Saturday
Dec252010
Belarus Updates: Head of Air Force Arrested
Saturday, December 25, 2010 at 10:41
1820 GMT: A second court hearing will be held on Monday for 11 Russian nationals among the more than 600 people detained after Sunday's protest in Minsk over the Belarussian Presidential election.
Many of those who took part in the protests have been sentenced to up to 15 days in prison. Russia has requested that its nationals be released.
On Wednesday, Belarusian authorities released press photographer Alexander Astafyev of St. Petersburg.