News on 16.10.2007
16.10.2007
World has known about European March
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18:32, — Politics
The leading world news agencies Reuters, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse reported the European March held in Minsk 14 October. Television news channel EuroNews, radio and television broadcasting services Voice of America and BBC informed about the Belarusian March. The world agencies’ information the world editions published.
Democratic activists were met from the prison by Slovak Embassy Head
18:30, — Politics
Democratic activists Zmiter Barodka and Leanid Navitski, Mikita Sasim and Sviatlana Harahavik were released, from the remand jail in Akrestin Street 16 October on Belarusian Solidarity Day. The oppositionists were sentenced to 15 days of arrest ahead of the European March. The oppositionists were met by dozens of youth activists, relatives, human rights activists, journalists and Charge d’Affaires of Slovakia Lubomir Rehak. It should be reminded that Embassy of Slovakia represents the European Union in Belarus.
Zmiter Barodka and Leanid Navitski at large
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16:48, — Politics
Democratic activists Zmiter Barodka and Leanid Navitski and human rights activist Sviatlana Harahavik were released today from the remand jail in Akrestin Street. The oppositionists were detained ahead of the European March and given 15 days of arrest. When Zmiter Barodka was sitting behind the bars his wife Valiantina bore twins…
Dziady rally on 28 October
16:26, — Politics
Two applications of the Conservative Christian Party BPF (Belarusian Popular Front) for holding a rally and a meeting on 28 October were sent to Minsk City Executive Committee.
High authorities’ offspring can pay for their fathers
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15:03, — Politics
The persona non grata list for Europe can be extended with relatives of the authorities who are not allowed to enter the EU.
Zmiter Bandarenka: «We know where we moving to and what we aiming at»
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15:03, — Politics
Charter’97 coordinator Zmiter Bandarenka summed up the European March taken place in Minsk 14 October.
BPF gifts to orphanage prohibited
14:00, — society
Miadziel district chief ideologist prohibited the Belarusian People’s Front (BPF) party to make gifts to an orphanage. Since this spring the BPF party has been collecting things for orphans and sick children of cancer hospitals and departments. Miadziel refused from the aid - the refusal was initiated by authorities, not by the administration of the local orphanage. Vintsuk Viachorka comments on the situation:
Political prisoner Andrei Klimau quarantined in Mazyr colony
11:21, — Politics
One of the Belarusian opposition leaders, political prisoner Andrei Klimau was delivered from Minsk to a Mazyr high security colony. The transfer took three days, making the distance of 328 km - 7 hours for a train.
Democrats to be released on Solidarity Day
10:36, — Politics
Today four activists of the youth democratic movement will be released from the prison in Akrestsin Street after their preventive detention executed before the European March: member of the European March organization committee Zmitser Barodka, democratic activist Leanid Navitski, youth leader Mikita Sasim, human rights activist Sviatlana Garokhavik.
Solidarity Day in Belarus
9:46, — Politics
Today, on October 16, Belarus and the entire world mark the Day of Belarusian Solidarity. Actions urging the Belarusian authorities to release political prisoners and launch democratic reforms are to be held in European and American cities.
