20:53 Alyaksandr Arastovich freed from KGB jail

Political prisoner Alyaksandr Arastovich has been released from the KGB jail under own recognizance.

19:03 V4, Austria, Germany condemn repressions in Belarus

The Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Four countries and those of Austria and Germany has adopted a resolution condemning the crackdown on the opposition in Belarus.

18:52 US envoy condemns Minsk's decision to close OSCE Office as mistake

Ian Kelly, the US representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), has condemned the Belarusian authorities’ recent decision to close the Organization’s Office in Minsk as a mistake.

14:35 Students made to sign petition condemning EU sanctions

The first petition was prepared by the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President.

13:50 Hoax about Lukashenka’s injury causes stir on Belarusian Internet

Fishki.net, a Russianjokes site, published a fake news story about an accident in Sochi that instantly spread on the BynNet.

11:20 Belarusian dictator has new advocate

A Ukrainian politician suggests not isolating the last dictator of Europe.

10:40 Zmitser Dashkevich’s case to be sent to court soon

Zmitser Dashkevich, the Young Front leaders, is to start studying the materials of his criminal case on February 15.

10:11 Jerzy Buzek stands up for Belarusian journalist

The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, called on the Belarusian authorities to free Andrei Pachobut (Andrzej Poczobut), a Gazeta Wyborcza correspondent and a member of the Union of Poles in Belarus.

0:52 President Komorowski still formulating response to journalist imprisonment

President Komorowski’s office has issued a statement on the prison sentence given to a Polish-Belarusian journalist in Minsk, saying Poland’s head of state is consulting with the Foreign Ministry and local community organisations on an appropriate response.