20 August in Minsk near Yakub Kolas Street Maksim Syargiets was detained for wearing the “For Freedom” t-shirt. The physical force applied by the militiaman resulted in heart attack of the detained.

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The Polish” Gazeta Wyborcha” writes today about two public movements of Belarus, “Belaya Rus” and “For Freedom”: Belarusians are to be made to enter the former and the latter has not even been registered.

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IX artistic action in the plain air “Legend made of sand” arranged within the framework of support of the campaign for preservation of the architectural heritage of Belarusian cities took place in Hrodna yesterday. The Minsk schoolchildren and university graduates erected the sculpture of Jesus Christ made of sand under the guidance of Henik Loika at the city’s outskirts.

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The Belarusian negotiators headed by the Beltransgaz’s general director Dmitry Kazakov continue requesting the Gazprom’s payment delay. The Belarusian debt to Gazprom comprises over 500 million dollars .As stipulated by the contract, it is today that the Belarusian party is to repay the debt, the Novaya Gazeta writes.

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