News on 8.11.2012

8.11.2012

Lithuanian MFA expresses protest to Drazhyn 20

15:51, — Politics

The Lithuanian MFA summoned Ambassador of Belarus Uladzimir Drazhyn  to protest against the attempted attack on the Lithuanian Embassy in Minsk.

Court wants time to “study the case” 8 months after execution 101

15:23, — society

The mother of Uladzislau Kavalyou received an answer from the Supreme Court to her supervisory appeal.

Former political prisoner Yaromenak given 15 days in custody 6

14:53, — Politics

Judge Tatyana Matyl sentenced a Young Front activist to 15 days in a detention centre on Akrestin Street.

Dashkevich arrives at Hrodna prison 11

14:12, — Politics

The Young Front leader has arrived at maximum security prison No. 1 in Hrodna.

Flu vaccination – on paid basis and compulsory?

14:11, — society

The official media have reported that almost 3,036,000 Belarusians, which is 31.7% of the country's population, received vaccination against the flu.

MEP demands to stop pressing on Statkevich

13:28, — Politics

Marek Migalski has sent an appeal to the chief of prison No. 4 in Mahilou and the head of the Belarusian Corrections Department.

7 November – the Day of Commemoration of the Communism victims

13:26, — society

The organizational committee for the creation of the party Belarusian Christian Democracy (BChD) calls for 7 November to be recognized as the Day of Commemoration of the Communism victims.

Political prisoners’ wives met the President of the European Parliament (Photo, video)

13:02, — Politics

In Brussels the wives of the political prisoners Ales Bialiatski and Mikalai Statkevich – Natalia Pinchum and Maryna Adamovich – had meetings with the European Parliament’s president Martin Schulz.

Crafts on “presidential level”

12:53, — society

Administration of the Economic University proposed students to carve a present for Lukashenka.

Emanuelis Zingeris: A terroristic act was organized against Lithuania

12:32, — Politics

The fact that two bottles with incendiary mixture were thrown at the building of the Lithuanian embassy in Minsk should be treated as a terroristic attack on Lithuania.

The dictator called footwear makers parasites 135

12:24, — Politics

Lukashenka is dissatisfied by with the situation in the tanning and footwear making industries.

BAJ calls for unfreezing the assets of Arche

12:20, — Politics

Belarusian Association of Journalists sent an official letter to the head of the Department for Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee Grygory Vieramko asking to unfreeze the assets of the Arche magazine.

Teddy bear landing force from Östgruppen  

12:19, — Politics

On Saturday 10 November the Swedish human rights organization Östgruppen will hold an action Teddy bear landing force – 2.

Employee sacked after payment delay

11:47, — Politics

Andrei Papou from Homel, an activist of the organising committee to create Belarusian Christian Democracy party, has lost his job.

Schoolchildren and students forced to lay flowers to Lenin (Photo, video)

11:04, — society

Organized groups of young people led by supervisors laid flowers to the monument.

Mirnyi and Nestor suffered their first defeat in London 3

9:14, — Sport

Marray and Nielsen beat the second-seeded combination of Nestor and Mirnyi 7-6 (3), 4-6, 12-10.

Amnesty International denied access to Belarus 9

8:34, — Politics

Belarusian authorities denied a visa to Amnesty International’s researcher on Belarus, Heather McGill.

European Parliament demands to ban the sale of technology to the Belarusian regime 23

1:35, — Politics

Technologies that are used for censorship and surveillance, should not be sold to dictators.

BATE lose to «Valencia» 2:4 (Photo, video) 35

0:46, — Sport

Victar Hancharenka's team played another Champions' League group stage game on Wednesday in Spain.