Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned Nikolai Statkevich, Igor Olinevich, Yuri Rubtsov and other political prisoners. According to the press service of the head of state.

In 2014, the list of cities with the largest emissions of pollutants into the air from stationary sources traditionally topped Navapolack (52,000 tons). Followed Minsk (23,000 tons), Hrodna (10,000 tons) and Novalukoml (8,000 tons).

The head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate BOC) urged the peoples of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine to seek "spiritual unity". This was Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavsky, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus Paul said in his Christmas message.

As reported by the Belarusian tour operators, domestic tourism companies have experienced difficulties with the transfer of money to partners abroad through banks with Russian capital, represented in Belarus. So, for a whole week detained dollar payment via "Belvnesheconombank" one of the largest Belarusian travel agencies.

SP strike throughout Belarus suspended, but may resume at any time. This was reported by the coordinator of the organizing committee of the trade union of entrepreneurs "Together" Irina Yaskevich (pictured). She noted that the decision of entrepreneurs Vitebsk and Grodno to suspend the strike does not mean an end to their struggle for their rights, but only a transition to another form.