News on 28.11.2007

28.11.2007

Tatsyana Klimava: “Lukashenka can release political prisoners” 1

20:49, — Politics

Today a law “On Amnesty” has come into force. As a result about 3,500 convicted were released, including 1,682 persons from detention facilities.

Population census or the third degree? 14

18:09, — Politics

Draft law “On register the population” was adopted in the first reading by the “house of representatives” of the Belarusian “parliament”.

KGB searching hostel 2

17:17, — Politics

A room in the hostel at Polatsk State University, where Young Front activist Katsyaryna Salauyova lives, is being searched now. Youth Leader Paval Sevyarynets said it to the Charter’97 press center. As far as he knows, the room is searched by KGB agents. Katsyaryna Salauyova is a second year student of historical and philological faculty of Polatsk University.

European Triumph of “Free Theatre” 1

17:00, — Culture

The play “Jeans Generation” of the Belarusian “Free Theatre” is to be the last in one of the best theatre festivals of Europe, Munich Festival Spielart. The Charter’97 press-center has been told by the head of the theatre Mikalay Khalezin, how the Belarusian actors’ performance is taking place.

Nothing to boast with…

15:34, — Society

Belarus takes 64th position on the list of Human Development Index. According to the UN Development Program report on human development for 2007-2008, the human development index in Belarus reaches 0.804. “It is nothing more but a small shift within statistical error which is not absolute,” head of Mizes Center yaraslau Ramanchuk says. According to the economist, Belarus came up two positions higher a couple of years ago.

Actions against nuclear power station construction in Belarus

14:57, — Politics

Members of the “For Freedom!” movement have begun an informational campaign in Gorki district against construction a nuclear power station and a radioactive waste storage in their district.

Entrepreneurs writing graffiti «Freedom for Kazulin» 2

14:49, — Politics

A journalist of the state newspaper “Shakhter” (Miner) prompted a Saligorsk dweller to write slogan “Freedom for Kazulin” on the fence.

German concern refused to cooperate with Gomselmash

13:02, — Economics

German concern Claas refused to cooperate with concern Gomselmash in establishing a joint production of combine harvesters on the basis of harvester Lexion, General Chief Executive of the concern Valery Zhmailik said a t a press-conference held in Gomel.

Policemen reading «Ordinary President» 2

12:16, — Politics

On November, 26, KGB investigator Alyaksei Shaginau gave back a computer, confiscated from Svyetlagorsk dweller Svyatlana Mikhalchanka a month ago.

Katsiaryna Salauyova: «It resembled criminal series» 5

10:24, — Politics

As Charter’97 has already written, Katsiaryna Salauyova, Young Front activist, was detained in Polatsk on Sunday night. The girl was caught by unknown people in civvies and taken to a police department by force. The victim tells the details of her detainment to the Young Front press service.

Address of Relatives of Abducted Politicians and a Journalist to Prosecutor General 6

10:05, — Politics

As it is known, one of the 12th recommendations of the EU to Belarus is “holding due independent investigation or revision of the cases of citizens’ disappearance”. On October 30 relatives of the oppositionists abducted in Belarus, Zinaida Hanchar, Iryna Krasouskaya, Svyatlana Zavadskaya, Volha Zavadskaya, and their legal representatives Harry Pahanyajla and Aleh Vouchak have handed over to the prosecutor general of Belarus a document, based on public investigation of these high-profile cases.

National flags on Day of Heroes (Photo) 3

9:20, — Politics

More than ten national flags were hung out in the capital of Belarus on November, 27, Day of Heroes – the anniversary of start of armed struggle of Slutsk brigades of the Belarusian National Republic against the red Army.

Entrepreneurs will strike 1

8:42, — Politics

Presidential decree #760 is to come into force on January 1. According to the decree, only legal entities – state-owned or private – will be authorized to employ workforce. Nevertheless, more than 90 percent of entrepreneurs refused to register as legal entities – private unitary enterprise – even though the procedure was sometimes facilitated. Will they keep on their work after the New Year? What are the sentiments of entrepreneurs today?

Milinkevich: Lukashenka’s Belarus means also-ran for Europe 17

8:30, — Politics

Commenting the results of Riga conference “The Baltic States and the EU Neighbourhood Policy” held on November, 23, Alyaksandr Milinkevich said Europe regards Lukashenka’s Belarus as an also-ran, which is hard to have dialog on cooperation with.

Russia can put forward credit terms to Belarus 2

8:29, — Economics

Russia’s government technically can grant a credit to Belarus in 2007, Russian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin said Tuesday.