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/2008/11/21/12274/ Events Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:15:54 +0300 A prisoner, who seized a female nurse hostage and demanded a helicopter and big sum of money, was shot dead in penal colony #1 of Minsk at night November 20. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/9/8028/ Events Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:42:53 +0300 The first deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, General Alyaksandr Shchurko has informed that one explosive device was found at about 10 p.m. It was found by common citizens of Minsk, and only experts that arrived later gave evaluation to it. Despite of it, the “celebration” continued. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/5/7936/ Events Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:02:31 +0300 Alyaksandr Lukashenka believes that the blast in Minsk during the night gala concert on Independence Day wasn’t directed against him. He has informed journalists about that today when visiting “Stalin’s Line” historical and cultural complex. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/4/7930/ Events Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:54:37 +0300 “We arrived to the blast site at about 1 a.m. Nothing was explained to us. We just received a report about some accident. There were already about 20 emergency teams from different places at the site. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/4/7922/ Events Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:33:32 +0300 Pictures showing that the injured had been wounded by bolts and screws filling the home-made bomb, have been published in blogs. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/4/7921/ Events Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:50:22 +0300 At least 50 people have been injured in Belarus after a bomb exploded during a concert in the capital, Minsk. The event was taking place in the centre of the city to mark the ex-Soviet nation's independence day. President Alexander Lukashenko, whose rule has been denounced as autocratic by the US and the European Union, was attending the concert. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/4/7917/ Events Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:45:23 +0300 One day before explosion in Minsk Lukashenka told about probability of explosions in interview to newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi”. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/4/7915/ Events Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:18:06 +0300 We offer to your attention a photo report of the website www.svaboda.org from hospitals of Minsk, where the injured in the blast are taken. As we have informed, as the Charter’97 press-centre had been reported by the emergency service, about 50 injured were hospitalised after the incident near the stela in the Victor’s Avenue. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/4/7914/ Events Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:35:11 +0300 In the connection with the blast in Minsk the deputy chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front party Viktar Ivashkevich urges upon policemen to turn their attention to pro-fascist organisations. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/7/4/7913/ Events Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:08:04 +0300 Photo journalists of ByMedia.net service have pictured the place where the blast took place on July 4. Now investigative actions are carried out there. The blast site near the stela “Minsk-Hero City” is empty. Only a blood stain reminds about the tragedy… http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/6/25/7683/ Events Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:12:14 +0300 The largest in Belarus power plant has been stopped due to problems on the plant. The authorities don’t’ tell the details. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/3/25/5135/ Events Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:54:46 +0300 A crash between a paddy wagon and a taxi took place during the action on Freedom Day. The reason of the accident on Zalataya Horka Street may be bad weather or hurry of one of the drivers. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/3/13/4783/ Events Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:07:41 +0300 Unique photos and video from accident scene on the highway Minsk-Mikashevichy became available to journalists. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/3/12/4706/ Events Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:59:06 +0300 Traffic militia (GAI) officers barred the road with car with people inside to stop a drunkeb driver, rushing at 180 km/h. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/14/3857/ Events Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:40:29 +0300 Among 18 passengers of CRJ-100 plane heading for Minsk 4 are citizens of Belarus, 1 – of Russia, 1 – of Ukraina, 5 – of Georgia and the rest are Armenian citizens. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/28/3354/ Events Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:09:45 +0300 As informed by one of the persons affected, an entrepreneur from Barysau, the accident took place on Friday at about 1 p.m. near the town of Vyazma Smolensk region. He bus with 25 businessmen who returned from Cherkizovsky market in Moscow, appeared in a ditch and turned over.