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  • Natallia Kaliada: «Belarus has more arrested viewers than any other country»
    18:48 Natallia Kaliada: «Belarus has more arrested viewers than any other country»
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    “Free Theater” presented a play “Legends of Childhood” in a private house in Minsk on October 19. The play was dedicated to democratic activist Paval Yukhnevich who was arrested then for 15 days.

  • EU welcomes opening European Commission Office in Minsk
    18:00 EU welcomes opening European Commission Office in Minsk

    The Local EU Presidency welcomes the signing of a decree on the approval of the Draft Establishment Agreement of the European Commission Delegation in Belarus to be negotiated by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valery Voronetsky.

  • Last dictator in Europe continues repressions for European March
    14:55 Last dictator in Europe continues repressions for European March
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    Democratic activist Paval Yuhnevich was sentenced today to 15 days of arrest by Minsk Central District Court. Only yesterday the activist left the special prison facility in Akrestin Street, where he had spent 7 days of arrest for European March organization, and he was convicted under two articles of the Administrative Code. Judge Liudmila Savastyan gave sentence.

  • Excluded from university for love for Europe
    14:08 Excluded from university for love for Europe
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    Democratic activist and human rights activist Sviatlana Harohavik was warned she could be excluded from Belarusian State University for participation in the European March preparation. A KGB agent came to the special prison facility in Akrestin Street where the girl was serving her term of 15 days of arrest, and said she wouldn’t go to the university any more.

  • 13:13 Does Lukashenka repeat nuclear weapon can get back to Belarus?

    Today in an interview to the Japanese information agency “Kyodo Tsushin” Aliaksandar Lukashenka again developed the idea of location of nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. Lukashenka was talking about nuclear war-head rockets within the USA plans on creating a rocket shield in Eastern Europe.

  • Mikita Sasim called to military enlistment office just from the prison
    12:45 Mikita Sasim called to military enlistment office just from the prison
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    Youth leader Mikita Sasim was called up for compulsory military service of Belarus. In Minsk special prison facility in Akrestin Street, where the oppositionist was serving his arrest for the preparation of the European March, the representatives of Baranavichy military enlistment office and KGB agents visit him.

  • Andrei Klimau: «Deported in Stolypin car through Homel prison came to Mozyr»
    11:57 Andrei Klimau: «Deported in Stolypin car through Homel prison came to Mozyr»

    Political prisoner Andrei Klimau sent a letter, dated 13 October, to United Civil Party head Anatol Liabedzka from Mozyr correctional labour colony № 20.

  • 11:29 Lukashenka authorized a European Commission office in Belarus

    With his decree, Lukashenka approved the project of the Agreement of Belarus and the European Commission on establishment, empowerment, and immunities of the European Commission office in Belarus, the press-service of the head of state told Interfax.

  • 11:18 Anti-Semitism, vandalism and ordinary loutishness 1

    The news of October 12 on the vandalism on a Jewish cemetery in the town of Babruisk got an unexpected continuation. At a meeting with Russian regions media journalists, Aliaksandar Lukashenka nearly accused the Jews of untidiness.

  • Political prisoner left in prison for a long time
    10:46 Political prisoner left in prison for a long time

    The case of “Young Front” leader Zmiter Dashkevich was brought to Shklou District Court. On the other accusation, the activist, already convicted to a year and a half, faces six month of imprisonment.

  • Milinkevich at Lisbon Summit: «Europe’s position towards Belarus is firm»
    9:58 Milinkevich at Lisbon Summit: «Europe’s position towards Belarus is firm»
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    “For Freedom” movement leader Aliaksandar Milinkevich took part in the summit of the European Peoples Party (EPP) held in the Portuguese capital. The former candidate for the presidential post had a range of private meetings with well-known politicians: European Parliament head Hans-Georg Poettering, PACE President Rene van der Linden, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, Tymoshenko bloc leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

  • Israel recalls ambassador to Belarus because of Lukashenka's anti-semitic remarks
    9:33 Israel recalls ambassador to Belarus because of Lukashenka's anti-semitic remarks
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    18 October Israel’s Ambassador to Belarus Zeev Ben-Arie was recalled for consultation in the connection with the recent anti-Semitic Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s remarks, Israeli mass media inform. According to Internet resource NEWSru Israel, Foreign Minister of Israel Tzipi Livni harshly criticized anti-Semitic Lukashenka’s remarks made at a press conference for Russian regional mass media 12 October. “It is the responsibility of world leaders to battle anti-Semitism, which rears its ugly head in various places around the world, not encourage it”, - she said.