On April 21-25 the chairman of the Political council of the democratic forces of Belarus Alyaksandr Milinkevich is to carry out a voyage over the regions of the country affected after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant catastrophe. On April 21 Alayksandr Milinkevich is to visit Luninets and Stolin districts of Brest region, on April 22 Mozyr and Mozyr district, on April 23 Khojniki and Brahin districts, Brahin and Homel, on April 24-25 Slauharad and Cherykau districts of Mahilyou region.
20 April flash mob to support Andrei Klimau was held in Minsk. At 10.15 a.m. around a dozen of young people gathered in Yakub Kolas Square and marched to the “Impuls” shopping center where they stood up in chain carrying portraits of the arrested policymaker. After 10 minutes standing the action participants started distributing leaflets with Klimau’s biography among the passers-by.
Alyaksandr Lukashenka mentioned Belarus’ defense potential strengthening among the core issues for the country’s authorities. He declared that in his report to the state military industrial committee. The Belarusian leader pointed out that Belarus managed to terminate conversion of the military production and stressed particular importance of the termination. ”We shall support the enterprises and produce military and defense-oriented output t of the higher quality than that of the soviet times. That is the major aim set up before the Committee”, the Belarusian leader mentioned.
Criminal lawsuit brought against activist of the “Union of Polish People in Belarus" public association (UPPB) Andjei Lisousky was closed. That was reported by A. Lisousky himself. It is to be mentioned, that 20 October 2006 in the evening the custom’s officers found unknown powder in the activist’s car that was then used by the UPPB leader Angelica Boris (not acknowledged by the authorities) for her coming back from Vilnius. Later, head of the Grodna regional customs office Yuri Syanko declared that the powder was amphetamine. A. Lisousky was suspected of drug trafficking.
According to General Secretary of the Organization of the Treaty on Collective Security Nikolai Borduzha, among the serious threats facing the post-soviet countries is export of revolutions. “It is not only Afghanistan that worries all the post-soviet countries. There is also the problem of export of revolutions, the problem of attempts of their elements’ unnatural intrusion”, he said at the session ”Eurasia: questions and answers on the regional security” of the Eurasian media forum on Thursday in Alma-Ata.
Reporters Without Borders today condemned the arrest of writer and political activist Andrei Kilmau on 3 April on a charge of "inciting the regime`s overthrow" in an article posted on the Internet in which he was very critical of President Lukashenko and looked at options for changing the political system in Belarus. The organisation is also concerned about a parliamentary committee`s bill that could require all online publications to register.
“Imprisoned for love for Motherland?”, “Do you feel safe?”, “Other’s children thrown to prisons. Are you indifferent? And what about yours?”, “Keep your hands off Young Front!”, “Dashkevich Imprisoned for your Freedom! Who’s next?” These slogans appeared yesterday in central streets of Minsk, in subway crossings, near metro stations and bus stops.
Young Front activist from Baranavichy Yaraslau Hryshchenya has become the 7th member of the Young Front against whom a criminal action had been filed for participation in an unregistered organization.
The organising committee of “Charnobylski Shlyakh” rally is set to challenge the decision of Minsk city executive committee. The applicants planned to start the rally on April 26 at 6 p.m. on Yakub Kolas Square. Yesterday Minsk authorities have come to a different decision. After the court decision it would be clear where the rally on April 26 would take place.
The ministry of finance foresees additional expenses of the republican budget for provision of subsidies to decrease the oil prices delivered to Belarus. That has been reported today to the journalists at the pres-conference by head of chief department of the budget policy of the ministry of finance Maksim Yarmalovich. He also mentioned that the additional expenses were to appear in the near future.
Two weeks ago KGB workers warned the activist of the BPF Party Hanna Miadzvedzeva about the possibility of her criminal persecution for cooperation with the organizations that have no registration on the territory of Belarus. The matter was that Hanna coordinated the youth seminars that were held in Poland.
According to the information of the human rights activist Barys Bukhel, on 19 April the judge of Mahiliou regional court Hurynovich considered the cassation complaint of the youth activist Anton Ustsimchuk against verdict of Leninski court of Mahiliou.
Since 2008 Belarus plans to import crude oil via Lithuanian terminals, Belarusian Ambassador to Lithuania on Thursday, Reuters informs. “We are discussing possibilities of crude oil import from Venezuela and Iran, it means that we study a possibility to use oil terminals of Butinge and Klaipedos,” Uladzimir Drazhyn said. He said that import of crude oil via Lithuania could make up to 7 million tons a year, it means one third of Belarus’ wants. First deliveries could start in 2008, though the final solution hasn’t been reached.
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