News on 26.06.2009

26.06.2009

Gazprom threatens Belarus to take to court and to cut gas deliveries (Updated) 36

17:09, — Economics

The Russian company insists that Belarusian authorities must pay $244 million debt.

Belarusian oppositionists announce mass hunger strike 1

16:23, — Politics

By the hunger strike victims of Lukashenka’s regime are trying to attract attention of the world to the situation in Belarus.

Students decided to rebut BRSM 1

14:51, — society

The civil initiative Student Council starts a campaign against forceful enrolling students in the pro-governmental Belarusian Republican Union of the Youth (BRSM).

Lukashenka starts to reshuffle Council of Ministers 23

14:15, — Politics

The Belarusian leader has considered the question of personnel and adopted a decision to appoint a number of new ministers.

Belarusian dictator to meet with US congressmen 3

13:46, — Politics

Representatives of the US Congress are to visit Belarus as part of their visit to the Baltic and Balkan states.

Syamashka: “Russians began to press on us” 28

11:34, — Economics

Russia doesn’t agree to back purchases of Belarusian equipment and demands to pay for gas in full.

300-dollar fine for demand to release political prisoners 1

11:30, — Politics

On June 24, the administration of the Frunzenski district of Minsk heard a report in relation to Maksim Serhiets, an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus”.

Bankrupt politicians must quit 31

10:16, — Politics

The crisis will make Belarusians act more decisively, stated the leader of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Andrei Sannikov in an interview to the Charter’97 press-centre.

Portrait of Lukashenka to be made in Poland of carrots, beets, and radishes 20

9:54, — Politics

The celebration of the 440th anniversary of signing the Union of Lublin will be held in Lublin on July 1.

“Young Front” picketed Iranian Embassy in Minsk (Photo) 3

9:48, — Politics

On June 25, “Young Front” activists came to the building of the Iranian embassy with a poster “Freedom to Iran!”

Belarusian bicycle world’s champion Zinaida Stahurskaya died during training 32

9:01, — Sport

A Belarusian bicycle racer died run over by a Russian Honda near Vitsebsk on June 25.

Autukhovich’s detention may be extended 7

9:00, — Politics

The detention may be extended because a new criminal case was instigated against the political prisoner on hunger strike.