News on 20.07.2012

20.07.2012

Court appointed a guilty... computer 31

18:31, — Politics

Minsk Tsentralny District Court has dismissed the complaints lodged by Valiantsin Stefanovich and Andrei Bandarenka against foreign travel restrictions imposed on them for alleged draft evasion.

Dashkevich has refused to speak with investigator 20

16:48, — Politics

Zmitser Dashkevich refuses to give any evidence during the interrogation.

Anton Suryapin finally received the first parcel 16

16:27, — Politics

Elena Suryapina finally accepted the parcel to her son.

Martynau is going to Brussels 19

15:55, — Politics

Belarusian FM to attend meeting of EaP Foreign Ministers.

16-year-old girl arrested in connection with Swedish teddy bears “bombing”? 254

15:48, — Politics

Katyaryna Skurat has been detained by the KGB. Her mobile phone is not available at the moment.

Mission of OSCE observers at the "election" will be headed by Matteo Mecacci 9

15:14, — Politics

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to observe Belarus “parliamentary elections”.

KGB shows interest in protests on Pinskdrev 26

14:41, — Politics

The director general of Pinskdrev holding met with the workers, who applied for leaving the official trade union in protest against low wages.

Statkevich's registration documents thrown in the garbage 6

13:41, — Politics

A member of an election commission in Mahilou threw out documents for registration of an initiative group for political prisoner Statkevich.

No ways for Statkevich to get from prison to “house of representatives” 14

13:01, — Politics

Mikalai Lazavik sees no grounds to register initiative groups of Statkevich and Mikhalevich.

Hulak requires to recognition actions of the authorities illegal 2

12:24, — Politics

The court postponed consideration of a complaint by Aleh Hulak on July 31, as the human rights defender has decided to clarify his claim.

Minsk was flooded again: traffic was paralized (Photo, video)

12:15, — Events

Somewhere in Minsk the cars are literally drowned in streams of water.

Investigative Committee covers up police torture 47

11:24, — Politics

Police threatened to infect Minsker Pavel Plaksa by AIDS and to rape his girlfriend.

Urgent: UN informed about torture of political prisoners 22

11:14, — Politics

Urgent appeals on torture of Statkevich and Dashkevich have been sent to the United Nations.

Belaruskali climbs in debts 15

9:42, — Economics

Russia’s VTB Bank in talks to provide loan to Belaruskali

Zmitser Dashkevich marks birthday in punishment cell 45

8:23, — Politics

The imprisoned Young Front leader marks his 31st birthday.

Election commissions don't register Statkevich's initiative groups 8

0:04, — Politics

Six constituency election commissions refused to register initiative groups for gathering signatures to nominate the political prisoner as a parliamentary candidate.