News on 5.11.2012

5.11.2012

Sumar dancing and singing for Russian journalists 66

15:47, — Politics

Three weeks after the media tour across Belarus have passed, but Russian journalists continue to share their impressions.

Hrodna and Zhodzina prisons don't have Dashkevich 8

14:58, — Politics

Young Front activist have received this information after visiting the penitentiaries.

BCD activist from Navapolatsk persecuted by secret services

14:45, — Politics

An opposition activist found his car damaged ahead of the founding meeting of the Young Christian Democrats.

Lukashenko: where is the money from Dynamo market? 62

14:41, — society

Alexander Lukashenko is not against entrepreneurs working at the Dynamo stadium after its reconstruction.

Wolfram Maas: European Union wants to help Belarus 17

13:32, — Politics

Germany is ready to share its experience of reforms in various spheres with Belarus.

Discount night in GUM: they snapped up everything (Photo)

13:32, — society

12% discounts caused an incredible agiotage among the residents of Minsk.

Excise duties on petrol to rise 20%, on alcohol – 61% 64

13:24, — Economics

Excise duties on petrol will be increased by 20%, on cigarettes – 1.5-2.1-fold, on alcohol – by 11.8-61.6% from January 1, 2013.

Sannikau: I will be looking for friends for my country 36

13:08, — Politics

Principal stand is lacking today not only in Belarus but in Europe as well.

“Dziady” in Loshytsa (Photo, video) 1

13:01, — Politics

A procession to the place of the shootings of the repressions victims in the Loshytski Yar was held in Minsk.

Vitebsk bureaucracy forbad the anti-communist action

12:46, — Politics

The local authorities based their reject on that the organizers were going to hold the action in the city’s center.

Lieberman is again criticized for his friendship with Lukashenka

12:33, — Politics

The social democrats are accusing the head of the Israeli MFA of damaging the relations with the whole world expect for with Putin and Lukashenka.

Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro extend sanctions against Lukashenka

12:24, — Politics

Eight non-EU countries joined the sanctions on the Belarusian regime.

Statkevich completely isolated in prison 40

11:50, — Politics

They won’t allow a priest to visit the political prisoner, he does not receive letters and parcels.

Front Line Defenders: Belarusian human rights activists are still persecuted 2

11:37, — Politics

The international human rights organization voiced its protest against the tax pressurization used towards Aleh Volchak.

Andrei Sannikov: I want to be useful for Belarus (Video)

11:35, — Politics

Belsat TV showed a full interview of the leader of European Belarus civil campaign with Reuters.

“Suitcase traders” to be resettled far from border? (Video) 80

10:59, — society

The prosecutor's office of the Hrodna region proposes to resettle those caught smuggling far from the border.

Belarusian opposition activist taken off train

9:40, — Politics

Members of opposition parties and movements are often taken off trains at borders, but it's a rare occurence to film it.

Belarus companies refuse to publish Shushkevich's book

9:36, — Politics

The autobiography book by Belarus' first post-Soviet head of state gets published in Russian by a Russian company.

MTZ ideologists sure about Belarus's future (Photo fact) 123

9:24, — society

A strange banner decorates the culture centre of the Minsk Tractor Plant (MTZ).

Russian MP: Belarus to face problems 47

9:02, — Politics

Dmitry Gudkov thinks the crisis in Belarus and Russia and the crisis in Europe are completely different.