19:56 First letter from KGB jail prisoner Andrei Sannikov received

Today, on January 15, mother of the presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov, Alla, received the first letter from the KGB jail.

17:35 Ministry of Foreign Affairs objects to the allegations levelled by Belarus' Segodnya

Belarusian Ambassador to Warsaw Viktar Gaisionak has been called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland following today’s publication of an article “Behind the scenes of a certain plot” in Belarus’ Segodnya (the organ of the Belarusian President’s Administration), whereby Poland objected to the absurd allegations according to which Poland and Germany allegedly organised conspiracy against Belarus.

17:34 Chasteners at work (Video)

A video footage of the training of special forces preparing for dispersal of mass protest rallies has appeared on the web.

14:03 Germany refused Belarusian economy minister admittance to Munich conference

The commissioner for human rights and humanitarian aid in the Foreign Office of the Federal Government of Germany Markus Löning believes that it is necessary to extend the list of Belarusian officials against which sanctions are to be imposed.

11:51 Prosecutor’s office sees no problem in preventing lawyers from visiting their clients (Video)

The Prosecutor’s office of Minsk finds the fact that lawyers are not allowed to visit the KGB prisoners, to be absolutely normal.

3:23 Poland to respond to Lukashenka’s “incriminatory evidence” through diplomatic channels

The Foreign Ministry of Poland has called statements of “Sovetskaya Belorussiya” newspaper about the plot of Polish and German secret services whihch caused the post-election events of December 19 in Minsk “dramatic, propagandistic efforts on the verge of absurd.”