News on 1.07.2008

1.07.2008

Opposition candidates pressed by taxation authorities 7

16:51, — Politics

Democratic activists, nominated by opposition political parties for candidates for the autumn “elections” to the “house of representatives”, are called to tax departments. Relatives of opposition politicians are checked, too.

PACE spokesperson calls upon official Minsk not to adopt the new law on mass media

15:42, — Politics

Mr Andrea Rigoni, PACE Rapporteur on the Situation in Belarus, has addressed the Belarusian authorities with a request to suspend considering the law on mass media.

Mazyr and Kalinkavichy for European Belarus (Photo) 3

15:05, — Politics

Rallies which demonstrate the European choice of Belarusians are held in dozens of Belarusian cities.

Lukashenka: Russia likes “Union” Agreement No More 26

14:29, — Politics

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has given an interview to “Komsomolskaya Pravda” newspaper. Reasoning about the future of “union state” of Belarus and Russia, he said in particular that inequality in this union would bring it to a collapse.

Mahilyou authorities are against monument to Holocaust

13:56, — Politics

For the fourth time the Jewish community of Mahilyou has addressed the city authorities with a request to construct a monument in the place of mass extermination of Holocaust victims.

Belarusians to boycott elections 16

13:29, — Politics

Internet edition “Belorusskie Novosti” carried on Internet polling on the topic “Who will you vote for at parliamentary “elections”?” The absolute majority (about 50 per cent) said they are not going to participate in the “elections”, which are to be held on 28 September 2008.

Leaflets with information about the European Union seized in Zhodzina

13:16, — Politics

An activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Raisa Kuprushyna was detained by police in Zhodzina when she collected signatures for Belarus’ joining the European Union.

Belarusian “MPs” saw threat in NATO 17

13:05, — Politics

NATO threatens the “union state” by deploying its military bases in cross-border regions under the aegis of counterterrorism, Mikalai Charhinets, head of the commission on international affaires and national security in the “council of the republic” of the “national assembly” of Belarus, said during a TV link-up Brussels-Minsk-Moscow.

Belarusian authorities write letters to nuclear companies 19

11:37, — Nuclear power plant in Belarus

Alyaksandr Lukashenka obliged the Belarusian government to write letters to world nuclear companies with a suggestion to construct a nuclear power plant in Belarus.

UCP representative in Central Election Commission got 7 days in prison

10:52, — Politics

Mikhal Pashkevich, one of the leaders of the “Young Democrats”, youth organisation of the United Civil Party is sentenced to 7 days of arrest by the Tsentralny district court of Minsk.

Arrested Young Front activist stands trial again

9:25, — Politics

Artsyom Lastavetski, Young Front activist from Baranavichy, who is serving 7-day arrest for handing out portraits of political prisoner Andrei Kim, was guarded to another trial from a detention center.