News on 27.08.2008

27.08.2008

BATE Barysau reached group stage of Champions League! (Photo, video) 21

21:27, — Sport

BATE held Bulgarian Levski to a 1-1 draw on 27 August in Barysau for a 2:1 on aggregate. BATE Barysau is the first Belarusian club to reach the group stage of the Champions League. CONGRATULATIONS!

Criminal case opened against candidate for deputy Karetnikau 4

16:58, — Politics

On august 26 oppositional activists Yury Karetnikau found out that a criminal action had been brought up against him.

Russian ambassador pressing on official Minsk 44

16:39, — Politics

Russia counts that Belarus, being the closest ally, will recognise independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Aleksandr Surikov said on Wednesday.

“Statement saying there are no political prisoners is treachery of us!” 4

15:57, — Politics

A number of statements saying there remains no political prisoners in Belarus after release of Kazulin, Kim and Parsyukevich has increased lately. Participants of the trial of 14, sentence on them has recently come in force.

Employees of RelSoft firm interrogated in blast case

14:44, — hi-tech

On August 26 policemen interrogated workers of a computer firm RelSoft in Minsk blast case.

EU shouldn't lift sanctions against Belarusian regime 4

14:27, — Politics

Former political prisoners don’t think their release is a ground of reviewing EU’s positions towards Belarus.

Minsk says: “Boycott!” (Photo) 2

13:12, — Politics

Young people more and more actively shows its attitude to the “parliamentary electiosn” planned on September 28.

Christian democrats questioned in blast case

12:58, — Politics

Officers of criminal investigation questioned leaders of the organising committee on creation a civil organisation “Belarusian Christian Democracy” (BCD) in the case of 4 July blast in Minsk.

KGB puts pressure on member on Volha Kazulina’s initiative group 1

12:45, — Politics

Yana Palyakova, a member of the initiative group for collection of signatures in support of Volha Kazulina’s nomination as a candidate for deputy, has addressed the press-service of the former political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin.

Kalyakin: “Our country gained independence in rather strange way” 45

12:10, — Politics

Leader of the Party of Communists of Belarus Syarhei Kalyakin is the only of the leaders of the United Democratic Forces, who supported proclamation of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Presentation of a film «Freedom Day” took place in Minsk 5

11:46, — Politics

A presentation of a documentary “Freedom Day” by Yury Khashchavatski and Uladzimer Arlou has taken place in the headquarters of the Belarusian Popular Front.

Democratic candidate Syarhei Salash detained in Barysau

11:27, — Politics

The activist of the democratic movement and MP candidate is writing explanation in a militia station.

European Union to revise sanctions if human rights would be observed in Belarus

11:07, — Politics

The European Union can review sanctions against Belarus. It is said in the statement of the Council of the European Union on Common Foreign Policy and Security.

Prosecutor-General's Office shut its eyes to mass violations of electoral laws 3

11:03, — Politics

After about a month and a half the Prosecutor-General's Office answered to the letter of oppositional political parties’ leaders. Facts of violations of electoral laws and exerting pressure on oppositional activists were enumerated in the letter.

Belarusian military to be sent to South Ossetia 12

10:41, — Politics

Representatives of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization are to take part in the mission of military observers of the OSCE in the zone of Georgian-South Ossetian conflict.

Russia's gamble could backfire 4

10:29, «Financial Times» — in the world

First Russia despatched overwhelming military force to smash the tiny army of its little neighbour, Georgia, on the pretext of defending a minority group from alleged "genocide".

Lithuanian President to tell German Chancellor about meeting with Kazulin

9:03, — Politics

Alyaksandr Kazulin, a politician recently released from a Belarusian prison, met with Lithuanian president Vadlas Adamkus on August 25.

“Komsomolskaya Pravda”: Berezovsky visits Lukashenka from time to time 1

8:41, — Politics

Disgraced oligarch Boris Berezovsky has visited Belarus two times for the last month, “Komsomolskaya Pravda” newspaper writes.

Medvedev to make war against America with the help of Lukashenka? 36

8:21, — Politics

Russia will have to respond militarily to the deployment of US missiles close to Russian borders. President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev told it in Sochi in an interview to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, 26 August.