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Will S-300 systems be supplied to Iran via Belarus?
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24.07, 12:28 — Politics
Officers of the Ministry of Defence of Israel have spread the information that Iran will have received Russian S-300 systems through Belarus by the end of 2008. It is reported by Jerusalem Post with reference to sources in the Ministry of Defence. This contract allows Russia, who is annoying the West with its nuclear cooperation with Iran, not to take part in it officially.
Militia removing “Boycott” banners (Photo)
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24.07, 16:00 — Politics
A banner “Boycott” appeared in Minsk in Malinauka city district. Youth activists hang it out on the pedestrian bridge above the ring road.
Lukashenka confessed he gives personal orders on arrests
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24.07, 13:22 — Politics
Alyaksandr Lukashenka demands to improve quality of harvesting and threatens to bring to criminal responsibility those, who won’t prevent crop losses.
Did Lukashenka’s hopes for Venezuelan loan fail?
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23.07, 18:39 — Politics
Ameriko Dias Nunes, Venezuela’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Belarus, promised at a press conference on 27 June that Venezuela would give a loan of USD 500 million to Belarus. The diplomat said “the documents are being prepared at the moment” and the Joint Development Fund of USD 500 million was “in working condition, operates and aimed at supporting of projects, provided by the signed agreements between Venezuela and Belarus”.
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Nasta Palazhanka: “We have strength for boycott of “elections” in spite of search”
16:56, — Politics
Young Front activists think the search in the office of the organisation is connected with the campaign of boycott of the elections for the “house of representatives”.
Gazprom to decide in October what to do with Belarus
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16:53, — Economics
Decision on cooperation with Ukraine and Belarus will be taken at a session of the board of directors in October.
Even Haidukevich’s party refused to run in such “election”
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15:14, — Politics
Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus is not going to run in the “parliamentary elections”, as the party has “more important thing to do”.
Young Front leaving European Coalition
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14:56, — Politics
“This decision was taken because the youth movement is carrying out an active campaign of boycott of the parliamentary “elections”, while the European Coalition is running in them,” the Young Front press service reports.
Sheiman leaving for Venezuela
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12:10, — Politics
Former secretary of the Security Council Viktar Sheiman leaves for Venezuela in early August. First vice premier Uladzimir Syamashka has said it today.
Bandit methods: Windows broken in activist’s house
11:33, — Politics
Iryna Veshtort, activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), believes that it has been made purposefully.
4 July exploded Bomb wasn’t produced in Belarus
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8:37, — Politics
Activists of the democratic movement in Minsk and in regions have their apartments searched. While the scientists say there are no people in Belarus who are able to produce such a bomb.
Chávez met by retired Sheiman in Minsk
17:42, — Politics
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has arrived in Belarus with a one-day working visit. Former Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Viktar Sheiman, dismissed after 4 July blast in Minsk, met the Venezuelan President.
Independent publisher searched in Vitsebsk blasts case
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15:52, — Politics
Apartment of Zhanna Papova, director of “Vitsebski Kuryer” printing house, was searched today morning.
Tame opposition to seat in “house of representatives”
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14:34, — Politics
Minsk dwellers don’t expect any significant changes of the “parliamentary elections” to be held on 28 September.
Comrade Hugo is now “brother” for Lukashenka
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13:30, — Politics
Alyaksandr Lukashenka says he is ready to “brotherly” develop cooperation with Venezuela in various sector.
Hugo Chávez: “I’m not going to deal with any sorts of distortion”
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12:19, — Politics
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez refused to comment on spreading by media information about a 30-billion dollar contract on cooperation with Russia, signed in the course of the visit to Moscow.
Petrol prise raised for third time during summer
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10:53, — Economics
Belneftekhim concern has increased petrol and diesel fuel retail prices at the inner market by 5 per cent.
Regions ready for boycott: “There’s no sense to participate in farce”
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10:13, — Politics
A decision on non-participating in the “election” if the authorities ignore the requirements of the democratic forces was taken at a conference of the Homel Region United Civil Party by a unanimous vote.
Minsk in state of siege: Chávez visiting Lukashenka
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8:46, — Politics
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez arrives from Moscow in Minsk today. A key point of the oncoming visit is meeting between Chávez and Alyaksandr Lukashenka. It is the third visit of the Venezuelan president to Belarus, the country which has economic and military ties with Venezuela.
Veterans interrogated in blast case: “I haven’t faced such humiliation from the times of death camp”
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16:16, — Politics
In Homel region policemen checked elderly members of oppositional parties’ implication in the blast in Minsk.
Lukashenka wants to have record of every Belarusian
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15:46, — Politics
Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed the Law on Population Register on 22 July. The law created a legal base for forming of a unified personal data record keeping system.
Was war criminal Radovan Karadžić hiding in Belarus?
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14:18, — Politics
Circumstances of a possible secret visit to Belarus by Radovan Karadžić can be cleared up in the near future.
BPF activists drafted to army collectively
13:40, — Politics
Ales Kalita, the leader of Moladz BNF, a youth branch of the Belarusian Popular Front, is to arrive to the military unit No.30151 in Fanipal for military service for a regular term. Kalita is to become a soldier for a year and a half.
Authorities to sell Druzhba pipeline
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13:11, — Economics
The Belarusian government issued a plan of privatisation of state property for 2008-2010. Among the assets, the state is going to sell the next year, are Gomeltransneft-Druzhba pipeline and Druzhba oil transporting republican unitary enterprise in Navapolatsk.
Disastrous lack of money
13:07, — Economics
Iryna Barkouskaya, head of the department of reforming of state ownership of the Fund of State Property of the State Property Committee, said the privatisation in Belarus was caused by necessity to “animate the economy of enterprises” by means of external resources.
Is “Long live Belarus” a slogan fearing regime?
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12:23, — Politics
Stas Senakosau, a minor activist, was kept in the police department of Leninski district of Minsk for 3 hours.
Verdict in Process of Fourteen affirmed
12:06, — Politics
The judicial bench of Minsk city court has upheld verdicts to activists punished for participation in the meeting of entrepreneurs on January 10.
Political prisoner Andrei Kim behind bars for 6th month
11:49, — Politics
21 July 6 months has passed since the youth leader Andrei Kim was arrested. The oppositionist was detained on 21 January at a protest action of entrepreneurs in Minsk.
Tighten security to be offered to Chavez to in Minsk
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11:15, — Politics
In connection with the visit of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to Minsk, a rather severe announcement has been distributed among dwellers of Zakharov Street in Minsk:
Zeltser to have close trial 30 July
11:02, — Politics
The Minsk city court will begin to hear the criminal case of US citizen Emanuel Zeltser on 30 July.
Property of Syarhei Skrabets’ parents confiscated
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9:36, — Politics
On July 21 Minsk city court issued a ruling to confiscate property belonging to the parents of the oppositional politician, the deputy chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Syarhei Skrabets.
Minsk film distributors changed plot of well-known film
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9:16, — Culture
Explicit scenes have been cut out from Ulrich Seidl’s film Import/Export (presented at Cannes Film Festival in 2007), screened in Minsk on July 17.
Chavez to come to Lukashenka on Russian tank
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9:08, — Politics
The exact date of the visit of Venezuelan p[resident to Belarus has been defined. Hugo Chavez to arrive to Minsk on a working visit on July 23.
90% of members of electoral commissions are “Belaya Rus” members
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8:24, — Politics
90% of members of the district electoral commissions in Smarhon are members of the republican public association “Belaya Rus”.
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