News on 10.07.2012

10.07.2012

Historical buildings will be sell for a Song

16:49, — society

Now one may buy a historical site for $12.

Political prisoner Malchanau demands to overturn sentence 2

16:00, — Politics

A lawyer visited Alyaksandr Malchanau in a detention facility in Zhodzina on July 9.

Ales Bialiatski was supported in Kyrghyzstan (Photo)

15:06, — Politics

Kyrghyz human rights activists came to an official reception devoted to the July 3 with portraits of political prisoner.

Brest authorities ban BCD rallies

15:04, — Politics

Members of the steering committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy filed applications for the authorization of two rallies in Brest under the slogan “Freedom to political prisoners!”

New criminal case to be opened against Dashkevich 82

14:40, — Politics

Materials to initiate a new criminal case against an opposition activist for “violation of prison rules” were filed to the Investigation Committee.

The number of prohibited websites in Belarus has been doubled 16

13:51, — hi-tech

80 websites have been added to the list of restricted access, formed in Belarus.

Lukashenko drank cognac in working hours 80

13:42, — society

Today, the governor has opened in Minsk on the line for bottling of Armenian cognac.

Seized money and netbook returned after 6 weeks 3

13:10, — Politics

Officers of a customs office in Ashmyany returned money and a netbook seized from journalist Natallya Verashchahina and leaders of Radioelectronics trade Union Henadz Fyadynich and Ihar Komlik.

Lukashenko prompts dialogue with EU

13:06, By Anton Khodasevich, Nezavisimaya Gazeta — Politics

Belarusian diplomats traveled to Slovenia on Monday to discuss the development of Belarus-EU relations.

Ales Byalyatski packs police shoulder marks in prison 6

12:58, — Politics

Imprisoned head of Viasna human rights centre Ales Byalyatski works as a packer of shoulder marks for police uniform in a penal colony in Babruisk.

Azarenka “bent” in front of the dictator again 95

12:31, — Sport

Viktoria Azarenka has presented Lukashenko her tennis racket.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: the sale of petroleum products amounted 80% to the growth of Belarusian export 14

12:11, — Economics

Lion's share of Belarusian export in the first half-year of 2012 was formed by oil, petroleum products, and solvents.

The outcasts 42

12:00, — Politics

Kobyakov complained that the EU and the USA were refusing to negotiate the accession of Belarus to the WTO.

Ukraine’s Obolon in talks over Brestskoye Pivo deal 9

11:56, — Economics

The Ukrainian Obolon brewery is in talks to acquire the Brestskoye Pivo brewery.

Babruisk strikers get dismissal threats 45

11:43, — Politics

Workers intend to fight to a finish seeing no sense in stopping.

Only 48 opposition members included in constituency election commissions in Belarus 19

11:06, — Politics

According to preliminary  information, 48 representatives of opposition political parties have been included in constituency election commissions in Belarus.

A dozen of opposition members were included into the district election commissions

11:05, — Politics

A decision to include fifteen representatives of opposition into the election commissions was made during the joint meeting of the presidiums of Minsk executive committee and Minsk city council on July 9.

Tractor Parts Plant workers on strike in Babruisk

10:36, — Politics

Two brigades of the tractor assembly shop refused to work on the Tractor Parts and Units Plant in Babruisk.

Belarusian books distributor sentenced to one year of restricted freedom 13

10:25, — Politics

The sentence against Ales Yaudakho was pronounced in the Kastrychnitski district court of Minsk on Tuesday.

Wikipedia protests against censorship on the Internet 16

10:03, — in the world

Russian Wikipedia shut down for a day protesting against the second parliamentary hearings on the new draft law on information.

Oligarch Chizh is buying “Krynica” 40

9:48, — Economics

A month ago Yuri Chizh, “The purse” of Lukashenko, offered the authorities to sell the brewery “Krynica” to him.

Belarusians in Warsaw called to boycott the "elections" (Photo) 2

9:14, — Politics

Members of "Office for a Democratic Belarus" organized an information action for passengers of the train "Warsaw-Minsk".

Relatives of political prisoners wrote to Loreen 20

8:47, — Politics

They "introduced" the country, where she would gather to perform.