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“For Freedom” movement denied registration again
Justice Ministry of Belarus denied registration to the human rights and educational association “For Freedom” movement. As Radio Svaboda was told by the deputy chairman of the organisation Yuras Hubarevich, the Justice Ministry had analyzed a number of statements in mass media of the... Read more -
Constitutional Court confirms there are persons banned leaving the country on political grounds
Valyantsin Shuklin, judge of the Constitutional Court, in practice confirmed that in Belarus there is a list of persons who cannot leave the country for political reasons. Commenting on the situation with persons banned to leave the country, the representative of Themis said to the European Radio... Read more -
“MPs” adopted Draft Law on Media in first reading
The Draft Law on Media allows for registration of Internet resources, moreover, Belarusian Internet will be regulated not by laws, but by regulations of the Council of Ministers. At present, there are practically no independent printed editions in Belarus. Radio and TV are controlled by the... Read more -
Book written about political prisoner
A book about the political prisoner Syarhei Parsyukevich has been published in Vitsebsk. It has been prepared by the Committee “For Freedom of Syarhei Parsyukevich” The book has been compiled from materials of independent media that covered the story of the chairman of the Council of... Read more -
Three months in Belarusian jail
Though arrested in Minsk US citizen Emanuel Zeltser’s health state is disastrous and accusations presented to him are inconsistent, he is still in jail. As Zeltser’s lawyer Zmitser Harachka said to BelaPAN, his client wasn’t allowed to take the medicines, which are allegedly... Read more -
Group in Horki, Mahilyow region, said to have collected more than 2,500 signatures against nuclear power plant project
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Alyaksandr Atroshchankau got 15-day arrest for “contempt of court”
Youth activist of the campaign “European Belarus” Alyaksandr Atroshchankau is arrested for 15 days. He had trial in the Tsentralny district court of Minsk, where he was guarded to at 2.00 pm from the KGB Minsk and Minsk region directorate. He has already been guarded to a special... Read more -
KGB arrested one more businessman from Lithuania
Gintas Zegeris, a citizen of Lithuania, who carries on business in Belarus, has spent a week in the KGB remand prison in Minsk already. Vice-president of the Belarusian union of entrepreneurs Mikhail Shavelzon was arrested with him. They were arrested as suspected in being mediators in giving a... Read more -
Lyceum graduate left without diploma with honours for oppositional convictions
An activist of the Young Front Zmitser Sakalou, the best graduate of Polatsk Lyceum, has been deprived a diploma with honours for his political convictions. After the trial for a protest with a banner “Freedom to political prisoners!” in the central square of the city, Polatsk Lyceum... Read more -
Lukashenka deprives Belarusians of EU’s support
Belarus has a real chance to join new programmes of Brussels for Eastern partners, but Lukashenka needs to release political prisoners and carry out free democratic elections for this. Representatives of the United Democratic Forces of Belarus have said it today on a press conference, Radio Svaboda... Read more