16:07 National Human Rights Awards presented (Photo, video)

Charter’97 has granted National Human Rights Award 2008 to human rights activists and former political prisoners. Prize “For Personal Courage” is given to Alyaksandr Barazenka, Andrei Kim, Syarhei Parsyukevich, and Halina Yubko.

14:01 Emanuel Zeltser’s counsel filed complaint to UN Human Rights Committee

On December 22, a complaint alleging the Belarusian authorities violate civil and political right of US citizen Emanuel Zeltser serving a three-year term of imprisonment was filed to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

13:00 Lukashenka: Businessmen are threat to our stability

Alyaksandr Lukashenka finds the work of the government in regulating individual entrepreneurship activities in the country ineffective.

12:19 Franak Vyachorka: “I was arrested by officers of president’s security service”

“An order to detain me was received from above,” the leader of “The Youth of the BPF” told in an interview to the Charter’97 press center.

12:01 In response to US missile shield in Europe Russia can deploy Topols in Belarus

One of the responses of Russia to deployment of elements of the US missile shield in Europe could be placing Topol complexes in Belarus.

9:48 Gas price remain secret after negotiations of Lukashenka and Medvedev (Video)

Dmitry Medvedev and Alyaksandr Lukashenka agreed on principles of Russian gas supplies to Belarus in 2009, Natalya Timakova, press secretary of the Russian president, said after the negotiations of the leaders of the two countries.

9:28 Problems of entrepreneurs to be discussed in Lukashenka’s Administration in their absence

A session on entrepreneurial activity is to take place in Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s Administration today.

8:40 Result of negotiations in Moscow: Gas price is “comparable to European one”, loan not given yet

The results of the talks between Alexander Lukashenka and Dmitry Medvedev are kept secret. But mass media are learning some details: what the gas price for Belarus would be and whether Russia would give 3.5 billion dollar loan.