Today, Minskers could see a picture familiar to last autumn - a convoy of special equipment in the center of Minsk.

In Babruisk, relatives are looking for people detained on Friday.

In the detention centre they were told that no, they were not brought to court.

Ihar Losik stopped the hunger strike. His letter to Belarusians (handed over by a lawyer):

“I decided to end the hunger strike. Why did I do it? Precisely of my own free will. I have not eaten for more than forty days, and I feel the strength and ability to hold out for more. But I was just shocked by an incredible wave of solidarity. And also requests from hundreds and thousands of Belarusians to stop, wait for our common victory being healthy.”

As “Viasna” human rights center reports, Olga Bobrova, the mother of five children, has been in the temporary detention center at Akrestsina jail since January 22 for hanging a huge flag in the Dana Mall. Today the court fined her 870 rubles (about 280 €).

Vitsebsk will have a new mayor. Vadim Zaryankin resigned “due to getting another job.”

His two sons were detained after the elections.

A taxi driver was beaten by riot police in Hrodna. Investigative Committee refused to initiate a case: “There is no corpus delicti”.

Alyaksey Lapa was beaten by riot police officers during his arrest on August 11. The man had many fractures and bruises, he was in surgery two times, one is expected soon. The first operation was carried out to a taxi driver in handcuffs. Meanwhile, a criminal case was immediately initiated against him under Article 364 of the Criminal Code (Violence against law enforcement officers).