Politics

Another hearing of “Znamya Yunosti”’s suit brought against its former reporter Ales Lyaukovich has taken place in Brest Moscow District Court today.

Minsk Frunze District Court will consider the case of Sannikau’s press secretary Alyaksandr Atroshchankau.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s long vacations in Sochi could be connected with the fact that he expected Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin to arrive.

Poles are demanding to release political prisoners.

According to Ales mother, Ms. Larysa, her son has written to her to send him his health card and medicines.

According to the preliminary report made in Minsk on December 29, observers announced that the Belarusian election did not correspond to OSCE standards.

"Representatives of the Embassy will be present at the hearing without fail”, - said Vadim Gusev, counselor of the Russian Embassy to Belarus.

The United States regrets the fact that the Belarusian government has started the fist trials of people detained for participation in the Dec. 19 protest action

The Lithuanian President and the President of the European Council will meet in Vilnius today.