News on 24.07.2008

24.07.2008

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 1

16:53, — Economics

Decision on cooperation with Ukraine and Belarus will be taken at a session of the board of directors in October.

Militia removing “Boycott” banners (Photo) 11

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.

Even Haidukevich’s party refused to run in such “election” 13

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 6

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.

Lukashenka confessed he gives personal orders on arrests 28

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.

Will S-300 systems be supplied to Iran via Belarus? 16

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.

Sheiman leaving for Venezuela 1

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 23

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.