19:38 Participants of action of solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka beaten in Minsk (Photo)

13 oppositionists were detained near the detention facility in Valadarski Street in Minsk on November 24.

18:12 EC’s Commissioner: ”It is essential that Belarus remains a country without political prisoners”

Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner called on the Belarusian authorities to release political prisoners.

18:04 Participants of rally “MTS in Belarusian” detained

A rally with a call to was held in front of an office of MTS mobile service provider in Independence Street in Minsk. Protesters demanded services to be provided in Belarusian.

15:53 Contracts on distributing “Nasha Niva” and “Narodnaya Volya” weren’t signed

As for November 24, no contracts on distributing “Nasha Niva” or “Narodnaya Volya” newspapers were signed.

15:11 Government conceals disastrous state of enterprises

A number of Belarusian industrial enterprises work four-day week. It has been informed by the co-chairman of the Belarusian Radio and Electronics Workers’ Union (REWU) Alyaksandr Bukhvostau. The regime refuses to give information about the crisis state of the economy.

12:30 Yauhen Afnahel: “I think a new campaign of opposition persecution began”

The activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” was questioned in the Savetski district militia department of Minsk in a criminal case.

10:49 Heroes of Slutsk uprising paid memory (Photo)

On November 23, the cultural commission of the Belarusian Popular Front organised actions dedicated to anniversary of the Slutsk uprising.

10:41 Ministry of Defence against opposition in army: Zmitser Zhaleznichenka shortened leave

Activist of the Belarusian Popular Front Zmitser Zhaleznichenka will receive a short leave as late as possible by the order of the Ministry of Defence.

10:15 US citizen Zeltser cannot leave bed in Mahilyou colony

As the lawyer says, the state of health of the accused US citizen Emanuel Zeltser is “very bad”.

10:07 Participant of action “tribunal for Communism” detained by militia (Photo)

Activists of the “Young Front” organised an action in Minsk in the frames of the national campaign of penance “Tribunal for Communism!”

9:47 Demands to release Belarusian political prisoners heard in Kyiv (Photo)

On November 22 a rally with a demand to release Alyaksandr Barazenka and other Belarusian political prisoners was held in Kyiv.

9:38 Young activists arrested for distribution of sanctions “Nasha Niva”

Policemen detained 6 youth activists in Hrodna. They handed out independent newspapers “Nasha Niva” and “Nasha Slova” and advertisements of “Belsat” TV channel.

9:32 IMF doesn't grant loan to Belarus yet. Talks to continue in December

The regime of Belarus continues consultations with the International Monetary Fund on the issue of granting stabilization loan in December this year.

9:23 Police against rally of solidarity with political prisoner (Photo)

Police tried to disband a new rally of solidarity of young people who demanded release of the political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka held near the remand prison in Valadarski Street in Minsk.

8:47 No liberalization expected. KGB accuses independent press in extremism

ARCHE magazine’s editor-in-chief received a letter from the Brest customs, where copies of the magazine were confiscated. It reads that in accordance with the conclusion the State Security Committee (KGB) of November 5 issue 7-8 2008 “calling to extremist activity and its propaganda were found” in the magazine.