Judge of the court of Lenin district of Minsk Liubou Valevich delivered a sentence to the editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper “Narodnaya Volya” Iosif Syaredzich to pay moral damages to the leader of pro-presidential Liberal Democratic Party Syarhei Hajdukevich 100 million rubles (about USD45,000).
Today a dweller of Babrujsk Lubou Sankevich started a protest in Minsk. Minsk authorities sanctioned a picket in Bangalore square in the evening every day until July 4.
The friendship and mutual comprehension between Belarus and China “have never been so strong and have a sustainable trends of development.” As the Press Service of the President repots, this was stated by Aliaxandar Lukashenka Tuesday in Minsk at the meeting with the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, vice secretary of the Central Disciplinary Committee of the CC CCP Hai Youn.
The chairman of Brest regional organization “Young Social Democrats” Hanna Kanius was fired for her active participation in political activities of opposition, the press service of Brest regional organization “Young Social Democrats”.
The sentence for editor-in-chief of the “Borisovskiye Novosti” Anatol Bukas is expected to be pronounced June 15 after 10.00 a.m., as A. Burkas told the public association “Belarusian Journalist Association” after the court session June 13. In his court speech the public prosecutor asked to inflict on A. Burkas the fine of 30 base values as a penalty on articles 188 and 189 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 14 at 3 p.m. the court of Lenin district of Minsk (Syamashki Str., 33) is to deliver verdict on the suit of Liberal-democratic Party, a deputy of the so-called “chamber of representatives” S.Hajdukevich to the editorial office of the “Narodnaya Volya”.
Press service of the United Civil Party informs that another protest action against streets renaming is to be held in Minsk today at 6 p.m. in Frantsysk Skaryna Avenue. Party activists and other concerned people are to line up with portraits of Belarusian first printer by the entrance to Theatre and Arts Academy (metro station “Academy of Science”).
Representatives of Permanent Council of Pro-Democracy Forces have announced the final stage of preparation for the National Congress of Democratic Forces, which is to choose a single oppositional candidate for the 2006 presidential election.
Several Magiliou civil and political organizations sent an application to the regional KGB administration. They demand from the Committee on State Security exposure of the people who act on behalf of pro-fascist organizations, as www.belngo.info reports.
A night action of about two dozens of young activists has been carried out in Ashmyany. In the night unknown young people pasted more than a thousand of stickers with the words: “Today Ukraine – tomorrow Belarus!”
One of the leaders of the Young Front Paval Sevyarynets has lodged a cassation appeal from the judgement of the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk. On May 31 the court sentenced the oppositional politicians Paval Sevyarynets and Mikola Statkevich to three years of imprisonment for organizing a protest action on October 18-19, 2004 mass protest actions against rigged results of elections and referendum. After an amnesty the term was shortened for a year. At present Sevyarynets and Statkevich are under a written undertaking not to leave the place.
“Communists will stand first” among those who will support Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s nomination at elections-2006, told first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus (CPB), deputy of he so-called “chamber of representatives” Tatsiana Holubeva during the meeting with delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
On June 13 the law-enforcing agencies of Brest did not come to a final conclusion about the possible measure of restraint to Syarhei Skrabets, told his lawyer Mikhail Chomich.
On June 11 about the noon five police officers of Chyhunachny district police department got over the high fence of a private house of a well-known politician Viktar Karneenka and forced into the house.
Georgian MPs reacted indignantly late last week to reports in the Russian media on June 9 that the Belarussian government had imposed a special visa regime for Georgian citizens, reports that were categorically denied in Belarus.
The Georgian parliament decided on Monday to put off the discussion of a draft resolution banning entry to the country of Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, head of the international affairs committee in the parliament Kote Gabashvili told journalists.
At the weekend the office of Babruisk branch of HRC Viasna was robbed. Among the stolen things there are ten chairs, telephone, teapot, heater, shutters and white-red-white flag. The head of the branch Ihar Khodzka was away on a mission at that time and was informed about it by telephone. On their arrival to the office the police asked to give them a list of the people who visited the office. Now all persons who had relation to Babruisk Viasna branch can turn into suspect. A criminal case has been brought on the fact of robbery.
Under both Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, Russia has fought long and hard to prevent Chechnya from seceding from the Russian Federation. Under Putin in particular, Moscow has acted to reassert Russian influence over many of the non-Russian republics that became independent when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991. For Putin and many Russians, the pursuit of these policies is essential not just for the re-emergence of Russia as a great power, but also for the survival of both the present Russian government and even of Russia itself. But far from advancing these goals, Putin`s policies toward Chechnya and the "Near Abroad" may actually undermine them instead.
EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana condemns the verdict of the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk to Andrei Klimov, former deputy of the 13th Supreme Soviet, a businessman, who was sentenced to 1.5 years of personal restraint for organizing a protest action on March 25.
The chairperson of the Grodna Municipal Public Association of Veterans of War, Labour and Armed Forces Mikalay Melnikau begs the public for assistance in the work of the museum of Belarusian national writer Vasil Bykau (06.19.1924 - 06.22.2003).
Internal Affairs Ministry has addressed a letter to the government, proposing to adopt a regulatory legal act limiting beer consumption in public places.
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