News on 22.07.2008
22.07.2008
Veterans interrogated in blast case: “I haven’t faced such humiliation from the times of death camp”
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16:16, — Politics
In Homel region policemen checked elderly members of oppositional parties’ implication in the blast in Minsk.
Lukashenka wants to have record of every Belarusian
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15:46, — Politics
Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed the Law on Population Register on 22 July. The law created a legal base for forming of a unified personal data record keeping system.
Was war criminal Radovan Karadžić hiding in Belarus?
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14:18, — Politics
Circumstances of a possible secret visit to Belarus by Radovan Karadžić can be cleared up in the near future.
BPF activists drafted to army collectively
13:40, — Politics
Ales Kalita, the leader of Moladz BNF, a youth branch of the Belarusian Popular Front, is to arrive to the military unit No.30151 in Fanipal for military service for a regular term. Kalita is to become a soldier for a year and a half.
Authorities to sell Druzhba pipeline
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13:11, — Economics
The Belarusian government issued a plan of privatisation of state property for 2008-2010. Among the assets, the state is going to sell the next year, are Gomeltransneft-Druzhba pipeline and Druzhba oil transporting republican unitary enterprise in Navapolatsk.
Disastrous lack of money
13:07, — Economics
Iryna Barkouskaya, head of the department of reforming of state ownership of the Fund of State Property of the State Property Committee, said the privatisation in Belarus was caused by necessity to “animate the economy of enterprises” by means of external resources.
Is “Long live Belarus” a slogan fearing regime?
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12:23, — Politics
Stas Senakosau, a minor activist, was kept in the police department of Leninski district of Minsk for 3 hours.
Verdict in Process of Fourteen affirmed
12:06, — Politics
The judicial bench of Minsk city court has upheld verdicts to activists punished for participation in the meeting of entrepreneurs on January 10.
Political prisoner Andrei Kim behind bars for 6th month
11:49, — Politics
21 July 6 months has passed since the youth leader Andrei Kim was arrested. The oppositionist was detained on 21 January at a protest action of entrepreneurs in Minsk.
Tighten security to be offered to Chavez to in Minsk
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11:15, — Politics
In connection with the visit of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to Minsk, a rather severe announcement has been distributed among dwellers of Zakharov Street in Minsk:
Zeltser to have close trial 30 July
11:02, — Politics
The Minsk city court will begin to hear the criminal case of US citizen Emanuel Zeltser on 30 July.
Property of Syarhei Skrabets’ parents confiscated
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9:36, — Politics
On July 21 Minsk city court issued a ruling to confiscate property belonging to the parents of the oppositional politician, the deputy chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Syarhei Skrabets.
Minsk film distributors changed plot of well-known film
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9:16, — Culture
Explicit scenes have been cut out from Ulrich Seidl’s film Import/Export (presented at Cannes Film Festival in 2007), screened in Minsk on July 17.
Chavez to come to Lukashenka on Russian tank
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9:08, — Politics
The exact date of the visit of Venezuelan p[resident to Belarus has been defined. Hugo Chavez to arrive to Minsk on a working visit on July 23.
90% of members of electoral commissions are “Belaya Rus” members
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8:24, — Politics
90% of members of the district electoral commissions in Smarhon are members of the republican public association “Belaya Rus”.
Authorities fear boycott: KGB searched Young Front office
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8:19, — Politics
The Young Front office was searched yesterday. Office equipment and informational materials, calling to boycott the parliamentary “elections”, were seized.





