16:34 Belarus's Property Management Directorate starts year of frugality with purchase of 4 limousines

Four cars Mercedes Benz S 500 L will cost the country 6.5 billion rubles.

15:53 Formation of Soyuzkali company cancelled?

The formation of the joint company, which was planned to happen by the beginning of 2013, is open to question.

14:32 Dzemidzenka: There was ice in cell

A Young Front activist was thrown into the detention centre after independent websites had reported about his detention.

13:53 Der Spiegel: New axis of evil between Iran and Belarus

Minsk may ship air defense complexes S-300 to Iran.

13:33 Mikalai Statkevich told about the provocation before the Square protest

The full text of the political prisoner’s letter from prison was posted at his web-site. It tells how he got into a trap in Niamiga.

13:29 Workers forced to work at Christmas

The administration of Vitebsk's Pershamaiski district sent a fax to directors of enterprises.

13:07 Vinagradau spent 66 days at Akrestsina detention center this year

The leader of Zmena Pavel Vinagradau was released from the prison in Akrestsina street this morning.

12:51 Parfyankou appeals against parole denial

An appeal against the decision of the parole board has been filed on behalf of the political prisoner.

12:46 Journalists detained in Smalevichy

Siargei Vazniak, Mikalai Patrushenka and three more people were taken to a police department in Smalevichy.

12:34 Prison censor took away Dashkevich's postcard

A censor of the Hrodna prison, where Young Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich serves his sentence, didn't allow the political prisoner to send a postcard to his friend Eduard Lobau.

12:32 Private businessmen are forced to sell hockey souvenirs

Companies based in Minsk were demanded to organize selling souvenirs with the attributes of the hockey world championship.

12:15 Ales Makaeu will go on trial

A civic activist Ales Makaeu may celebrate the New Year behind the bars again.

12:00 They forbid Alienevich to wear warm clothes in prison

Despite the frosts political prisoners are forbidden to wear a sweater.

11:44 Former riot police commander appointed deputy interior minister

The dictator relieved Mayor General Valery Haidukevich of his duties as deputy interior minister.

11:00 Political prisoner Frantskevich in punishment cell again

Alyaksandr Frantskevich has been thrown into the punishment cell for the third time this year.

9:02 Magnitsky's partner: Lukashenko pushing Russia to sanctions of EU

Belarusian dictator - the last person whose opinion on sanctions is to listen to the Russian leadership.

8:23 Chizh-owned Triple group occupies Minsk

The pro-Lukashenka oligarch easily receives attractive plots of land for construction in the Belarusian capital.