News on 4.03.2008

4.03.2008

Judge couldn’t understand reasons for trying oppositionists 17

17:39, — Politics

A judge of the court of Chyhunachny district of Vitsebsk, Ala Bardzyukova, didn’t try the case of oppositionists Alena Zalesskaya and Barys Khamajda.

Banner “Belarus to Europe” in Minsk center (photo)

17:29, — Politics

Campaign of the Young Front “Belarus to Europe” is a three-month street marathon, started on 14 February on St Valentine’s Day, and goes through all towns of the country from the east to the west. After an action or a series of actions, a mass youth opinion polls is organised in each town. The theme of the polls is where the youth would like to live – in Russia or in Europe. The campaign is organised all over Belarus, it will last the second half of February, March, and April and finish on 14 May with national action of flying of national white-red-white and European flags. On that day the referendum on changing national symbols was held in 1995.

BPF asks to give site for holding national dictation timed to Freedom Day 3

17:01, — Politics

Minsk city organisation Belarusian Popular Front Renaissance (BPF) sent requests to administrations of the National, Kupala and Pushkin Libraries, and to administrations of the Belarusian State University and Belarusian State Pedagogical University asking to allow them to lend a room for holding the national dictation, which is to be on 23 March.

Lukashenka waived Golden Share 30

15:50, — Economics

Institution of a special right of the state to interfere with management of business entities (Golden Share) is abolished in Belarus.

Who responsible for destroyed EU flags? 4

14:55, — Politics

The Partyzanski District of Minsk refused to examine democratic activist Zmitser Barodka’s complaint on destroying by militiamen 100 EU flags, belonged to him.

Former police major arrested for taking part in small businessmen rally 6

14:05, — Politics

A leader of the movement of individual entrepreneurs, a former police major Syarhei Parsyukevich is arrested. This decision has been taken today by the prosecutor of Maskouski district of Minsk. Syarhei Parsyukevich was called to testify in the case brought up against him.

Andrei Kim’s criminal case taken to court 7

12:43, — Politics

A criminal case against political prisoner Andrei Kim will be taken to the court today. The activist of the organisation “Initiative” was detained during disperse of action of entrepreneurs on 21 January. He got 10 days of arrest for participation in the unauthorised event, and later he was guarded to the pretrial detention center and accused of violent acts against militiamen.

James Bond has become Belarusian partisan singing Kupalinka 15

12:19, — Culture

A Hollywood film director Edward Zwick has finished shooting of a film about World War II. A Hollywood actor Daniel Craig was starred in the lead role of a commander of the Belarusian partisan party. Daniel Craig was James Bond in Casino Royale film.

Arrests for Social Protest in Salihorsk

9:56, — Politics

Detained participants of the rally in Salihorsk have been sentenced to arrests. They protested against the social policy of the regime. Uladzimer Shyla has been arrested for 15 days, and Zmitser Banko for 3 days, Radio Svaboda informs.

Andrei Sakharov’s widow supported political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin 6

9:32, — Politics

Human rights activists from the whole world continue an action of solidarity with Belarusian political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin.

Khashchavatski didn’t pass censer 11

9:12, — Culture

No films by famous film director Yury Khashchavatski were included in the catalogue of Belarusian films. Yury Khashchavatski directed films The Square and An Ordinary President.

Does Medvedev go to Belarus? 25

8:40, — Politics

Yesterday Dmitry Medvedev has stated that his first foreign visit in the position of Russian president will be in one of the CIS countries. Most likely it will be Belarus, Russian mass media note.