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31 января 2011
- 21:25 Nyaklyayew suffered four hypertensive crises in detention, lawyer says // English // Новости
Uladzimir Nyaklyayew suffered four hypertensive crises during his detention, said Tamara Sidarenka, the lawyer for the former presidential candidate....
- 21:21 Foreign ministry expresses deep disappointment at EU sanctions // English // Новости
Minsk is deeply disappointed at the January 31 decision of the European Union’s Council, Andrey Savinykh, spokesman for the Belarusian foreign...
- 21:15 EU imposes asset freezes, travel bans on 158 Belarusians // English // Статьи
The European Union has imposed asset freezes and travel bans on 158 Belarusian government officials and other individuals...
- 18:40 EU imposes travel ban on 158 Belarusian officials and other individuals // English // Новости
The European Union has imposed a travel ban on 158 Belarusian government officials and other individuals over the rigged presidential election and the...
- 15:55 Malady Front calls on EU to punish Lukashenka regime // English // Новости
An opposition youth group called Malady Front has appealed to the foreign ministers of the European Union member countries to punish the Lukashenka...
- 15:55 Malady Front calls on EU to punish Lukashenka regime // English // Новости
An opposition youth group called Malady Front has appealed to the foreign ministers of the European Union member countries to punish the Lukashenka...
- 15:51 Relatives of political detainees urge EU not to soften stance on Lukashenka // English // Статьи
Relatives of former presidential candidates Andrey Sannikaw and Uladzimir Nyaklyayew have urged the foreign ministers of the European Union...
- 15:44 Belarusian Christian Democracy opens office in Vilnius // English // Новости
The Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) party opened what it called its international office in Vilnius earlier this month, BCD Co-chairman and...
- 15:42 Viktar Lukashenka meets with emir of Qatar in Doha // English // Новости
Viktar Lukashenka, Alyaksandr Lukashenka's eldest son who serves as presidential aide in charge of national security, met with the emir of Qatar,...
- 15:30 Three participants of Sunday's demonstration in front of KGB headquarters sentenced to jail // English // Новости
Three participants of a peaceful demonstration staged in front of the KGB headquarters in Minsk on Sunday evening were sentenced Monday to 10 days...
30 января 2011
- 20:50 Nyaklyayew thanks supporters // English // Видео
Former presidential candidate Uladzimir Nyaklyayew was freed from the KGB detention center and placed under house arrest on Saturday evening. The...
- 20:38 Lawyer hopes that she will be allowed to meet with Nyaklyayew oftener // English // Новости
Tamara Sidarenka, defense lawyer for former presidential candidate Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, has expressed hope that she will now be allowed to meet...
- 20:37 Father describes Iryna Khalip`s home confinement as more sophisticated torture // English // Новости
The father of Iryna Khalip, who was released from the KGB detention center and placed under house arrest on Saturday evening, described her home...
- 20:35 Lukashenka wants to use political prisoners as bargaining chips in negotiations with West, Milinkevich warns // English // Новости
The Lukashenka regime wants to use as bargaining chips opponents charged with organizing mass riots in connection with the December 19 post-election...
- 20:30 Nyaklyayew not allowed to use Internet, talk to media // English // Статьи
Former presidential candidate Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, who was unexpectedly released from the KGB detention center and placed under house arrest on Saturday...
29 января 2011
- 21:18 Khalip, Nyaklyayew released from KGB jail // English // Новости
Former presidential candidate Uladzimir Nyaklyayew and prominent journalist Iryna Khalip, the wife of another ex-candidate, Andrey Sannikaw, have...
- 15:51 Natallya Radzina thanks supporters for solidarity // English // Статьи
Ms. Radzina told that she had been forced to make a written pledge not to disclose details of the investigation...
- 15:45 National Bank head downplays threat of economic sanctions // English // Статьи
“The introduction of economic sanctions in the 21st century is simply preposterous to say the least,” Mr. Prakapovich told reporters...
- 15:42 EU may impose travel ban on 158 Belarusian officials and other individuals // English // Статьи
Among the new individuals to be declared persona non grata in the EU are the two adult sons of Mr. Lukashenka, Viktar and Dzmitry...
- 15:35 Journalist Natallya Radzina released on recognizance // English // Новости
Natallya Radzina, editor of the opposition news site charter97.org, was unexpectedly released from the KGB’s detention center in Minsk on Friday...
- 15:33 KGB continues raids on homes of opposition activists // English // Новости
KGB officers on January 28 searched the apartment that is rented in Minsk by Mikalay Dzemidzenka, an opposition activist who was an authorized...
- 15:30 National Bank head questions EU`s reluctance to invest in Belarus // English // Новости
Pyotr Prakapovich, head of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB), said that he “does not understand” the European Union’s reluctance to...
- 15:28 Polish foreign ministry dismisses Lukashenka's allegations as nonsense // English // Новости
Poland will not comment on and respond to Alyaksandr Lukashenka's gibes, which come every few days, Marcin Bosacki, spokesman for the Polish foreign...
- 15:25 National Bank plans no restrictions on foreign cash purchases by individuals // English // Новости
The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) has no plans to impose restrictions on purchases of foreign currencies by individuals, NBB head Pyotr Prakapovich...
- 15:23 Rights defenders identify 37th person charged in riot case as Artsyom Hrybko // English // Новости
Belarusian human rights defenders have identified another person charged over the December 19 post-election demonstration in addition to the 36...
