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Mikalay Statkevich
- 22-02-16 19:37 Some 300 demonstrate in downtown Minsk in support of stallholders // English // Статьи
About 300 people staged an unsanctioned demonstration in downtown Minsk on Monday afternoon to demand the abolition of tough new rules for non-food stallholders at markets and shopping centers.
- 15-02-16 16:49 Some 1,000 small vendors demonstrate in central Minsk // English // Статьи
About a thousand non-food stallholders staged an unsanctioned protest in downtown Minsk on Monday to demand that Alyaksandr Lukashenka reverse his edict, which they say is impossible to comply with.
- 12-02-15 04:06 Statkevich’s nomination as single presidential contender would be great show of solidarity, rights defender says // English // Новости
The nomination of Mikalay Statkevich as opposition forces’ single presidential contender would be a powerful display of solidarity, human rights defender Valyantsin Stefanovich told opposition news...
- 05-08-14 20:10 Eduard Lobaw’s complaint submitted to UN Human Rights Committee // English // Новости
Campaigners for the release of Eduard Lobaw, an imprisoned activist of an opposition youth organization called Malady Front (Young Front), have submitted a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee...
- 09-07-14 16:51 EU removes eight Belarusians from its blacklist // English // Статьи
The Council of the European Union on July 8 lifted entry bans and asset freezes against eight citizens of Belarus and placed one Belarusian on its blacklist...
- 02-07-14 21:39 Popularity ratings of all potential opposition presidential candidates combined do not exceed 20 percent, poll finds // English // Новости
The popularity ratings of potential opposition presidential candidates do not exceed 20 percent combined, reported the Vilnius-based Independent Institute of Social, Economic and Political Studies...
- 21-01-14 19:59 Statkevich may be freed if he applies for pardon, Lukashenka says // English // Статьи
Former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich may be released from prison if he applies for a pardon...
- 12-08-13 16:56 Polish MEP sends birthday greetings to imprisoned Statkevich // English // Статьи
Marek Migalski, a Polish member of the European Parliament, has sent birthday greetings to imprisoned Belarusian Mikalay Statkevich...
- 04-07-13 15:21 Mikalay Statkevich meets with his wife in prison in Mahilyow // English // Статьи
Imprisoned former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich talked to his wife Maryna Adamovich through a glass partition for two hours on Tuesday...
- 20-06-13 16:48 Imprisoned politician Statkevich urges Lithuanian prime minister not to meet with Belarusian counterpart // English // Новости
Mikalay Statkevich, an imprisoned former presidential candidate, has called on Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius to refrain from meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, Mikhail...
- 14-02-13 19:10 Statkevich, Byalyatski have same prison conditions as other prisoners, says deputy prosecutor general // English // Новости
Former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich and human rights activist Ales Byalyatski have the same prison conditions as other people held in correctional institutions, Alyaksey Stuk, deputy...
- 19-01-13 16:13 Paval Sevyarynets granted three-day leave // English // Новости
Paval Sevyarynets, co-chairman of Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD), has been granted a three-day leave by the administration of an open-type correctional institution in the Brest region. The...
- 11-01-13 13:45 Statkevich wants Nyaklyayew to provide explanations over events that preceded post-election protest // English // Статьи
Imprisoned opposition politician Mikalay Statkevich has urged Uladzimir Nyaklyayew to offer public explanations over a chain of events that preceded the December 19...
- 17-12-12 15:35 German Social Democratic Party bestows 2012 Willy Brandt Special Award for Political Courage on Mikalay Statkevich // English // Новости
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) has reportedly bestowed its 2012 Willy Brandt Special Award for Political Courage on imprisoned Belarusian opposition politician Mikalay Statkevich. On...
- 06-10-12 17:12 Imprisoned Mikalay Statkevich writes to his wife about his meeting with Vatican’s envoy // English // Статьи
The wife of imprisoned former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich, has received a letter from him, in which he writes about his recent meeting with Apostolic Nuncio Claudio Gugerotti...
- 12-08-12 18:37 Imprisoned opposition politician Mikalay Statkevich turns 56 // English // Новости
Former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich, who is serving a six-year prison sentence, turned 56 on August 12. As the opposition politician’s wife, Maryna Adamovich, told BelaPAN, Mr....
