The action “We remember” in defense of human rights and those missing takes place today in the center of Minsk. People with portraits of the missing and candles will be standing along Skaryna Avenue from Nezalezhnast Square to Peramohi Square at 5 pm. Svyatlana Zavadskaya and Iryna Krasouskaya were the initiators of the action. The European Coalition “Free Belarus”, the youth resistance movement “Zubr”, “The Young Front” and businessmen support the action. Today famous human rights activists Lyudmila Hraznova, Ales Bialiatsky, Harry Pahanayla, Andrey Klimau, and Aleh Vouchak also said about their support.

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President of Syria Bashar el Asad blamed Israel of carrying out politics of state terror towards the Palestinians and neighboring countries. He said that to Alyaksandar Lukashenka, who is on visit in Syria now. Belarus, let us remind, is the main exporter of arms to Syria.

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On December 8 the Supreme Court did not satisfy the appeal of the public association “The Young Social Democrats” against the decision of the Ministry of Justice to refuse in registration of the organization.

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According to the information, the “deputy” Vasili Khrol, who is infamous for his plan to introduce 20% tax on cellular phones, asked the head of the Belarusian KGB Leanid Eryn to close www.charter97.org. Khrol said to Eryn that there are his phone numbers on the site and people calling him interfere with his work. So that Khrol required from the KGB to close the Charter`s site. Leanid Eryn promised to examine the matter. It is surprising that Khrol complains of voters calling him. Communication with people is a part of his job. Besides, we underline that in the news the phones were not mentioned. All the information concerning Khrol’s anti-popular initiative was taken out of the officially registered sources, newspapers, information agencies and so on. The phones were posted on forums by visitors. The same result would be if Khrol would require closing any portal with forums and the Internet on the whole.

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Two political prisoners left Akrestina in Minsk. The activist of “The Young Front” Zmitser Dashkevich and Vasily Parfiankou, a member of the Belarusian Party of Freedom, spent 15 days in prison for their participation in the action against a possible referendum on the third presidential term, which took place on November 24. Artur Finkevich still stays in Akrestina, as he was detained for 30 days for spreading leaflets.

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A World Bank mission led by senior economist Lev Freinkman has arrived in Bealrus to discuss government spending, the World Bank office in Belarus told Interfax.

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