- 15:21 Lawyers attend interrogation of Uladzimir Nyaklyayew in KGB detention center // English // Новости
Tamara Sidarenka and Uladzimir Bukshtynaw, defense lawyers for former presidential candidate Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, on January 28 attended an...
28 января 2011
- 15:46 Lukashenka: Opposition plotted coup against government // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed in his speech to the House of Representatives on January 27 that opposition forces had plotted a coup to overthrow the...
- 15:43 Attack on Nyaklyayew should be investigated as part of riot case, prosecutor general says // English // Видео
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has expressed dismay at the "unprecedented wave of violence and persecution”...
- 15:37 PACE expresses dismay at «unprecedented wave of violence and persecution» in Belarus // English // Новости
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has expressed dismay at the "unprecedented wave of violence and persecution”...
- 15:35 Attack on Nyaklyayew should be investigated as part of riot case, prosecutor general says // English // Новости
The attack on presidential candidate Uladzimir Nyaklyayew and his supporters on December 19 should be investigated and is being investigated within...
- 15:31 USA preparing new sanctions against Belarus // English // Статьи
The United States is preparing new sanctions against the Belarusian government over its crackdown on the opposition and civil society after December`s presidential election...
27 января 2011
- 16:46 Lukashenka reiterates that he was not misinformed by security officials during post-election demonstration // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka reiterated on Thursday that he had not been misled by top security officials during the December 19 post-election...
- 16:35 Lukashenka says Khalip and Sannikaw need to answer «three questions» to be freed, dismisses concerns about their small child // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has dismissed the concerns of many about the fate of the three-year-old small son of prominent journalist Iryna Khalip and her...
- 15:55 Prosecutor general expresses hope that role of detained Russians in post-election events will soon be established // English // Новости
Prosecutor General Ryhor Vasilevich expressed hope at a news conference Thursday that the role of the two detained citizens of Russia in the...
- 15:53 If chief of investigative group proposes releasing Khalip on recognizance, Prosecutor General's Office will support the proposal, Vasilevich says // English // Новости
If the chief of the investigative group proposes releasing Iryna Khalip on her own recognizance, the Prosecutor General's Office will definitely...
- 14:20 Belarus devising retaliatory measures against Poland, foreign ministry's spokesman says // English // Новости
Belarus is devising retaliatory measures following Poland's move to impose a travel ban on certain Belarusian government officials, Andrey Savinykh,...
- 14:12 Belarus receives $800 million raised through Eurobond sale // English // Новости
The funds raised by the Belarusian government through the latest placement of its Eurobonds have arrived in the country, a spokesperson for the...
- 14:10 Presidential candidates are not immune from criminal prosecution, Constitutional Court chairman says // English // Видео
Presidential candidates are not immune from criminal prosecution for illegal activities, Pyotr Miklashevich, chairman of the Constitutional Court of...
- 11:48 Interior minister claims that he does not know who attacked Nyaklyayew // English // Статьи
Interior Minister Anatol Kulyashow told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday that he did not know who attacked presidential candidate Uladzimir Nyaklyayew...
- 11:37 Presidential candidates are not immune from criminal prosecution, Constitutional Court chairman says // English // Новости
Presidential candidates are not immune from criminal prosecution for illegal activities, Pyotr Miklashevich, chairman of the Constitutional Court of...
- 10:48 Interior Minister Kulyashow refuses to apologize to journalists for police brutality on December 19 // English // Новости
Interior Minister Anatol Kulyashow said at a news conference Wednesday that he would not apologize to the journalists who suffered from police...
- 09:32 WikiLeaks tells about death of Belarusian woman in Turkey in connection to trafficking in persons // English // Статьи
Below is the full version of the documents provided to the online Naviny.by newspaper by representative of the WikiLeaks media organization...
26 января 2011
- 15:46 PACE members demand new presidential election in Belarus // English // Новости
Twenty-one members of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) have called on the international organization's member states to demand a...
- 15:07 Draft PACE resolution calls for release of detained activists // English // Новости
A draft resolution of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) calls for the immediate release of all opponents of Alyaksandr Lukashenka...
- 15:04 Latvian cabinet backs travel sanctions against Belarusian officials // English // Новости
The Latvian cabinet, at a meeting on January 25, backed a proposed entry ban targeting Belarusian government officials involved in the crackdown on...
- 12:15 Universities in Belarus will be raising tuition fees in keeping with global trend, education minister says // English // Новости
Universities in Belarus will be raising tuition fees in keeping with the global trend, Education Minister Syarhey Maskevich told reporters in Minsk...
- 11:51 Belarus, Ukraine agree to devise common supply plan for critical foodstuffs // English // Новости
The agriculture ministers of Belarus and Ukraine, Mikhail Rusy and Mykola Prysyazhnyuk, agreed at their meeting in Kyiv on Monday that the two...
- 11:35 Young man in Homyel questioned by KGB over post-election protest // English // Новости
A young man resident in Homyel was questioned Tuesday at a local KGB office as a witness in a so-called riot case that was opened following the...
- 10:53 Three new books in series devoted to renowned Belarusians launched in Minsk // English // Видео
A launch party was held at the Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library in Minsk on January 25 for three new books in the series “Our Renowned...
- 10:41 Russia resumes crude deliveries to Belarus // English // Статьи
Russia`s Transneft pipeline monopoly on January 25 resumed crude deliveries to Belarus after a break that lasted almost a month...