- 21-07-12 15:45 Belarusian rights defenders send urgent complaints to UN special rapporteur on torture regarding Statkevich, Dashkevich // English // Новости
Belarusian human rights defenders have sent urgent complaints to the UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez, asking him to take action on reports of the inhumane treatment of Mikalay...
- 08-07-12 17:16 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly urges Minsk to release all political prisoners // English // Статьи
The Assembly recommended that the International Ice Hockey Federation suspend its plan to hold the 2014 world championship in Minsk until the Belarusian authorities release all political prisoners...
- 28-06-12 16:22 Imprisoned opposition politician Statkevich placed in disciplinary cell // English // Новости
Former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich has been placed in a disciplinary cell in a prison in Mahilyow, according to the opposition politician’s website. The reason for the punishment...
- 27-04-12 16:55 Paval Sevyarynets denied parole // English // Статьи
The administration of the open-type correctional institution in the Brest region where Mr. Sevyarynets is serving the sentence denied him early release on April 26...
- 16-04-12 16:05 Mikalay Statkevich will not ask Lukashenka for pardon, wife says // English // Новости
Maryna Adamovich, the wife of former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich, has received another phone call from her husband, who is imprisoned in Mahilyow. The conversation, which took place...
- 05-01-12 16:50 Mikalay Statkevich will «continue life of crime» if released, says prison chief // English // Новости
Mikalay Statkevich will "continue life of crime" if released, Syarhey Yermalitski, chief of Correctional Institution No. 17 in Shklow, Mahilyow region, said in his report on the imprisoned former...
- 03-01-12 16:58 Former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich to stand trial in Shklow prison on January 12 // English // Новости
Former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich is to stand trial in an open-type correctional institution in Shklow, Mahilyow region, on January 12 on a charge of violating prison rules, which may...
- 23-12-11 14:17 Lukashenka says that he will order release of Sannikaw, Statkevich, Bandarenka after they ask him for pardon // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said Friday that he would order the release of former presidential candidates Andrey Sannikaw and Mikalay Statkevich, as well as Mr. Sannikaw’s campaign aide Dzmitry Bandarenka...
- 22-10-11 15:39 Opposition activists demonstrate in Minsk to demand freedom for political prisoners // English // Статьи
A dozen people, mostly activists of an opposition group called European Belarus, staged a demonstration in downtown Minsk...
- 02-10-11 18:01 Lukashenka orders release of ex-candidate Uss // English // Статьи
Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed the pardon edict, “being guided by the principles of humaneness"...
- 28-09-11 17:01 Associates fear for safety of Zmitser Dashkevich // English // Статьи
A man told Mr. Dashkevich that he had learned that the opposition activist would “have problems” in the Hlybokaye prison and would, perhaps, be killed...
- 19-09-11 15:35 Social Democratic Party of Germany pledges to work toward Statkevich's release // English // Новости
The Social Democratic Party of Germany will work to secure the release of Mikalay Statkevich, Katsyaryna Statkevich, the former presidential candidate's daughter, told BelaPAN with reference to the...
- 19-07-11 16:13 Court upholds prison sentences for Statkevich, Uss // English // Статьи
None of the convicts was present at the court hearing that opened in the morning...
- 03-04-11 17:10 Belarusian opposition activist applies for political asylum in Poland // English // Статьи
Viktar Kantsavenka, who was an authorized representative of candidate Mikalay Statkevich in the past presidential election, has asked for political asylum in Poland...
- 26-12-10 17:17 Statkevich’s campaign manager put into KGB jail // English // Новости
Syarhey Martsalew, ex-presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich’s campaign manager, has been arrested and is held in the detention center of the Committee for State Security (KGB), civil society...
- 26-12-10 17:15 KGB, police raid dozen homes over mass riot case // English // Новости
Officers of the Committee for State Security (KGB) and police raided the apartments of at least 12 people in Minsk and other cities on Saturday in connection with the mass riot case opened following...
- 20-12-10 04:47 Five presidential candidates arrested // English // Статьи
Five presidential candidates were arrested by police following an anti-Lukashenka post-election demonstration staged...
- 02-10-10 16:05 Politicians dismiss Lukashenka's claim that only tiny minority support opposition // English // Новости
Opposition politicians have dismissed a statement made by Alyaksandr Lukashenka in his Friday interview with Russian journalists that only between 100,000 and 150,000 people in Belarus supported the...
