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Opposition Activist Anatol Askerka Sentenced to 10 Days of Arrest
18:39, 17/07/2006
An opposition activist Anatol Askerka was sentenced to 10 days of arrest by the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk. The politician was arrested on July 16 near the Russian Embassy in Minsk with dozens of other Belarusian citizens, who gathered near the Embassy to demand bringing up the Belarusian issue at the G8 summit in St. Petersburg, and to urge Russia to stop supporting the Belarusian dictatorship. 
18:26, 17/07/2006
Six citizens of Belarus, detained for the second time at about 11 a.m. on July 16 in St. Petersburg during G8 summit, were released at about 9 p.m. on the same day. As PRIMA-News reporter was told by an activist of a youth resistance group “Bunt” Svyatlana Stankevich, Russian and Belarusian secret service were beating up detainees, and threatened girls by a rape.
17:33, 17/07/2006
As the human rights center “Viasna” was informed, on July 16 in the evening a traditional protest on the Day of Solidarity was held near the Palace of Trade Unions. However, people with lit candles stood only for a little. Five activists of the United Civil Party, including the chairman of the regional structure Yury Istomin, were detained by policemen. The detained activists of the UCP were taken to the police department of Lenin district of Hrodna, where they were to provide written explanations. After that al the detainees were released.
17:32, 17/07/2006
“The United States will not recognize Belarus-Russia Union state,” APA’s Eastern Europe bureau reports US ambassador to Minsk George Krol said referring to the Department of State’s statements.
17:23, 17/07/2006
A rally dedicated to the Day of Solidarity was held in the center of Stockholm. The Belarusians living in Sweden took to the streets with national white-red-white flags and streamers. An address of the leader of the Belarusian opposition Alyaksandr Milinkevich was read to the leaders of the countries of G8. The address urges Russia to stop supporting the Belarusian regime.
16:15, 17/07/2006
The leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka and an opposition activist Yauhen Askerka, who are tried in the court of Tsentralny District of Minsk, told to journalists that today morning they were taken from special detention center in Akrestsin Street to Tsentralny police department of Minsk. All day long policemen refused to give water to the detainees. Besides, Yauhen Askerka’s shirt is torn. He told that during the yesterday’s detention riot policemen were beating him up.
15:57, 17/07/2006
EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner has condemned the verdict to the former candidate for presidency in Belarus Alyaksandr Kazulin (Alexander Kozulin) and stated that the European Commission continues to follow the post election situation in Belarus closely and fight for release of political prisoners.
15:22, 17/07/2006
Young activists of several public and political organizations of Magiliou held an information picket in the very city center, in the so-called Start Square, on the Day of Belarusian solidarity with the families of Lukashenka’s missing rivals. Three years ago the executive committee of the city moved all public performances dedicated to state holidays and festive regional events to this square.
15:03, 17/07/2006
Before the G8 summit in St. Petersburg the Belarusian People’s Republic’s Council (BNR Rada) has addressed the leaders of the Western countries with a request to try all available measures to pressure on Lukashenka’s regime.
13:34, 17/07/2006
March of Enslaved Peoples was held July 16 in New York. More than 40 people took part in the action, mostly members of the Belarusian-American Union and the Union of Belarusian Youth of America.
13:30, 17/07/2006
As Interfax was informed in the press-service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry, Leanid Maltsau, the Belarusian Minister of Defense, is to be in Cuba with an official visit July 18-20.
13:28, 17/07/2006
July 16, Belarusians of Moscow came to the monument of Belarusian poet Yanka Kupala, placed in Kutuzov Avenue, to express support for the political prisoners and to recall the missing fighters for the freedom in Belarus. “This place has become symbolic, this is a real Belarusian area of freedom in Moscow,” - the action participants emphasized.
13:05, 17/07/2006
More than 20 people came out to the central square of Saligorsk keeping lit candles and portraits of the missing politicians, public figures and political prisoners.
13:04, 17/07/2006
An action of solidarity with those who fight for freedom and democracy in Belarus took place on July 16, in Kiyeu. Ukrainian and Belarusian public activists were marching along the streets of Kiyeu with Ukrainian and Belarusian flags spreading leaflets on the situation in Belarus.
12:59, 17/07/2006
The Day of Solidarity with political prisoners and the families of the Lukashenka’s missing rivals is held on the 16th of each month. Now it is a tradition in Brest to mark the “16th” - the Solidarity day - in an unusual and interesting way.
11:23, 17/07/2006
On July 16 a march of solidarity with Belarus was held in Warsaw. More than 200 persons have taken part in the march: Belarusian students, expelled from Belarusian universities for their political views, local Belarusians, Polish citizens, and well-known public figures, including the former Mayor of Warsaw Marcin Swiecicki.
10:59, 17/07/2006
The leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka and an opposition activist Yauhen Akserka are to stand trial in the court of Frunzenski district of Minsk today. The oppositionists were detained yesterday with dozens of other activists near the Russian Embassy in Minsk. They have spent a night in the spci8al detention center in Akrestsyn Street. Reports have been drawn up against politicians for violation of the Article 156 of the Administrative Code (petty hooliganism).
10:56, 17/07/2006
Hundreds thousands of people all over the world have marked the Day of Belarusian Solidarity on July 16. Thousands of people have come to Embassies of the Russian Federation in their countries and demanded to bring up the Belarusian issue at the G8 summit held in St. Petersburg at the moment, and to stop support of the Belarusian dictatorship by the Russian leadership. In Minsk 40 Belarusian citizens were arrested in Minsk at the attempt to come near the Russian diplomatic mission, many of them were brutally beaten up. Solidarity rallies were held in many Belarusian cities and abroad. In Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, the USA, Sweden, the Netherlands, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and many other countries of the world pickets and demonstrations were held near Russian and Belarusian Embassies. The Belarusian citizens were lighting candles in their windows as a sign of solidarity with political prisoners and families of abducted oppositionists.
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