News on 14.03.2008

14.03.2008

Finance Minister hospitalize with stroke 45

18:15, — Politics

On March 14 overnight Finance Minister Mikalay Korbut was admitted to the Repubilcan hospital of the Presidential Property Management Department.

Belarusian TV gives its footage of protest rallies to KGB 8

17:24, — Politics

“Fabricated photos and blurred video footage of low quality are the only proofs in the criminal cases initiated against participants of the protest rally on January 10,” stated the activist of the Young Front Uladzimir Syarheeu, charged with organizing mass riot during a protest rally on January 10.

Ministry of Internal Affairs: there are many targets for terrorists in Belarus

16:49, — Society

There are many objects on the territory of Belarus that can be attractive for terrorists due to their explosion hazards, Alyaksandr Litvinski, deputy head of the main department on combating organized criminality at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said on the press conference in Minsk.

Strasbourg demands to release Alyaksandr Kazulin 6

16:30, — Politics

The Belarusian Week, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Belarusian National Republic ended in Strasbourg. Meetings of the Belarusian democratic leaders with members of the European Parliament were organised in its frames. At all meetings the European politicians spoke for immediate and unconditional release of former candidate for presidency in Belarus Alyaksandr Kazulin and other Belarusian political prisoners.

Andrei Sannikov: “Proposals of the West can bring Belarus to a new level” 2

14:38, — Politics

A member of the organizing committee of the civil campaign “European Belarus”, a diplomat Andrei Sannikov has told Voice of America about the prospects of the relations between Belarus and the West.

Alyaksandr Milinkevich met with Europe’s leaders 1

14:22, — Politics

The EU heads of state summit takes place in Brussels. The European People’s Party invited the heads of states that are not members of the European Union yet – Ukraine, Georgia, and Romania. Leader of the “For Freedom” movement Alyaksandr Milinkevich was invited from Belarus.

Price of Russian gas to be discussed narrow-format meeting 9

13:11, — Economics

Price for gas for Belarus in the second quarter of 2008 can be determined at the session of the “union” Council of Ministers on 21 March.

“Economist” about BNR: “A ray of hope from Belarusian exiles” 2

11:45, — Politics

The Rada of the Belarusian National Republic (BNR) exists for 90 years. But experience suggests that when governments-in-exile keep going, history rewards them, writes the British Economist.

Children of Lieutenant Schmidt coming to Belarus 15

10:39, — Politics

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has met with two British lords - Cecil Edward Parkinson and Timothy Bell.

Lukashenka takes care of his image at West take 16

10:29, — Politics

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has offered a well-known British personality of PR-industry Timothy Bell to work on improving his image of Belarus at the West.

Youth calls to express solidarity with Kazulin on October Square 9

10:21, — Politics

The youth of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) offers to express solidarity with political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin on October (Kastrychnitskaya) Street on 16 March and calls on democratic forces of Belarus and all people interested to support this initiative.

Traffic militia officers, organised human shield, not dismissed 3

9:54, — Society

Alyaksandr Mendzeleu, chief of the republican Traffic Militia, said the actions by the traffic officers were unprofessional and they had been dismissed in the connection with the accident. But as it has been found out, the people allegedly dismissed, know nothing about it.

Belarusian Authorities file a complaint for US to UN 15

8:29, — Politics

The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Belarus has sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, informing him that the U.S. had imposed sanctions against the leadership of the country. The Belarusian authorities warn that their retaliatory steps would be “harsh”. As we have informed, the reason for sanctions against the Belarusian regime is political prisoners in Belarusian prisons.