- 21-09-10 11:35 CIS long-term observers for Belarus’ presidential election expected to arrive within next few days // English // Статьи
CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev, a former chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, is expected to head the mission...
- 03-09-10 17:40 Uladzimir Nyaklyayew announces presidential bid // English // Статьи
Mr. Nyaklyayew stressed that the "Tell the Truth!" team were "fully ready" for his presidential campaign...
- 25-08-10 10:20 Opposition leaders sign agreement on electoral cooperation // English // Медиа-фото
The leaders of six opposition groups on August 24 signed an agreement on cooperation during the forthcoming presidential race, BelaPAN reports. The agreement was inked by Anatol Lyabedzka,...
- 24-08-10 18:35 Opposition leaders sign agreement on electoral cooperation // English // Статьи
According to the accord, opposition forces shall conduct a massive campaign to inform all residents of Belarus about the "dire consequences" of the government's policies and...
- 18-08-10 18:28 Agreement on cooperation between opposition presidential hopefuls may be signed next week // English // Новости
An agreement on cooperation between opposition hopefuls during the forthcoming presidential race may be signed at a meeting on August 24, Mikalay Statkevich, leader of the European Coalition, told...
- 11-08-10 18:08 Opposition leaders drop Rada of Belarusian Intelligentsia as mediator in selection of single presidential candidate // English // Статьи
Earlier this month, the Rada shortened the list of potential candidates from eight to just five names: Alyaksandr Kazulin, Syarhey Kalyakin, Uladzimir Nyaklyayew...
- 19-07-10 14:50 Opposition leaders will probably manage to unite at last minute, Statkevich says // English // Медиа-видео
Belarusian opposition politicians are certainly looking for an opportunity and a platform to unite on the eve of a presidential election in the country, but they will probably manage to do that at...
- 06-07-10 11:50 Opposition leaders prove unable to adopt procedure for selecting single presidential contender because of lack of quorum // English // Новости
Opposition leaders were unable to adopt a procedure for selecting a single presidential contender at their meeting in Minsk on Monday because of a lack of quorum, Uladzimir Kolas, chairman of the Rada...
- 18-06-10 16:16 Opposition figures discuss idea of creating shadow cabinet // English // Медиа-видео
Opposition politicians, prominent civil society activists and public figures held a conference at the Johannes Rau International Educational Center in Minsk on June 17 to discuss the idea of creating...
- 02-06-10 17:03 Election official welcomes presidential bids // English // Новости
The central election commission welcomes presidential bids announced by politicians ahead of Belarus’ forthcoming election, Mikalay Lazavik, secretary of the commission, said in an interview...
- 03-05-10 16:17 Milinkevich announces presidential bid // English // Статьи
His draft election platform calls for transformations that would "draw the Belarusians closer to to the European level of life" within five years.
- 19-04-10 19:17 Opposition should not abandon its traditional Chernobyl anniversary marches, politician says // English // Медиа-видео
Belarus’ opposition should not abandon its traditional Chernobyl anniversary demonstrations called Charnobylski Shlyakh (Path of Chernobyl), Mikalay Statkevich, chairman of the Narodnaya Hramada...
- 30-03-10 18:22 OSCE chairman-in-office meets with opposition, pro-government politicians in Minsk // English // Статьи
The theme of the meeting had not been determined but it all boiled down to what matters most - Belarus` elections. Representatives of...
- 17-10-09 15:47 About 40 people arrested in police crackdown on demonstration commemorating high-profile disappearances // English // Медиа-видео
About 40 people were arrested in a police crackdown on a demonstration staged in Minsk`s downtown Kastrychnitskaya Square on October 16 in commemoration of high-profile disappearances. Opposition...
- 17-10-09 13:14 About 40 people arrested in police crackdown on demonstration commemorating high-profile disappearances // English // Новости
About 40 people were arrested in a police crackdown on a demonstration staged in Minsk`s downtown Kastrychnitskaya Square on October 16 in commemoration of high-profile disappearances. Opposition...
- 25-09-09 13:56 Prosecutor General`s Office petitioned to institute criminal proceedings over Lukashenka`s ballot-rigging revelations // English // Медиа-фото
Anatol Lyabedzka, chairman of the United Civic Party, and Uladzimir Ukhnalyow, a leader of the Belarusian Party of Communists, on September 24 delivered a petition to the Prosecutor General`s Office,...
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