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Stanislaw Shushkevich
- 05-01-15 20:32 Mourners bid farewell to former Agriculture Minister Lyavonaw // English // Статьи
Mr. Lyavonaw, who spent years in prison on what was widely viewed as politically motivated charges, died on January 4 at the age of 76.
- 25-07-14 20:14 Lithuania has not changed its position with regard to Belarus, foreign minister says // English // Новости
Lithuania has not altered its position with regard to Belarus and continues suggesting that the Belarusian authorities should respect human rights and release all political prisoners, Foreign Minister...
- 25-04-13 16:56 Russia’s air base plans are illegal, Shushkevich says // English // Новости
Russia’s plans to build an air base in Belarus run counter to Belarusian national regulations and some international agreements ratified by Moscow, Stanislaw Shushkevich, Belarus’ formal...
- 11-11-12 16:33 Key opposition forces, politicians sign memorandum declaring intention to defend Belarus’ independence // English // Статьи
The memorandum was signed at a meeting in Vilnius on November 3...
- 10-05-12 21:12 Opposition politician urges EU to get tougher on Belarus // English // Новости
Belarus' first formal head of state has urged the European Union to get as much tough on Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime as it is on the Ukrainian government. Earlier this month, Ukraine had to...
- 27-03-12 15:04 Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington honors Stanislaw Shushkevich // English // Новости
Belarus` first formal head of state, Stanislaw Shushkevich, has been honored by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation based in Washington. The 77-year-old Dr. Shushkevich, who chaired...
- 09-12-11 16:16 Shushkevich recounts how Soviet Union was dissolved // English // Медиа-видео
The Soviet Union could have been hit by a bloody civil war if it had not been dissolved by the agreement signed by the leaders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha natural...
- 21-03-11 16:07 Prominent opposition figures call for boycott of parliamentary elections // English // Новости
A group of prominent opposition politicians have called for a boycott of next year's parliamentary elections. In their statement, the politicians accuse the Belarusian government of rigging...
- 07-09-10 11:17 Aleh Baybenin’s funeral // English // Медиа-фото
The funeral of prominent journalist Aleh Byabenin was held at the Maskowskiya (Uskhodniya) cemetery in Minsk on Monday, BelaPAN reports. The 36-year-old journalist, one of the prominent figures of an...
- 12-08-10 16:49 Opposition pushing for European Parliament's hearing on disappearances of Lukashenka's opponents // English // Новости
Belarusian opposition leaders will ask the European Parliament to hold a hearing on the unsolved disappearances of Alyaksandr Lukashenka's opponents in 1999 and 2000, Anatol Lyabedzka, leader of the...
- 06-08-10 17:15 Opposition calls for UN inquiry into high-profile disappearances // English // Статьи
Opposition politicians Yury Zakharanka and Viktar Hanchar, businessman Anatol Krasowski and journalist Dzmitry Zavadski went missing in 1999-2000.
- 27-07-10 12:22 Twenty years since adoption of State Sovereignty Declaration // English // Статьи
On September 19, 1991, the Supreme Soviet adopted a law that changed the name of the country for the Republic of Belarus and introduced new state symbols...
- 25-04-10 13:49 Politicians share opinion on role of local soviets // English // Новости
Ahead of the main voting day in Belarus’ local elections on April 25, politicians shared their opinion on the role of local soviets in the country’s life. Uladzimir Andreychanka, head of...
- 16-04-10 12:35 Belarus only has 90 kilograms of uranium, expert says // English // Статьи
All statements by Lukashenka about uranium reveal his gross ignorance in this area. He confuses the terms ‘radioactive uranium,’ ‘highly enriched uranium,’ and...
- 27-07-09 20:47 Nineteen years since adoption of State Sovereignty Declaration // English // Статьи
At present people in Belarus cannot feel themselves as residents of a free and democratic country. Their rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of association are restricted...
- 18-07-08 15:11 Opposition leaders comment on formation of district election commissions // English // Медиа-видео
Leaders of the United Pro-democratic Forces (UPF), an opposition coalition, held a news conference in Minsk on July 17 to comment on the results of the formation of district election commissions for...
- 03-09-07 14:20 Stanislaw Shushkevich denies membership in Moon's Unification Church // English // Статьи
Stanislaw Shushkevich, Belarus' formal head of state between 1991 and 1994, has denied a Belarusian television report that he is a member of Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church...
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