http://www.charter97.org/ Íîâîñòè èç Áåëàðóñè, Íàâ³íû ç Áåëàðóñ³, News from Belarus http://www.charter97.org/images/logo.gif http://www.charter97.org/ Íîâîñòè èç Áåëàðóñè, Íàâ³íû ç Áåëàðóñ³, News from Belarus be http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8447/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:57:05 +0300 A Brest court on Thursday threw out human rights defender Raman Kislyak’s complaint about a lack of venues for demonstrations in the city. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8443/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:20:47 +0300 Militia officers go on questionings of opposition activists. Democrats are called to militia departments allegedly in the blast case, but investigators are more interested in their membership in political parties. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8437/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:58:24 +0300 Anti-Semitic insults and physical menace from anonymous visitors of our internet resource have been received by staff of www.charter97.org. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8432/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:41:50 +0300 A performance dedicated to boycott of the oncoming election for the “house of representatives” was held at Independence Square in Minsk yesterday. It is there where the Central Election Commission of Belarus is situated. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8428/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:50:07 +0300 Head of the Belarusian Popular Front party Lyavon Barshcheuski wrote a letter to Pavel Yakubovich, editor of “Savetskaya Belarusiya” newpaperr, asking him to publish a conversation of Alyaksandr Mekh with Kobryn KGB officers. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8425/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:54:21 +0300 A vandalism act was committed against Lithuanian embassy in Belarus 25 July at night. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8420/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:57:59 +0300 Head of the Central Election Commission of Belarusian Lidziya Yarmoshyna thinks early voting is “an extremely progressive measure”. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8419/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:08:15 +0300 On 24 July member of the Belarusian Popular Front Vital Karatysh was handed in an order to come to military enlistment office to be transferred to army today. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/25/8415/ Politics Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:13:14 +0300 US President called on the US diplomats in undemocratic countries to maintain regular contact with opponents of the regime. George Bush said it in his speech in Washington on 24 July. The American president mentioned political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin, who has been in Belarusian prison for 2.5 years. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8412/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:56:04 +0300 Young Front activists think the search in the office of the organisation is connected with the campaign of boycott of the elections for the “house of representatives”. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8411/ Economics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:53:00 +0300 Decision on cooperation with Ukraine and Belarus will be taken at a session of the board of directors in October. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8409/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:01 +0300 A banner “Boycott” appeared in Minsk in Malinauka city district. Youth activists hang it out on the pedestrian bridge above the ring road. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8406/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:14:26 +0300 Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus is not going to run in the “parliamentary elections”, as the party has “more important thing to do”. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8405/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:56:23 +0300 “This decision was taken because the youth movement is carrying out an active campaign of boycott of the parliamentary “elections”, while the European Coalition is running in them,” the Young Front press service reports. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8403/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:22:17 +0300 Alyaksandr Lukashenka demands to improve quality of harvesting and threatens to bring to criminal responsibility those, who won’t prevent crop losses. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8400/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:28:56 +0300 Officers of the Ministry of Defence of Israel have spread the information that Iran will have received Russian S-300 systems through Belarus by the end of 2008. It is reported by Jerusalem Post with reference to sources in the Ministry of Defence. This contract allows Russia, who is annoying the West with its nuclear cooperation with Iran, not to take part in it officially. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8398/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:10:37 +0300 Former secretary of the Security Council Viktar Sheiman leaves for Venezuela in early August. First vice premier Uladzimir Syamashka has said it today. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8396/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:33:58 +0300 Iryna Veshtort, activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), believes that it has been made purposefully. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/24/8386/ Politics Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:37:23 +0300 Activists of the democratic movement in Minsk and in regions have their apartments searched. While the scientists say there are no people in Belarus who are able to produce such a bomb. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8384/ Politics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:39:31 +0300 Ameriko Dias Nunes, Venezuela’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Belarus, promised at a press conference on 27 June that Venezuela would give a loan of USD 500 million to Belarus. The diplomat said “the documents are being prepared at the moment” and the Joint Development Fund of USD 500 million was “in working condition, operates and aimed at supporting of projects, provided by the signed agreements between Venezuela and Belarus”. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8381/ Politics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:42:03 +0300 Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has arrived in Belarus with a one-day working visit. Former Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Viktar Sheiman, dismissed after 4 July blast in Minsk, met the Venezuelan President. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8374/ Politics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:52:26 +0300 Apartment of Zhanna Papova, director of “Vitsebski Kuryer” printing house, was searched today morning. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8371/ Politics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:34:49 +0300 Minsk dwellers don’t expect any significant changes of the “parliamentary elections” to be held on 28 September. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8367/ Politics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:30:53 +0300 Alyaksandr Lukashenka says he is ready to “brotherly” develop cooperation with Venezuela in various sector. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8363/ Politics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:19:31 +0300 Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez refused to comment on spreading by media information about a 30-billion dollar contract on cooperation with Russia, signed in the course of the visit to Moscow. