16:20 French Foreign Ministry: Official Paris shocked by verdict to Byalyatski

Official Paris shocked by the verdict of the court in the case of Ales Byalyatski, a Belarusian human rights activist, and calls upon his release again, stated the official representative of the Foreign Ministry of France, Bernard Valereau.

15:39 To Moscow for a fair

Alyaksandr Lukashenka goes to Russia on a working visit, in order to sell Beltransgaz and be given cheap gas as a sop.

15:19 OSCE head calls on Minsk to release Byalyatski immediately

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis has expressed his deep concern about the sentence to human rights activist Ales Byalyatski and urged to release him immediately.

15:11 Human rights activists initiate process of Belarus’ expulsion from OSCE

Human rights activists initiate the process of Belarus’ expulsion from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in connection with the ruling of the court which sentenced Ales Byalyatski to 4.5 years’ imprisonment.

14:05 Sannikov is in prison outside Vitsebsk. Lawyer denied access to him again

A lawyer has been denied access to Andrei Sannikov in penal colony Vitsba-3 today.

13:52 EP President condemns sentencing of Byalyatski

Jerzy Buzek, the President of the European Parliament, condemns the sentencing of human rights activist Ales Byalyatski and calls on the Belarusian authorities to release him.

13:19 NHC: European leaders must demand the immediate release of Bialiatski

Ales Bialiatski, the head of the well-known human rights organization Viasna in Belarus this morning sentenced to four and a half years in prison and confiscation of property for tax evasion.

11:48 Ales Byalyatski given 4.5 years in medium security penal colony

He was found guilty and sentenced to 4.5 years in a medium security penal colony with confiscation of property. He also must pay 721 million rubles of damage and 36 million rubles of state tax.

11:42 No compensation for “burnt” deposits in Belarus

Neither banks nor the state are going to carry out indexation or any kind of compensation for depositors’ losses due to inflation.

10:57 Action of solidarity with political prisoners held in Salihorsk (Photo)

The action was organized by activists of European Belarus civil campaign and the UCP.

4:06 Police atrocity in Mahilyou

An activist of Moladz BNF Andrei Padalyak from Babrujsk has suffered from terrible police outrage upon personal dignity in Maholyou.