:54 “Belarusian dictator will be forced to step down by financial collapse and mass rallies in the streets”

One should fight for one’s future, and not sit idly frozen by the fear of repressions, belives one of the leaders of the opposition. 

12:22 Families of Belarusian political prisoners appeal to Putin

The Russian Prime Minister is visiting Belarus on March 15. 

20:08 Zhirinovsky: “Lukashenka must stand down. Is he waiting for his death?”

“We have had enough of him. Not only Belarus has got tired of him, we all are fed up with him. Are18 years not enough?” Vice-Chairman of the State Duma of Russia said. 

10:45 Polish MPs: Lukashenka and his henchmen must stand trial

“One cannot deal with dictators,” the members of the Polish Sejm say. 

10:33 Shushkevich: Dictator understands only language of force

The European Union has a real possibility to bring serious pressure on Lukashenka’s regime. 

8:16 US Senators seek new sanctions against Lukashenka’s regime

A Democratic Senator Tim Johnson is seeking new sanctions against Belarus for its crackdown on opposition party members. 

15:37 How Beating of Andrei Sannikov Took Place. Eyewitnesses’ Account (Video, Photo)

Andrei Sannikov, a presidential candidate in Belarus, has spent already 50 days in the KGB pre-trial detention centre. There are almost no letters from him, and his state of health is unknown. 

13:43 Time to hit Lukashenko where it hurts

Following December’s fraudulent election, a brutal crackdown has only added further misery to Belarus’s beleaguered democratic opposition, civil society and media. 

10:47 Catherine Ashton: Economic sanctions will be imposed if there’s no release of people

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs said the conclusions adopted on Belarus were not the severest variant of all the options. 

9:26 Banks of Cyprus and Greece ready to support sanctions against Belarusian officials

This statement was made by Symeon Symeou, the Head International Banking Unit at Bank of Piraeus (Greece-Cyprus), at a meeting with journalists of Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, and Moldova. 

18:28 Sanctions imposed on Lukashenka, sons and 158 Belarusian officials

The European Union has reinstated the visa ban suspended in 2008 on 158 representatives of the Belarusian regime including Lukashenka and his sons. 

4:33 At night police came into flat of charter97.org website editor

Policemen and KGB officers entered the flat where Natalya Radzina lives, at 3 a.m. 

3:33 Andrei Sannikov was taken to the KGB, Irina Khalip is in the detention centre at Okrestina (Photo)

Candidate for presidency of Belarus Andrei Sannikov was beaten up by the riot police during a brutal suppression of the protest rally against rigging of election results. 

The Belarusians who demanded new democratic election without Lukashenka were met by the army and special police units. Candidates for President are arrested. 

3:05 "Belarus Free Theatre" demands to release Natalia Kaliada.

General producer of the "Belarus Free Theatre" Natalia Kaliada was detained after the brutal suppress of the peaceful demonstration against the falsifications of the results of elections on the Independence Square in Minsk. 

1:52 Belarussian and foreign journalists are beaten up.

During the suppress of the demonstration against the falsifications in Minsk in the evening on December 19 various journalists where beaten up. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

18:56 WikiLeaks: Lukashenka can't be corrected

Infamous website learned about the “political games” the Belorussian dictator is playing. 

16:41 Sannikov and Niakliaeu provided evidence of election falsifications

Candidates for presidency, Uladzimir Niakliaeu and Andrei Sannikov, expect fair assessment of the Presidential election from international observers. 

16:22 Zmitser Bandarenka: “My whole family and my friends will be on the square”

The politician called on the veterans of the special task forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany to come to the square at 8:00 pm, December 19. 

15:31 Ales Pushkin, an artist, is a political prisoner

Belarusian Free Theatre demands freedom for Ales Pushkin, an artist. 

15:25 Yarmoshyna says OSCE standards are “mythical”

The head of the Belarusian Central Election Commission (CEC) said the instructions of the OSCE/ODIHR on election assessment were not progressive and substitute the national legislation. 

15:04 WikiLeaks: Lukashenka's fortune estimated at 9 billion USD

WikiLeaks took the data on the Belarusian dictator fortune from the US embassy in Minsk report to the government of their country. 

14:48 Jude Low: «Live Belarus!» (Video)

A British actor, Jude Law, appealed to the Belarusians within the scope of Global Artistic Solidarity Campaign. 

13:48 Sannikov and Nyaklyaeu: “We’ll struggle until dictatorial regime collapses”

The presidential candidates held a joint press-conference focusing on the campaign evaluation and common strategy on the Square. 

13:26 CEC reports on 17.4% early voting turnout

17.4% of the voters on electoral registers have voted during four days of early voting. 

13:05 «Vesti»: Lukashenka drowns in the Internet

Broadcasting company “Golos Rossii” added a special project dedicated to the presidential election in Belarus to her website. 

0:06 Videoproof: Students are forced to vote

The students of Minsk Technological College sent out a video recording of being forced to pre-schedule voting. 

23:45 Andrei Sannikov: “Make your fist step toward freedom” (Photo, video)

Andrei Sannikov continues to attract full audiences in Minsk. These people will soon come to the square. 

15:54 Authorities forced “Autoradio” abandon campaigning for Sannikov (Audio)

Despite the payment for the campaign materials from the election fund, the radio station refused to broadcast them. 

15:38 Scandal revelations of Belarusian falsificator

Journalists learned secret technologies to conduct “fair elections” of the President-2010. 

14:17 AFN: Yarmoshyna let her guard down because of revolution spirit in the air

By the end of the election campaign the chair of the Central Election Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna finally gave up and lost political and legal vigilance. 

14:11 The seal on the ballot box has moved suddenly (Photo)

Human rights defenders do not exclude, that the ballot box has been disclosed. 

13:14 Siarhei Kalyakin: Elections in Belarus need to be cancelled

The coordinator of the “For Fair Elections” campaign called upon the voters to advertise the facts of forcing to vote. 

13:04 Grybauskaite called “Snob of the Year” owing to Lukashenka

The British weekly The Economist has conferred a title of “The Snob of the Year” upon Dalia Grybauskaite. 

12:19 Belarusians officials call Putin “narrow-minded”

Minsk finds impolite statements of the Russian leadership regarding funding Belarus by gas delivering.