On 23 July the panel of judges on criminal cases of the Homel Region Court headed by Judge Liudmila Hrynko, amnestied Yauhen Yakavenka, a member of the Belarusian Christian Democracy , conscientious objector to the military service.

In his interview to the European Radio for Belarus Guy François Toukam told about the conditions in the Minsk jail, beating, prison food, racist jokes of cellmates and also noted having to pay $250 for 1,5 months of the ‘rest’ in Akrestsin Street.

The Belarusian dictator hired another lord to spruce up is image. A new candidate to save the country’s reputation has been introduced to public.

Ivan Kruk, a former deputy of the Astravets District Council of Deputies, addressed the General Procuracy of Belarus with an open letter, asking the Prosecutor General to ‘give a legal assessment to unlawful actions of the Astravets district territorial commission for elections to the local Councils of Deputies of the 26th convocation and bring the guilty persons to criminal responsibility.’

An activist of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Ales Halavan received the court verdict from the mailman.

Siarhei Trafimchyk, an activist of the For Freedom movement, received an answer to his complaint concerning an unlawful search of his apartment.

A new ambassador is to take charge of the Polish Embassy only in autumn.