News on 21.06.2012

21.06.2012

Andrzej Poczobut arrested for articles on charter97.org (Video) 121

18:09, — Politics

(updated)  A criminal case has been initiated against the journalist. He is accused under criminal article "libel against the president”.

Human rights activists launch campaign to monitor “elections” 6

16:41, — Politics

“Human rights for free elections” group announced launching a campaign to monitor the “parliamentary election”.

Tell the Truth activist detained before flashmob 7

14:43, — Politics

Alyaksandr Artsybashau, an activist of Zmena, a youth wing of Tell the Truth campaign, was detained in Nyamiha city district at 1 pm.

Workers have to work 10 hours a day on Gorizont plant (Video) 207

14:38, — society

Those showing discontent receive threats of dismissal.

President of “Kazantin Republic” offers political asylum for Belarusian girls 82

13:39, — Politics

A music fest organizers makes a humorous reply to “stupidity of Belarus's ruler”.

Council of Intelligentsia: Boycott - the only reasonable option

13:05, — Politics

The members of the Council said this at the meeting with the democratic activist in Polatsk.

Lukashenka scared of calls to remove ice hockey championship from Minsk 65

13:02, — Politics

There are threats of bringing opposition members to criminal responsibility.

Kharkovets: Next year will be difficult 13

12:16, — Economics

Belarus intends to tighten external borrowing strategy.

Political prisoners issue raised at EU ambassadors’ farewell dinner 7

11:39, — Politics

Ambassadors of Germany, Great Britain and Hungary, whose terms in Belarus end now, held a farewell dinner yesterday in the educational center IBB in Minsk.

Hillary Clinton: There is human trafficking in Belarus

11:05, — Politics

U.S. Secretary of State presented the annual report on human trafficking in the world in Washington.

Police terrorize families of political prisoners

11:03, — Politics

Even those who moved away from the country after the release from prison cannot say they were left in peace.

Tax office gets busy with Lyabedzka's family 8

10:54, — Politics

Taxation agencies have been checking the politician and his family for the seventh months.

Russia has known about Belarus smuggling petroleum products for a while 40

10:43, — Economics

A very interesting connotation appears in the Russian media who report on the Belarusian export of dissolvent.

KGB puts pressure on supporters of change of the Electoral Code

10:22, — Politics

KGB and ideologists are exercising pressure on the members of the initiative group created in order to change the Election Code.

Myasnikovich hurry to work with Vietnam and Myanmar 8

9:54, — Economics

Mikhail Myasnikovich tasked the government to speed up the implementation of joint projects with Vietnam and Myanmar.

Qatar special-purpose units were trained in Belarus (Video) 10

9:48, — society

Special-purpose units of Qatar were trained in Minsk.

Lavrov: Lukashenko is driven into a corner‎ 51

9:22, — Politics

Russia opposes the use of unilateral economic sanctions in politics as a means of coercion, including with regard to Belarus.

Belorussian Katyn List Found 87

9:10, — society

There are many Belarusians among the murdered Polish officers.