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” 30

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 33

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? 5

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 4

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? 6

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 12

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 6

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 3

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 4

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 2

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 11

8:19, — Politics

The Young Front office was searched yesterday. Office equipment and informational materials, calling to boycott the parliamentary “elections”, were seized.