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Pavel Sevyarinets on his way to court 18:25, 20/08/2007

Youth activist Pavel Sevyarinetsis at this moment is on his way to the Maskousky district court of Brest. As the Charter’97 press-center has been informed by the policymaker’s mother Tatstsyana Sevyarinets the activist has been charged with participation in the unsanctioned meeting. The presentation of Pavel Sevyarinets’ book “Pages of Destiny” held on Sunday at the headquarters of the BNF Party is meant in this connection. 
Fascist threatening to do away with the opposition activists 17:42, 20/08/2007

Activists of the Vitebsk city organization of the CCP-BNF got threatening letters sent by the fascists. That was reported to the journalists by the oppositionist and distributor of the non-state-owned press Baris Khamaida. 
Matlokh against Sasim 15:49, 20/08/2007

The trial of the public campaign activist Mikita Sasim was held in Minsk .The judge of the Central district court of Minsk Tatstsyana Pauliuchuk sentenced a guy to 10 nights of arrest in compliance with Article 17.1 of the Code of the Republic Belarus on administrative violations. 
At the social forum Sinitsin advised Belarusians to sell themselves to Russia 13:19, 20/08/2007

19 August the social forum was held in Minsk. Around 40 policymakers, liquidators of the Chernobyl disaster, entrepreneurs, and representatives of the independent trade unions and human rights organizations as well as several deputies of the local councils participated in it. At the forum the public representatives discussed the social rights protection issues. Former member of the “house of representatives” Uladzimir Parfyanovich as well as co-chairman of the Russian –Belarusian foundation”Social and Economic Partnership” Leanid Sinitsin made several scandalous declarations at the forum. 
Minsk City Court upholds justice ministry`s registration denial to Malady Front 12:37, 20/08/2007

The Minsk City Court on August 17 rejected a lawsuit filed by the founding committee for a city-level youth organization called Malady Front (Young Front) against the Ministry of Justice over a registration denial.

Belarus` trade deficit reported at $1,070 million in first half of 2007 12:34, 20/08/2007

Belarus had a trade deficit of $1,070 million in the first six months of 2007, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Analysis. 
Vendors in Zhdanovichy stage spontaneous protest 12:30, 20/08/2007

More than 100 vendors on Sunday staged a spontaneous protest at the Svet Mody-3 shopping center in Zhdanovichy after tax officers decided to seize fur coats from a vendor. 
Lukashenka reluctant to meet president of Russia for the first time within thirteen years 10:58, 20/08/2007

There are no questions in the Russian-Belarusian relations that need to be discussed at the summit level. That was declared by A. Lukashenka on Friday when commenting on the message about the forthcoming talks with Vladimir Putin. The rumors about the meeting of Lukashenka and Putin to be held 22 August appeared at the background of the sharp arguments concerning the problem of the Belarusian non-payment for the Russian gas deliveries late in August. 
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