News on 29.10.2012

29.10.2012

Penal colony administration keeps date of  trial over Dashkevich in secret 3

16:42, — Politics

The penal colony in Mozyr does not confirm the information about the trial on October 30, where the court of Mozyr is expected to decide whether Dashkevich should be sent to a closed prison.

Authorities attempted to derange Free Theater’s tour in Northern Ireland   7

15:57, — Politics

Belarus Free Theatre is starting its tour in Belfast on 31 October in the framework of the Festival At Queens festival.

Mahilou authorities forbid to hug 8

15:29, — Politics

The city authorities have banned to hold a free hugs campaign, organizers inform on the event page on VKontakte social networking website.

KGB refutes information about suicide of Maj Gen 94

14:47, — Politics

The KGB has refuted the information about the suicide of Major General Ihar Kuznyatsou, the head of the KGB National Security Institute.

Doping in sport should be criminalized

13:56, — Sport

Alyaksandar Lukashenka deems it necessary to criminalize the use of doping in sport.

Censorship blocks letters to Mikalai Statkevich 7

13:49, — Politics

The political prisoner receives empty envelops with a stamp “the letter did not pass the censorship”.

Bild: Belarusian money laundered in Germany 7

13:37, — Politics

Flows of dirty money to Germany have recently increased.

Former head of Minsk KGB shot himself 125

13:10, — Politics

A former head of the KGB department for Minsk and Minsk region Igar Kuzniatsou killed himself.

Lukashenko has fired Sports Minister

13:06, — Politics

Also the governor has fired his sports deputy Igor Zaichkov.

Political prisoner Vaskovich gets another warning

12:57, — Politics

Yauheny Vaskovich, who spent seven days in a punishment cell in early October, received another warning from the disciplinary commission of the penal colony in Mahilou.

Dzyady rally in Minsk (Photo, video)

12:55, — Politics

A march to Kurapaty memorial area was held under national white-red-white flags and portraits of political prisoners.

Democratic activists detained in Svislach

12:51, — Politics

Four people were detained during a memorial action devoted to the rebels of 1863.

Preventive arrests at Dziady’s eve

12:48, — Politics

(updated) The day before the action, which will take place tomorrow, Young Front’s activists were detained.

Zyuganov: Why does EU have dialogue only with liberal opposition? 35

12:47, — Politics

Why not with the dictatorship, indeed?

Medical and clothing parcels allowed for Dziadok 5

12:40, — Politics

Now the political prisoner will be able to receive medicine and warm clothes for winter.

KGB arrested a Russian “Bolotnaya case” lawyer

12:32, — Politics

Belarusian KGB detained a Russian attorney Maxim Korotkov-Guliaev in Minsk.

Russia demands Lukashenka to return $1.5 billion of duties 274

12:26, — Economics

Russia suggested that Belarus voluntarily compensates $1.5 billion for exporting duty-free solvents.

Liapis Trubetskoi in Vilnius: Long live Belarus (Photo, video) 56

12:07, — Politics

More than 4 000 Belarusians came to the Lithuanian capital for a Liapis’ concert.

Dictatorship asks UN to lift sanctions 28

11:45, — Politics

The authorities of Belarus urge the UN to demand to lift sanctions imposed on the Belarusian regime.

A democratic Halloween for the authorities (Photo) 8

10:43, — Politics

On 28 October the activists of Zmena held another protest action.

Zmitser Dashkevich to stand new trial tomorrow 26

8:32, — Politics

The court of Mozyr is expected to arrive in penal colony on October 30 to hold trial against a political prisoner.