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Viktar Ivashkevich
- 24-03-13 17:23 Freedom Day demonstration staged in Minsk // English // Статьи
Up to 1000 people took part in a “Dzen Voli” demonstration that was staged in Minsk on March 24 to mark 95 years since the proclamation of the short-lived 1918 Belarusian National Republic...
- 26-05-12 18:25 Government preparing to tighten law governing national, local assemblies // English // Новости
The government is preparing to tighten a law governing national and local assemblies by individuals, opposition politician Viktar Ivashkevich told BelaPAN. A bill of amendments to the National and...
- 05-04-12 12:40 Employee of Mazyr Oil Refinery sues opposition politician Ivashkevich over calls for EU sanctions // English // Статьи
An employee of the Mazyr Oil Refinery has filed a lawsuit against opposition politician Viktar Ivashkevich for calling on European Union customers to stop buying petroleum products from Belarus...
- 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...
- 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...
- 17-08-10 10:50 Opposition activists demonstrate in Minsk // English // Медиа-видео
Some 200 people took part in a demonstration that opposition groups staged in downtown Minsk on Monday evening to demand an international investigation into the disappearances of four opponents of...
- 17-08-10 10:42 Opposition activists demonstrate in Minsk // English // Статьи
The demonstration lasted for about 40 minutes. After participants rolled up their images and signs and were about to leave the scene, plainclothesmen grabbed...
- 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...
- 24-06-10 11:28 Veteran members of Belarusian Popular Front throw support behind rival presidential contender Sannikaw // English // Медиа-видео
A group of veteran members of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) announced during a news conference in Minsk on June 23 that they would support presidential hopeful Andrey Sannikaw and not the BPF...
- 18-06-10 11:48 Leader denies that Belarusian Popular Front has split // English // Новости
Alyaksey Yanukevich, chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF), told reporters in Minsk on Thursday that rumors of a split in the party were false, as quoted by BelaPAN. A split could occur...
- 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,...
- 10-09-09 12:06 Police crack down on protest against Russian troops’ presence in Belarus // English // Медиа-видео
Plainclothesmen and riot police on Wednesday broke up a demonstration against the involvement of Russian troops in a military exercise to be held in Belarus. Zmitser Dashkevich, leader of an...
- 26-05-09 19:40 Opposition groups to hold "Congress for European Values" next month // English // Медиа-видео
Belarus’ major opposition groups plan to hold what they have called a "Congress for European Values" in Minsk on June 21. An application for permission to hold the event at the Culture Palace of the...
- 23-05-09 12:31 Former presidential candidate Kazulin set to establish Association of Political Prisoners // English // Статьи
Dr. Kazulin will apply to the justice ministry for registration. He said that if denied it, he would seek a legal status for his organization abroad.
- 26-04-09 21:28 Video: Opposition stages Chernobyl anniversary demonstration // English // Медиа-видео
Up to 1000 people participated in an opposition-organized demonstration in Minsk on Sunday afternoon to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The demonstration, traditionally...
- 26-04-09 21:25 Opposition stages Chernobyl anniversary demonstration in Minsk // English // Статьи
A crowd estimated by reporters at up to 1000 people participated in an opposition-organized demonstration in Minsk on Sunday afternoon to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster...
- 26-03-09 16:19 Organizers say that $260 was spent on BNR anniversary demonstration // English // Новости
The organization of Wednesday’s demonstration in Minsk on the occasion of the 91st anniversary of the Belarusian National Republic cost 720,000 rubels ($260), Lyavon Barshchewski, leader of...
- 25-03-09 18:04 Authorities plan to provoke incidents during demonstration on Belarusian National Republic anniversary, organizer warns // English // Новости
Authorities plan to provoke incidents during the demonstration to be staged in Minsk on Wednesday evening to celebrate the 91st anniversary of the Belarusian National Republic, Viktar Ivashkevich,...
- 03-11-08 15:14 Popular Front stages march to remember Stalin terror victims // English // Медиа-видео
A march was staged by the Belarusian Popular Front in Minsk on Sunday to mark Remembrance of Ancestors’ Day (Dzyady) and commemorate Stalin terror victims. The march kicked off at noon at the...
- 17-09-08 10:13 Police break up demonstration in commemoration of high-profile disappearances // English // Медиа-видео
Police aborted an unsanctioned demonstration that opposition activists attempted to stage in downtown Minsk on Tuesday to mark the 9th anniversary of the abduction of opposition politician Viktar...
- 10-06-08 10:42 Opposition coalition adds new names to list of parliamentary nominees // English // Медиа-видео
The Political Council of the United Pro-democratic Forces on Sunday added three new names to its list of nominees for this fall’s elections for the House of Representatives. Two parliamentary...
- 08-06-08 15:39 Opposition coalition adds new names to list of parliamentary nominees // English // Новости
The Political Council of United Pro-democratic Forces on Sunday added three new names to its list of nominees in the coming elections for the House of Representatives, BelaPAN reports. Two...
- 26-03-08 11:45 Video: Police crack down on opposition demonstration in Minsk // English // Медиа-видео
Police cracked down on a demonstration that opposition activists attempted to stage in Minsk on March 25 to mark 90 years since the establishment of the Belarusian National Republic, beating up and...
- 02-02-08 17:07 Viktar Ivashkevich elected chairman of Minsk city organization of Belarusian Popular Front // English // Новости
Viktar Ivashkevich was elected chairman of the Minsk city organization of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) at the organization’s general conference held on February 1. Mr. Ivashkevich’s...
- 08-12-07 17:20 Convention of Belarusian Popular Front begins in Minsk // English // Новости
A two-day convention of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF), a major opposition party in Belarus, began at the culture palace of the Minsk Automobile Factory on December 8. A total of 260 delegates had...
- 04-11-07 19:16 Opposition stages Social March in Minsk // English // Статьи
Some 1000 people took part in the opposition’s so-called Social March that was staged in Minsk...
- 24-10-07 11:39 Viktar Ivashkevich announces Belarusian Popular Front leadership bid // English // Новости
Prominent opposition politician Viktar Ivashkevich has announced plans to run for the post of Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) chairman. Talking to Belapan reporter in Minsk on October 23, Mr....
- 14-10-07 19:07 Belarus’ opposition forces stage European March for Freedom in Minsk // English // Статьи
Up to 5,000 people took part in a long-prepared opposition demonstration called European March for Freedom...
- 26-04-07 09:21 Organizers of Chernobyl march point to Chernobyl Chapel on Karastayanavay Street as final destination // English // Новости
Viktar Ivashkevich, deputy chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) who is a member of the organizing committee for the opposition's April 25 annual Chernobyl march, said that the marchers would...
- 30-03-07 09:21 Professor Nikitchanka named chief organizer of opposition's traditional Chernobyl demonstration // English // Статьи
Opposition forces have staged a march in the Belarusian capital on April 26, the date of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant, for years...
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