23:47. Riot police dispersed the people from the square and occupied it. According to the correspondent of Telegraf, people are leaving the square by groups or one by one.
22:57. Riot police went out again and built up in the ranks.
22:53. There are more than 30 cars with police officers, armed with rubber bullets and stun grenades, at Miasnikova street.
22:44. After a while Special Forces returned to the building of Government House.
22:36. Special Forces begin to swat on the shields, thus preventing the demonstrators. In turn, those begin shouting various slogans about police, including: «The police with the people.» It got to the blood. There are a few battered men.
22:31. Riot police, coming from inside the building, began to drive the protesters away from the doors of the Government House.
22:28. Several people were able to get inside the Government House. One gets the impression that candidates are confused.
22:24. The opposition broke one of the doors of the Government House, but it was blocked, and the protesters failed to get inside. Protesters began to smash windows in the side doors. Special Forces officers with shields are seen inside the building, but they don’t come out yet. Meanwhile, empty wagons began to drive up to Independence Square.
21: 52. Those, who began to beat the glass, were pushed away from the Government House. A few windows were broken. Police did not interfere.
21:46. Opposition supporters began to smash windows of the Government House.
21:43. Rymasheuski urged to go to Parliament to demand independent elections without Lukashenko. Oppositionists followed the appeal.
21:29. The police warned the opposition about the illegality of the action and that special treatment could be used against the participants of the rally.
21:29. The police warned the opposition about the illegality of the action and that special treatment could be used against the participants of the rally.
21:36. Candidates Statkevich, Uss, Kastusiou and Rymasheuski were surrounded by their supporters for their safety. Meanwhile the majority of participants is concentrated near the Red Church and is going to hold a rally there.
21:23. Opposition column came to Independence Square. Protesters are followed only by traffic policemen. No incidents.
21:19. Opposition activists have climbed up the KGB building columns and set white-red-white flags there.
21:10. The Belarusian opposition has decided to leave Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk and has moved forward in the direction of the Presidential Administration. Then the protesters changed the decision and went under the flags in the direction of Independence Square. Representatives of political parties, anarchists, environmentalists are among them. There was no fight on the square; all the actions are quite peaceful. Some people even continue to skate. According to rough estimates, there are about 15-20 thousand people there.
21:00. Protesters are leaving the square.
20:48. Rymasheuski called Lukashenko to the square. The oppositionists themselves have declared the establishment of the Board of movement «Free elections without Lukashenko.»
20:37. Rymasheuski made his speech after Sannikov and Kastusiou.
20:20. The protesters are removing the square stands «Happy New Year» and clearing it for the rally.
19:48. Unknown people in black clothes attacked the co lumn of candidate Vladimir Niakliaeu at Nyamiha Street. The unknown «put» the demonstrators, moving towards Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk, down on the snow, took Aerophones out of a bus and then left in two cars. No one was detained. Presidential candidate Niakliaeu was beaten to unconsciousness during the capture. He was transported to the office.
According to the latest information, Niakliaeu returned to consciousness. The headquarters is waiting for the ambulance now.
19:48. Supporters’ column of Vital Rymasheuski divided and people were walking along the each side of Independence Avenue. Oppositionists began to cross the road near the KGB building to get to Kastrychnitskaya Square.
19:40. The number of supporters of Vital Rymasheuski increased. About 500 people are now walking to Kastrychnitskaya Square with him. People came to Independence Avenue. Police do not prevent the march, the column is accompanied by a traffic police car only.
19:30. Meanwhile, Vital Rymasheuski rallied his supporters at the Railway Station Square, after which they marched toward the city center. As of 19:30, about 300 people were moving to Kastrychnitskaya Square along with Vital Rymasheuski. According to the presidential candidate, another opposition candidate for president Rygor Kastuseou gathers his supporters near the circus.
Pavel Severinets called for the release of the leader of the unregistered youth organization «Young Front.» Also, the opposition claimed that they had discovered «provocateur» in its ranks.
