News on 21.01.2013

21.01.2013

Riot police disrupt concert in Brest

18:09, — Politics

From 50 to 70 people are reported to have been detained.

Sheiman appointed head of Lukashenka's Property Management Directorate 152

15:33, — Politics

Viktar Sheiman became a supply manager for the dictator.

FIFA: CIS championships not possible

14:13, — Sport

Sepp Blatter tells the Russia's Football Union to continue holding the country's championships and forget about reviving the Soviet-type league.

Pressure increased on Musski

13:58, — Politics

Mikhail Musski is doing the involuntary military service in the military unit No 44540 in Lapichy.

Anastasia Dashkevich: Dzmitry has a disease aggravated because of the stresses

13:52, — Politics

On 19 January Anastasia Dashkevich learnt about the aggravation of the political prisoner’s illness from his recent letter.

Statkevich allowed to watch Belarusian TV in prison 27

13:24, — Politics

Statkevich's cellmate thinks after Lukashenka's press conference his term must be considerably reduced for sharing a cell with such a “monster”.

Radoslaw Sikorski: Belarus provokes Poland

13:05, — Politics

The military exercise of Russia and Belarus is a provocation against Poland.

Voice of America: Lithuania will not make concessions to Lukashenka 9

12:39, — Politics

The new government of Lithuania doesn't plan to repeat old mistakes.

Audacious action  in Vitebsk: National flag in honour of Kalinouski (Video)

12:09, — Politics

A young man climbed a pole and fixed a national white-red-white flag at the top in the full view of the crowd.

Journalist from Hrodna Yury Humyanyuk died tragically

11:40, — Politics

The journalist is reported to have fallen from the 8th floor and died.

MFA attacks the USA because of sanctions 48

9:51, — Politics

Official Minsk accused the USA of violating the international obligations.

Azaranka goes through to Australian Open quarter-final 14

8:02, — Sport

In the 4th round game, the Belarusian easily beat Russia's Elena Vesnina - 6:1, 6:1.

How Yury Gumeniuk died. New details 50

4:59, — Politics

There are more questions than answers in the case of a journalist and poet Yury Gumeniuk’s death.