News on 20.01.2009

20.01.2009

KGB decided to increase staff by students

20:29, — Politics

Officers of secret services tried to recruit a first-year student of informational technologies and management faculty of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Paval Lyashkovich.

Obama becomes first black U.S. president (Photo) 20

19:36, Reuters — in the world

Barack Obama became the first black U.S. president on Tuesday, making history before a sea of people and declaring the United States in the midst of a crisis that can be defeated with a united sense of purpose.

Lukashenka thanks Yushchenko for lobbying his interests in West 13

16:59, — Politics

In Chernihiv Alyaksandr Lukashenka expressed gratitude to Ukrainian president for “assistance” in normalization of relations of the Belarusian regime with the West.

Pickets against bad living conditions banned

16:23, — Politics

The authorities of Slonim town didn’t permit activists of the “Young Front” to hold a street action in the town center.

Belarusian politicians about meeting of Viktor Yushchenko and Alyaksandr Lukashenka 9

15:59, — Politics

Famous Belarusian politicians commented on the meeting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko and Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Chernigov to Charter’97 press center.

Pro-governmental Union of Poles in Belarus selling out property having bought by Polish government 3

14:39, — Politics

Leadership of the pro-governmental Union of Poles in Belarus headed by Jozef Lucznik is going to sell out the property that belongs to the organization.

Youth activist Ihar Salavei unlawfully called up 5

14:13, — Politics

Ihar Salavei, activist of the “For Freedom” movement, has received call-up papers in spite he has problems with heart.

Amnesty International: Who tortured US citizen Emanuel Zeltser in Belarusian prison? 2

12:27, — Politics

Amnesty International human rights organization called on its activists to support US citizen Emanuel Zeltser.

Zyanon Paznyak called names of Kurapaty vandals

12:10, — Politics

Zyanon Paznyak, leader of the Conservative Christian Party of the Belarusian Popular Front, told Radio Svaboda about acts of vandalism in Kurapaty, Russian imperialism, and veterans of NKVD (Soviet secret police).

4 July blast: only social-psychological portrait of a criminal is known 32

11:37, — society

The investigation group has only a social-psychological portrait of a criminal, who had exploded a bomb on July 4, 2008, in Minsk.

“Liberalisation” plans drawn up by officials who “strangled” business 12

10:53, — Economics

The Belarusian authorities have drawn up another “plan” of economy’s liberalization. Experts are sceptical about it.

Colonel Paulichenka appeared nude in public (Photo) 24

8:55, — society

The former commander of the Internal Troops special force has taken part in the traditional bathing on Epiphany in the village of Zadamlya Minsk region.

Meeting of Yushchenko with Lukashenka is treason to “orange” revolution 45

8:01, — Politics

Today the Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko met with the Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Chernihiv. One of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition, the coordinator of the Charter’97 Zmitser Bandarenka comments on this “brotherly” meeting.