News on 7.10.2008

7.10.2008

Revival of Belarus started with Dzyady (Photo, video) 1

17:56, — Politics

The memorial march and meeting dedicated to Dzyady, the All Saints or the day when Belarusians commemorate their deceased forefathers, is to be held on November 2 in Minsk. This year the 20th anniversary of the first nation-wide rally is marked. This rally was the beginning of Revival in Belarus.

Statkevich: West shouldn’t rush when lifting sanctions against Belarus 1

15:23, — Politics

The leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada) Mikalay Statkevich has stated that at present organizing a dialogue with the West is beneficial only for the Belarusian regime.

Is Kazulin’s conviction overturned?

15:14, — Politics

The deputy chairman of the citizenship and migration department Alyaksei Byahun has stated that the conviction of the former political Alyaksandr Kazulin has been removed from official records.

Lukashenka: “To allow count votes means humiliate Belarusian people” (Video) 16

14:42, — Politics

Alyaksandr Lukashenka says the “parliamentary elections” can influence the development of a dialog with the West, but calls not to have illusions about the possibilities for this.

Solana wants to discuss “disappointing elections” with Martynau

14:37, — Politics

Head of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affaires Syarhei Martynau, is to discuss fulfilling of OSCE/ODIHR recommendations with the representatives of the European institutions on the invitation of EU’s High Representative Javier Solana.

Andrei Sannikov: “That mustn’t be secret agreements with regime” 1

13:51, — Politics

The leader of the civil campaign “European Belarus” comments on the visit of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Alexander Stubb and invitation of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry head to the session of the EU foreign Ministers.

Miron thanked for boycott of “elections” 2

10:31, — Politics

A white-red-white national flag appeared on the roof of a five-storey house in Gorky Street in Vitsebsk at 10 in the evening yesterday.

Policemen haven’t been punished for assault and battery causing death (Photo) 14

10:21, — society

The court hasn’t brought to account policemen of Babrujsk pre-trial detention centre who had clubbed Dzyanis Klimachou to death, as… criminal prosecution period of limitation was over.

Lukashenka and Putin haven’t made a bargain: price for gas not defined 8

9:28, — Politics

Yesterday Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Minsk. He met with Alyaksandr Lukashenka. According to the Russian newspaper “Kommersant”, talks on the Russian loan and gas price haven’t taken tangible effect.

Sensation: List of members of Belarusian “parliament” was made beforehand 34

8:53, — Politics

There are reliable data that the results of the recent “parliamentary elections” in Belarus were rigged. Belarusian independent media received a list of names of probable members of the new “parliament” some days before the “elections”. After the results of the “election” were announced, it was found out that absolute majority of the people from this list got into the “parliament”.