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"Chernobyl Way" Starts on April 26 from Academy of Science

22.04.2008 20:13    charter97.org
The march "Chernobyl Way" will start on April 26 at 2 p.m. near the presidium of the National Academy of Science of Belarus. Such a decision has been adopted on April 22 at the meeting of the steering committee on


Alyaksandr Kazulin given meeting 3 May

22.04.2008 20:13    charter97.org
Political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin wrote in the letter the administration of the colony allowed him to have a meeting with his daughters on 3 May. The site ucpb.org learnt it from his elder daughter Volha Kazulina.

Valyantsin Stefanovich: "Trial was plainly political, judgement - unlawful"

22.04.2008 20:13    charter97.org
Guilt of the accused people wasn't proved at the trial. The fact the accusation was based on video materials is absolutely unacceptable," famous human rights activist Valyantsin Stefanovich said to the Charter'97 press center, commenting on judgements, delivered to participants

U.S. embassy: "Andrei Kim is political prisoner"

22.04.2008 20:13    charter97.org
Jonathan Moore, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Belarus, commented on the judgement, delivered to the youth activist on 22 April: "Sentence to Andrei Kim is a political decision."

Alyaksandr Atroshchankau released

22.04.2008 20:13    charter97.org
An activist of the civil campaign "European Belarus" Alyaksandr Atroshchankau has been released from the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk after a report was drawn up against him for an administrative violation.

Syarhei Parsyukevich: "I was sitting on the floor handcuffed, and policemen were beating me in kidney area" (Photos from the trial)

22.04.2008 20:13    charter97.org
Today in the court of Tsentralny district of Minsk the leader of Vitsebsk small businessmen Syarhei Parsyukevich has told how he had been beaten by an officer of a remand prison in Akrestsin Street Alyaksandr Dulub.

Riot militia don't let human rights activists and opposition leaders in Tsentralny district court

22.04.2008 14:32    charter97.org
Only lawyers, relatives of the defendants and journalists were allowed in the Tsentralny district court, where judgement on the case of participants of protest rally is to be delivered today. Riot militia officers, who encircled the building, didn't let politicians
Riot militia don't let human rights activists and opposition leaders in Tsentralny district court

Heavy sentences to participants of trial of 14 (Photo, video)

22.04.2008 14:32    charter97.org
Youth activist Andrei Kim is sentenced to 1.5 year in penal colony by the Tsentralny district court of Minsk. Other participant of the trial of 14 - Alyaksei Bondar, Artsyo Dubski, Mikhas Kryvay, Mikhas Pashekvich, Ales Straltsou, Ales Charnyshou, Tatsyana
Heavy sentences to participants of trial of 14 (Photo, video)

Reprisal raid against independent press

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
Slonim district executive committee threats to suspend or cancel licence for retail distribution of non-state "Gazeta Slonimskaya."

Leanid Rusak: "Pay of dairymaids is less than 250-300,000 Br a months"

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
In a few weeks before his vacation of a position Agriculture Minister of Belarus Leanid Rusak had written a critical article on the policy of the state at the pages of "Belorusskaya Niva" newspaper.

Courts overloaded with political prisoners. The next is Sayrhei Parsyukevich

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
Political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich, entrepreneur from Vitsebsk, is to have trial 22 April in Minsk.

Paval Sevyarynets faces trial for freedom of conscience

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
On April 22 at 10 а.m. a trial over the co-chairman of the Belarusian Christian Democratic party's initiative group Paval Sevyarynets will start in the court of Maskouski district of Minsk.

Lukashenka cancelled his "annual address"

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
Official informational agency BelTA reported 9 April that Alyaksandr Lukashenka was to address the Belarusian people and the "national assembly" today, on 22 April.

Opposition youth not given recommendations for enrolling into universities

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
As it turned out, membership of the Belarusian Popular Front party (BPF) is not a good recommendation at an interview...

Political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich guarded by two armed policemen (Photo)

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
The trial over a businessman Syarhei Parsyukevich has started in the court of Maskouski district of Minsk.

Government plans to 'deal with' loss-making private companies

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
First Vice Prime minister of Belarus Uladzimer Syamashka is set to "deal with" private loss-making enterprises.

"Indulgence" to pensioners before election

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a decree envisaging half-fare commuter service tickets for pensioners in the period of agricultural work.

Do Babrujsk authorities have no objections to Fascist swastika?

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
A swastika and a gallows with a Star of David have been "decorating" one of bus stops of Babrujsk for more than half a year.

Alyaksandr Atroshchankau arrested in Tsentralny court

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
An activist of the civil campaign "European Belarus" Alyaksandr Atroshchankau has been detained in the court room of Tsentralny district of Minsk where the trial over participants of the protest rally of entrepreneurs took place.

Independent journalist may be accused of murder

22.04.2008 14:31    charter97.org
Famous Hrodna poet and journalist Yury Humyanyuk may be accused of preparation for murder. A woman, living nearby, filed an appeal to militia and explained her life is menaced.

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