News on 18.01.2013

18.01.2013

Rendering a City With a Blowtorch 11

18:44, Ben Brantley, The New York Times — Culture

Something mythic — a sight to inspire fear and wonder — tears its way into existence toward the end of “Minsk, 2011,” the beautiful and brutal performance piece from the Belarus Free Theater.

Grybauskaite's advisor: Lukashenka will not be invited to Eastern Partnership summit 43

16:40, — Politics

Other representatives of the regime will not attend the summit either.

Mikalai Autukhovich receives over 200 birthday congratulations 9

14:40, — Politics

A political prisoner wrote this in a letter.

Prakapovich assigned as the government’s vice-Prime Minister 213

13:49, — Politics

Lukashenka assigned Petr Prakapovich as the deputy Premier Minister having dismissed him as his aide.

Belarusian TV shows SHOS and Grind Luka slogans 98

13:30, — society

Belarus 1 TV channel shows Jamaika series, which was shot in Minsk and Kyiv.

Belarusian embassy in The Hague picketed 3

13:10, — Politics

A monthly action of solidarity with the victims of the dictatorial regime in Belarus took place on 16 January in The Hague.

Exhibition about BPR was not let in Minsk 2

12:59, — Culture

An exhibition “Unknown Belarusian People’s Republic” was opened in the premises of the National Library in Prague.

Lyabedzka: Awarding Yarmoshyna is spitting in face of voters 26

12:49, — Politics

If awarding were timed to April Fool's Day, there would be no questions, a politician thinks.

Presentation of “Byalyatski's Case” in Minsk 3

11:54, — Politics

Presentation of “Byalyatski's Case”, a novel-reportage by journalist Valer Kalinouski, was held in U Gallery in Minsk on January 17.

Yarmoshyna awarded for “strengthening democracy” 172

10:47, — Politics

The Praesidium of the “council of the republic” adopted the appropriate decree on January 14.

Uladzimir Kobets: Judge Komar must stay in the EU’s lists 16

10:23, — Politics

A dismissal can in no way be a reason for getting excluded from the list of the people not allowed to enter the European Union.

Authorities provoke overthrow by nomenclatura 82

9:05, — Politics

Prosecution of directors and officials may have a bitter end for the regime.

Road policemen beat a driver for violation the traffic rules 110

8:49, — society

Policemen beat a Zelva resident for crossing the street in an undue spot.