News on 14.01.2008

14.01.2008

Jobless entrepreneurs offered to work as sewers and loaders

17:37, — Economics

Career fair for entrepreneurs was organised in Vitebsk by the city employment center. The entrepreneurs were offered to work as sewers and loaders for 300.000 rubles. According to the fair organisers, the objective of the event is to help people to find themselves in the situation and find a new job.

Beaten by militia girl got strong fine 8

17:32, — Politics

Katsyaryna Salauyova, member of the Young Front from Polatsk, accused of drawing political graffiti on the building of the Polatsk city executive committee two months ago, was sentenced to fined of 30 basic units.

Year of Missed Opportunities 5

16:32, — Politics

A statement of the Foreign Ministry on Belarus and the EU relations’ reaching a new level is an overt fabrication, the international coordinator of the Charter’97 Andrei Sannikov believes. “It is not clear what aim is pursued by the Belarusian Foreign Ministry by making such statements, as it can hardly be called a half-truth. It is an overt fabrication, and an attempt to paint a picture which does not exist in reality. Either the Foreign Ministry is trying to convince itself that everything is fine, or tried to show Lukashenka in word that they are working good,” Sannikov believes.

Deputy Director of BelaPAN Yury Shyroki died

16:31, — society

On January 13 a deputy director of the informational company BelaPAN Yury Shyroki suddenly died. He was just 36. The Charter’97 press-center expresses sympathy to relatives, friends and colleagues of Yury Shyroki.

Struggle for political prisoners goes on every day (Photo)

16:22, — Politics

A banner with a slogan “Freedom for Finkevich!” was hung out by the Young Front activists on a multi-storey dwelling house on Partizanski Avenue in Minsk. In such a way the Young Front members continue their everyday campaign on release of one of their leaders.

Patients of TB hospital went on hunger strike 19

13:44, — Politics

Patients of the Republican Tuberculosis Hospital in the village Navayelnya (the Dzaytlava District, the Grodna Area) cry for help. They live in awful conditions. All patients of the hospital have refused to eat today.

Arrests go on 2

12:26, — Politics

Syargei Parsyukevich was arrested for 15 days for participation on the unauthorised rally of entrepreneurs on 10 January. Activist of the entrepreneurs’ movement Syargei Parsyukevich from Vitebsk has had a trial in the court of the Central district of Minsk today, Radio Svaboda reports.

UCP can be closed down 4

11:43, — Politics

Claim of the Ministry of Justice concerning participation of the United Civil Party head Anatol Lyabedzka in the protest rally of entrepreneurs can become a beginning of the formal procedure of liquidation of the party. Yaraslau Ramanchuk, deputy head of the UCP didn’t exclude the possibility.

Authorities liquidate entrepreneurs’ organization

11:25, — Politics

Justice Ministry has filed a suit to the Supreme Court to liquidate the republican public association “Perspektiva”. In the report placed at the web site of the ministry on January 12 it is stated that “a meeting of entrepreneurs was held on January 10 in Minsk. Among others, the leader of the Republican public association “Perspektiva” Anatol Shumchanka has taken an active part in the meeting”.

Policemen seized journalists after an interview with oppositional politician 17

10:52, — Politics

After an interview with the member of the United Civil Party, an economist Pavel Danejka journalists Uladzimir and Halina Samojlava and a cameraman Valery Buldyk. After the arrest and search policemen confiscated their equipment.

Entrepreneurs: «Even more people come to the Square on 21 January!» 74

10:12, — Politics

Only two from six organisers of the protest of entrepreneurs on 10 January - Alyaksandr Taustyka and Viktar Kryval are out of prison today. “The entrepreneurs haven’t given up their efforts. The beginning was when six applicants for a strike for 10 December didn’t renounce their idea. They haven’t receded and stepped backward. This tendency is being continued. There were few times more people on the square on 10 January,” leader of entrepreneurs Viktar Kryval said in the interview to Radio Svaboda.

KGB searched apartment of Belsat’s journalist

9:48, — Politics

Officers of the local KGB department searched an apartment of member of the Belarusian Association of Belarus Syargei Padsasonny in Gomel on 12 January.

Detained Demonstrators Tortured by Cold and Hunger 1

9:02, — Politics

On January 12 human rights and youth organizations managed to bring food parcels to most of the convicted participants of the protest rally which was held on January 10 in Minsk. At 10 a.m. relatives and friends of arrested formed a queue near the entrance of the prison.

Prisoners of prison on Akrestin Street go on hunger strike 3

8:34, — Politics

Alyaksandr Makayeu, one of the entrepreneurs’ leaders was sentenced to 15 days of arrest by the court of the Maskouski district of Minsk. The prisoner has gone on hunger strike in protest.