first of all, i have to say that ales bialiatski and his| to say that ales bialiatski and his friendsanguage and it has since constitutional trial. but the court declined, even here the resume broke the law. i hate to say it but this trial is a big shame, not only for belarus but the entire world. i still cannot understand how it happens that a noble piece when it put on trial and humiliated in prison. it is notjust wrong it is unacceptable. and we must all stand together to demand immediate and unconditional release of ales bialiatski and all political prisoners in belarus. i think this is the task of all democratic countries in this moment. might make you yourself, you are facing a trial later on injanuary. just explain to us what you are being put on trial for. i don't expect anything from this trial, it is a farce. not a trial. it would take place remotely and of course i will not participate in person. i don't even know exactly what i am accused of and who lawyers who are the prosecutors, i understand that lukashenko wants to punish me but he doesn't understand that the problem i

pavasaris, which translates from lithuanian as vesna bialiatsky monopolized everything in relation to alleged human rights protection of belarus and in fact money laundering and on the balance. sponsoring the destructive opposition in belarus in a criminal case, we are talking about the smuggling of more than 250,000 dollars allocated by foreign organizations for protests in belarus, despite the illegality of the actions of byalyatsky and the company , european diplomats came to support him today. true , they never entered the courthouse, trampled on the steps, expressed their tacit consent with their wrongness and went home, leaving bialiatski and the company alone, the court and the criminal code of belarus did not understand why they came. probably to take the first new year's photo against the backdrop of the court for a report in front of brussels and not only ksenia lebedeva andrei ivanenko and vitaly soplitsa tv news agency. and for those who hoped to escape from justice abroad, bad news in order to ensure national security and improve legislation. the head of state signed amen

jailed nobel peace prize laureate ales bialiatski has gone on trial in belarus.e and two others face charges of money smuggling. the men face up to 12 years in jail. bialiatski cofounded a human rights group which shared the 2022 nobel prize with rights groups from russia and ukraine. germany has joined a growing list of countries to impose mandatory covid tests on travelers from china which is facing a surge in infections. the eu recommended all member states follow the policy starting monday. china on the other hand is that the travel restrictions are discriminatory. health experts are concerned about how quickly another new covid variant is spreading around the world. the omicron subvariant xbb.1.5 is currently spreading rapidly in the united states. official data last week showed it accounted for over 40% of cases. scientists say it is the most contagious version of covid-19 yet. the world health organization says it has been detected in 28 other countries, mainly in europe. the subvariant was first discovered in october. earlier, dw spoke to dr. deepti gurda

the trial, they did it for themselves bialiatsky, began in minsk , she changed the stage to a monasteryastic attire of huminia paraskeva, the heroine of the new series of the belarusian super woman project, will complement the picture of the day with my colleagues. belarusian export fundamental issues at the meeting of the president new logistics and increase in supply volumes details in a couple minutes. improving the health care system and improving the medical facilities 36 minsk polyclinics were opened after a major overhaul, which was updated and added details in the heading, people need an additional pension. how many belarusians are ready to save up for themselves in the future, will we talk about the implementation of the new mechanism? awards to descendants medal for courage and the order of the patriotic war were transferred to the relatives of two belarusian soldiers . the return of military awards participated in the search engine of three countries. we will tell the details in the panorama. another action of kindness of the whole soul in these days, opening the door to the

six viasna activists remained behind bars, including the organisation's leader ales bialiatski.f arbitrary detention, raids, fines and administrative arrests ofjournalists. 28 journalists and media workers were behind bars on bogus criminal charges ranging from "insulting the president" to "treason" and "conspiracy to seize state power." olga dryndova is editor of belarus analysis at the university of bremen in germany. thank you very much indeed for joining us on the bbc. how do you view this trial?— view this trial? thank you for invitin: view this trial? thank you for inviting me- _ view this trial? thank you for inviting me. unfortunately, l view this trial? thank you for| inviting me. unfortunately, it view this trial? thank you for - inviting me. unfortunately, it was not much of a surprise for me because it has become a part of the pollution authoritarian normality, and not the first person being charged. what is special about this case is she is not only the leader of the pro—democratic forces in belarus but an international leader on it unprecedented level, it is unprec

who is alex bialiatski? he isa he is a six—year—old veteran campaignerfor human rights in belarus.rges again.— back on charges again. so those chara es, back on charges again. so those charges. what — back on charges again. so those charges, what exactly _ back on charges again. so those charges, what exactly are - back on charges again. so those charges, what exactly are they? believe it or not it actually rather hard to know, which says what you need to know about belarus. originally we were told they were being prosecuted for smuggling cash into the country. there was mention of tax evasion. now fellow members say what they�*ve been accused of is helping organisations or people who wish to engage in gross violation of the social order. if i sound vegan may be a little flippant about this, that�*s because for critics of the belarus government, in the end, it doesn�*t matter what these charges are. they regard them as totally trumped up and have one simple purpose which is to lock up people who are staunch critics of the government and the president. this is reflected in _ governm