News on 24.04.2008

24.04.2008

Vyachaslau Siuchyk got 15 days of arrest

15:47, — Politics

Politician and public activist Vyachaslau Siuchyk got 15 days of administrative arrest. The district court of Starya Darohi (Minsk region) adopted this decision.

Victims of Nazi repressions denied 3

15:38, — Society

The Central Election Commission of Belarus decided on Thursday to deny registration of the initiative group on preparing the draft law on Nazi repressions victims.

Authorities preparing another ballot-rigging? 26

15:10, — Politics

Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the Central Election Commission, has declared today proposals of the democratic forces on holding the autumn parliamentary elections, were impracticable.

Children weren’t allowed to go out due to accident on a nuclear plant? 17

13:01, — Society

As the Charter’97 press center has learnt from parents, whose children attend the Minsk kindergarten No 111, their kids were not allowed to go out yesterday. Teachers told the parents it was an order of the director, who had received a call from a higher-level agency.

Harry Pahanyaila: “New decree is economic slipknot round neck of public associations” 2

12:18, — Politics

“It is another economic slipknot round the neck of public associations. It will be hard to contest this degree someway,” Harry Pahanyaila, lawyer of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, said commenting on Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s decree No 533.

Ales Taustyka: “First fair trial in Belarus will be held over ensign Dulub” 10

11:02, — Politics

“The first trial in the democratic Belarus will be held over ensign Dulub, who had not only abused his power by beating up Syarhei Parsyukevich and insulting other political prisoners in Akrestsin Street, but later appeared for the prosecution in the court,” said one of the leaders of the entrepreneurs’ movement of Belarus Ales Taustyka to the Charter’97 press-center, commenting on yesterday’s harsh verdict to Syarhei Parsyukevich.

Actions demanding to release political prisoners immediately took place in Minsk (Video) 6

10:18, — Politics

Actions of solidarity with political prisoners Syarhei Parsyukevich, Andrei Kim and Alyaksandr Kazulin as well as with others convicted oppositionists at the trial of 14 were held yesterday in Minsk by activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus.”

Milinkevich called to prosecutor’s office

9:36, — Politics

Alyaksandr Milinkevich, leader of the organising committee of the “For Freedom” movement, former presidential candidate, is called to the prosecutor’s of Minsk.

Authorities insist only 5 U.S. diplomats stay in Belarus 12

9:03, — Politics

U.S. embassy in Belarus is offered by 30 April to give a list of 5 American diplomats, staying to work in Belarus.

1000 organisations on edge of closing 7

8:56, — Politics

Today the decree under which the rent for premises for non-governmental organisations which are not engaged in businesses activities is increased by 10 times comes into force.