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8359/ Economics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:53:04 +0300 Belneftekhim concern has increased petrol and diesel fuel retail prices at the inner market by 5 per cent. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8356/ Politics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:13:34 +0300 A decision on non-participating in the “election” if the authorities ignore the requirements of the democratic forces was taken at a conference of the Homel Region United Civil Party by a unanimous vote. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/23/8350/ Politics Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:46:25 +0300 Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez arrives from Moscow in Minsk today. A key point of the oncoming visit is meeting between Chávez and Alyaksandr Lukashenka. It is the third visit of the Venezuelan president to Belarus, the country which has economic and military ties with Venezuela. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8343/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:16:30 +0300 In Homel region policemen checked elderly members of oppositional parties’ implication in the blast in Minsk. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8341/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:46:03 +0300 Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed the Law on Population Register on 22 July. The law created a legal base for forming of a unified personal data record keeping system. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8337/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:18:27 +0300 Circumstances of a possible secret visit to Belarus by Radovan Karadžić can be cleared up in the near future. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8335/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:40:41 +0300 Ales Kalita, the leader of Moladz BNF, a youth branch of the Belarusian Popular Front, is to arrive to the military unit No.30151 in Fanipal for military service for a regular term. Kalita is to become a soldier for a year and a half. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8333/ Economics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:11:16 +0300 The Belarusian government issued a plan of privatisation of state property for 2008-2010. Among the assets, the state is going to sell the next year, are Gomeltransneft-Druzhba pipeline and Druzhba oil transporting republican unitary enterprise in Navapolatsk. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8332/ Economics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:07:23 +0300 Iryna Barkouskaya, head of the department of reforming of state ownership of the Fund of State Property of the State Property Committee, said the privatisation in Belarus was caused by necessity to “animate the economy of enterprises” by means of external resources. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8329/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:23:27 +0300 Stas Senakosau, a minor activist, was kept in the police department of Leninski district of Minsk for 3 hours. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8328/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:06:46 +0300 The judicial bench of Minsk city court has upheld verdicts to activists punished for participation in the meeting of entrepreneurs on January 10. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8326/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:49:38 +0300 21 July 6 months has passed since the youth leader Andrei Kim was arrested. The oppositionist was detained on 21 January at a protest action of entrepreneurs in Minsk. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8324/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:15:18 +0300 In connection with the visit of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to Minsk, a rather severe announcement has been distributed among dwellers of Zakharov Street in Minsk: http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8323/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:02:49 +0300 The Minsk city court will begin to hear the criminal case of US citizen Emanuel Zeltser on 30 July. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8317/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:36:59 +0300 On July 21 Minsk city court issued a ruling to confiscate property belonging to the parents of the oppositional politician, the deputy chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Syarhei Skrabets. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8315/ Culture Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:16:47 +0300 Explicit scenes have been cut out from Ulrich Seidl’s film Import/Export (presented at Cannes Film Festival in 2007), screened in Minsk on July 17. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8313/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:08:28 +0300 The exact date of the visit of Venezuelan p[resident to Belarus has been defined. Hugo Chavez to arrive to Minsk on a working visit on July 23. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8309/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:24:04 +0300 90% of members of the district electoral commissions in Smarhon are members of the republican public association “Belaya Rus”. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/22/8308/ Politics Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:19:10 +0300 The Young Front office was searched yesterday. Office equipment and informational materials, calling to boycott the parliamentary “elections”, were seized. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/21/8306/ Politics Peter Hitchens, «Daily Mail» Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:59:45 +0300 Get ready for the coming transformation of Europe's last official dictatorship into a smiley, freedom-loving friend of the West. Step forward Belarus and its President- for- Life Alexander Lukashenko, about to be repackaged as Mr Nice - and perhaps to be ushered gently into the European Union as his reward. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/21/8302/ Politics Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:57:40 +0300 Participants of election campaign representing democratic forces face problems: they are detained, not allowed to be present at sessions of election committees, deprived of informational materials. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/21/8300/ Politics Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:55:13 +0300 Chairman of the United Civil Party (UCP) Anatol Lyabedzka got an administrative warning for violation of the border regime. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/21/8297/ Politics Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:59:00 +0300 There remain no representatives of democratic organisations among the detained in the case of 4 July blast at the Independence Day concert. They are all under suspicion and must go to investigation bodies on call. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/21/8295/ Politics Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:25:10 +0300 George Bush reminded Belarus in a traditional annual proclamation on Captive Nations Week on 18 July. “Today, our Nation faces new struggles with adversaries who murder the innocent and seek to subject millions to their violent, totalitarian rule,” the US President said. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/21/8294/ Politics Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:49:06 +0300 The Foreign Ministry of Belarus and the State Secretariat of the Security Council do not comment on the reports about Belarus’ participation in Russian arms deliveries to Sudan.