News on 11.03.2008

11.03.2008

Campaign in support of political prisoner Andrei Kim held in Livejournal

17:55, — Politics

An online community dedicated to the political prisoner Andrei Kim has been created at LiveJournal service.

Authorities require European March organisers to pay 10 million rubles 14

16:47, — Politics

The authorities have increased size of material claims against applicants for the European March held in Minsk on 14 October 2007 – now they require to pay about 10 million rubles.

Bellicosity in Belarus 18

16:09, Tsotne Bakuria, “The Washington Times” — Politics

After the fall of Saddam Hussein, his henchmen were found carrying Belarusian passports, “The Washington Times” wrote on March 9.

Radzkou refused to examine claim against student’s unlawful expulsion from university 5

15:50, — Politics

Franak Vyachorka, member of the Youth of the BPF (Belarusian Popular Front), received an answer from the Ministry of Education to his claim against expulsion from faculty of journalism of the Belarusian State University (BSU). In particular, the letter says the claim of the expelled student had been sent to the BSU rector’s office.

Andrus Tsyaniuta: “This day Moskals on Belarus” 14

14:45, — Politics

In two weeks Belarus is to celebrate the 90th anniversary of proclamation of the Belarusian People’s Republic. The leader of the Homel Young Front branch Andrus Tsyaniuta believes that on this day “after 90 years of trial the Belarusian nation has a chance to get rid of the last yoke of Russian imperialism”.

Belarus’ Embassy in Washington tries to rebel 6

14:12, — Politics

Belarus’ Embassy in Washington tried to refute statements of US Department of State spokesman Tom Casey on participants of the recent meeting between OSCE countries ambassadors and the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The public statement says the embassy expects that the United States Department of State to disavow the statement by the press secretary.

Does Official Minsk Help Columbian militants? 9

12:55, — Politics

A 46-year-old British citizen Andrew Smulian, an associate of a suspected Russian arms dealer Viktar Bout has been arrested in New York. As well as Viktor Bout, he was charged with conspiracy for allegedly trying to smuggle missiles and rocket launchers to militants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Deputy head of presidential administration: “We are coming to deadlock” 49

12:09, — Economics

“We are coming to the deadlock,” Alyaksandr Papkou, deputy head of presidential administration, stated.

Independent journalists detained for “illegal” shooting

12:05, — Politics

A group of independent correspondents spent 5 hours in a militia department. Besides a colonel, ideological officers of the region executive commission spoke with them.

Syarhei Parsyukevich had hair cut and transferred to investigatory facility 6

11:54, — Politics

Lawyer Vera Stramkouskaya visited the activist of entrepreneurs’ movement in the pretrial detention center on Valadarski Street yesterday.

George Bush called refusal to release Kazulin “definition of brutality” 17

11:41, — Politics

Yesterday during celebration dedicated to Women's History Month US President George W. Bush paid tribute to women who have defied the governments of Belarus, Cuba and Myanmar. He honored the wife of jailed Belarus opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin, Iryna, and called upon Belarusian authorities to release Kazulin.

Russia won’t abandon export dues for Belarus 6

11:25, — Economics

The government of Russia has introduced for consideration by the State Duma the draft law on trade and economic balance adjustment measures in the sphere of oil and oil products export.

Taxes Raised for Rebellious Individual Entrepreneurs 5

9:29, — Economics

Recently in different regions of Belarus tax rate for individual entrepreneurs started to be raised.

“Sovetskaya Belorussia”: What is US Ambassador waiting for? 17

9:19, — Politics

Newspaper of the Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s Administration “Sovetskaya Belorussia” has touched a subject of imposing by the United States sanctions against Belneftekhim.