18:38 Minsk full of portraits of political prisoner Barazenka (Photo)

Announcement posts in the centre of Minsk were plastered with portraits of the political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka.

16:38 “Narodnaya Volya” appeared in news stalls (Photo)

The Ministry of Information assigned a one-time bar-code to the newspaper and “Narodnaya Volya” has appeared in “Belsoyuzpechat” news stalls today.

15:33 Subscription to “Narodnaya Volya” and “Nasha Niva” possible

On November 26 the independent newspaper “Nasha Niva” has signed an agreement with Belposhta, and now one can subscribe to the newspaper in all post-offices of Belarus. But there can be a delay with “Narodnaya Volya’s” appearance in kiosks (in Minsk in particular).

15:00 Emanuel Zeltser does not trust prison doctors

The US citizen accused for industrial espionage insists on examination by an independent doctor.

14:16 Is Paulichenka to quit?

Reports have been received that a notorious colonel Dzmitry Paulichenka, who has been recently appointed to a new position, is to quit the army.

14:02 Trade Ministry of Belarus: “Appetite for import of beer, mineral water and drinks is to be tamed”

The Trade Ministry confirms that the list of goods for which limitation of import would not allegedly influence the situation at the consumer’s market.

13:36 Free Theatre and Charter’97 won prestigious international Freedom to Create Prize

Winners of the prize, founded by ArtVenture international organisation and Article 19, human rights organisation focusing on defending rights of journalists, took place in London. Belarusians were awarded in the main nomination Freedom to Create.

13:25 Zhanna Litvina: “We shouldn’t be euphoric”

Though the authorities lifted a ban on the independent newspapers to be printed in the country and distributed via “Belsoyuzpechat distributing company, it is too early to put great hopes on future, the chairperson of the Belarusian Association of Journalists thinks.

12:22 Border guards didn’t want to let in Belarus oppositionist, restricted to travel abroad

Democratic activist Yury Karetnikau was got off the train Kyiv-Minsk by Belarusian border guards at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border.

11:35 Action of solidarity with Alyaksandr Barazenka have been holding near detention facility for a week (Photo)

A traditional action of solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Barazenka was held yesterday near the detention facility in Valadarski Street of Minsk.

10:32 Today is Slutsk uprising Day

On November 27, 1920 military action against the Bolsheviks, who attacked from the East, started.

9:38 Valery Shchukin: “Our prisons intended for humiliating treatment”

In recent years in Belarus the topic of total lawlessness in places of imprisonment is discussed rather often. Every year several hundreds of oppositionists get into detention facilities for so-called “sutki” (“days”) for alledged violation of public order.