News on 3.05.2008

3.05.2008

Alyaksandr Kazulin has meeting with his daughters on 3 May 2008

12:26, — Politics

Former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Kazulin has a meeting in the penal colony Vitsba-3 with his daughters Volha and Yulya on 3 May.

Israeli ambassador surprised that Belarusian militia can’t find and punish fascists

12:10, — Politics

Israeli ambassador to Belarus Zeev Ben-Arie doesn’t find it necessary to compare quantitatively facts of display of anti-Semitism in Belarus and the neighbouring countries, paying attention that such cases should be criticised and investigated more effectively.

Will US demand Belarus to recall its diplomats before May 16? 14

11:42, — Politics

The US has officially warned Belarus, that Belarusian Embassy in Washington and the consulate general in New York can be closed, like the US Embassy in Minsk.

According to militia, fascist swastika is not “disturbance of public peace” 24

11:26, — Politics

The office of the Belarusian Popular Front party (BPF) received an order to dismiss criminal complaint “on the facts on window damage and drawing inscriptions on office’s door.”

Baranavichy activists tried for attempt to mark Day of Europe in Minsk 2

10:23, — Politics

Yaraslau Hryshchenya, leader of the Baranavichy Young Front, activist Artsyom Lastavetski and Ales Pershak, detained ahead of Day of Europe, had administrative trials in Baranavichy on 2 May.

Alena Zakharanka: “We know when father was abducted, but we do not know when and how he died…” 11

9:05, — Politics

9 years ago, on May 7, 1999 a former Interior Minister of Belarus Yury Zakharanka was forcibly abducted not far from his house.

American diplomats leaving Belarus (Video) 25

8:40, — Politics

11 American diplomats are to leave Belarus on 3 May before noon. Four diplomats including US Charge d’Affaires Jonathan Moore, will remain in Minsk. On 30 April Jonathan Moore was given a list of US diplomats who had been declared persona non grata in Belarus and must leave the country within 72 hours.