In March 2007 Homel activist Siarhei Siamionau applied to Homel regional prosecutor’s office with the request for criminal punishment of the duty officials of Homel regional KGB office. The reason was their refusal to familiarize him with the materials of the investigation and search operations in the case of the unregistered youth center Hart. According to Siamionau, the KGB agents were to have familiarized him with these materials on the basis of article 6 of the law of the Republic of Belarus On investigation and search operations, whereas in their answer they stated that they had not conducted such operations towards the activist.
The Belarusian State Petrochemical Concern (Belnaftakhim) is planning to start pumping oil from fields in Venezuela this year, Belnaftakhim deputy head Mikhail Asipenka said at a conference on exports of Belarusian petroleum products in Minsk on Thursday.
The first part of discussion in Vilnius of the strategy of the Belarusian democratic forces finished with sensation: the opposition intends to concentrate its forces on evolutionary transition of power to the democratic forces. That means that everybody participating in the discussion formed the opinion that the major issue was the dialogue with the authorities.
“As head of the powerful structure, power itself I feel myself fairly comfortable .I have recently dwelt upon that: I firmly stand on my feet. Maybe, I am not absolutely adequate at perceiving processes going in our society, but I assume that I am well aware of the things happening in our society” , A.Lukashenka said at the press-conference for Belarusian journalists in Minsk 12 April.
Alyaksandr Lukashenka considers that there is no other country in the world where heads of the states and their families are so cruelly offended by oppositional mass media as the Belarusian leader and his family is offended by the Belarusian oppositional mass media. “There is no other country where such things happen. Could you find any other fool who is so mocked at by non-state mass media? They pour so much dirt over President that even the Moscovsky Komsomolets can’t dream about”, - the Belarusian leader said at the press conference on Thursday while answering the question why oppositional newspapers are not published at the sate publishing houses asked by editor of the “Narodnaya Volya” newspaper Iosif Syaredzich.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists’ Board of Directors Has Had a Protest Petition in connection with the criminal persecution for publications in the Internet of the public activist Andrei Klimau.
The ministry of justice applied to the Supreme Court of Belarus for suspending the lawsuit on termination of the “Belarusian Helsinki Committee” public association activities. It is to be mentioned that the human rights defenders were blamed of non-payment of taxes within the frame of the TACIS assistance program. That resulted in economic sanctions and additional payments over Br 155 million imposed on the association.
Belarus restores the ‘iron curtain’ for import and export of oppositional editions of different kinds, including printed editions, information on repressions and electoral violations. KGB, customs offices and courts are unanimous in the opinion that such information ‘can inflict harm to the political interests and the state security of the Republic of Belarus’.
This March is an echo of the events of 2006, when in the face of inevitable democratic changes the dictatorial authorities of Belarus tried to smother any manifestations of disobedience. Since that time the repressions against youth have considerably increased, as the authorities are seriously afraid of the younger generation. KGB agents phone to youngsters on mobile phones and ‘make dates’, hold ‘talks’ at educational establishments, propose collaboration and try to intimidate.
Belarus` veterans of the desperate efforts to contain the Chernobyl nuclear disaster plan to appeal to the world community if a bill abolishing benefits for this category of the population is enacted.
On the eve of the trial over activists of the Young Front organization “Solidarity” Committee of protection of the represses has addressed the Belarusian and world community with a call to express protest against facts of repressions against Belarusian young activists. We would like to remind that a trial over “Young Front” activists Zmitser Fedaruk, Aleh Korban, Nasta Palazhanka, Barys Haretski, Alyaksei Yanusheuski, who are charged with “activities on behalf of an unregistered organisation”, is to take place soon.
Young activists Ivan Horan and Artur Sasim were detained yesterday in Baranavichy. They were detained by policemen who had noticed badges with national symbols of Belarus on their clothes. After the detention a personal; search was held. Stickers for the protest rally “Charnobylski Shlyakh-2007” were found in their things.
On April 12 Alyaksandr Lukashenka is to carry out a press-conference for Belarusian mass media. During the meeting with the press he is to touch upon “urgent problems of Belarusian society development, of economy, foreign policy, and to express his opinion about global issues”, official sources inform with the reference to Presidential administration.
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