News on 29.08.2012

29.08.2012

Unregistered candidate receives threats to plant drugs on him 12

17:31, — Politics

Businessman Alyaksandr Solap was denied registration as a parliamentary candidate and received information that police prepares an operation against him.

Fear of coup d'etat

15:56, Ales Mikhalevich, Bielorusskiye Novosti — Politics

Lukashenka is afraid that Moscow will “put him away”, so he is doing his best to decrease the number of potential peers.

Investigation into Poczobut's case extended until September 21

15:53, — Politics

Investigation into the case of Hrodna-based journalist Andrzej Poczobut, a correspondent for Gazeta Wyborcza, has been extended until September 21 “to carry out additional investigative procedures”.

Head of independent candidate's team sacked 7

14:50, — Politics

Pyotr Baseika, an activist of the initiative group pf BPF candidate Valery Karankevich, has been dismissed due to “expiration of employment contract”.

Pavel Sevyarynets: Judgement to Dashkevich is judgement to all of us 11

13:27, — Politics

Political prisoner Pavel Sevyarynets, a co-head of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party, comments on a new sentence for the Young Front leader.

British MPs in solidarity with Belarusian journalists (Photo) 2

13:22, — Politics

Youth Liberals of Great Britain continue the campaign for the protection of Belarusian journalists.

Yury Khashchavatski: Authorities in panic over boycott 16

12:53, — Politics

It's clear that the government understood the idea of boycotting begins to take effect, a film director thinks.

Oginski Polonaise instead of pre-election speech 19

10:37, — Politics

Calls to boycott the “election” were replaced by the polonaise “Farewell to the Homeland”.

German Social Democrats call on interior ministry to come clean 4

9:20, — Politics

The reason is cooperation between the German police and Belarusian law-enforcement agencies.

BATE makes it to group round of Champions League 20

9:01, — Sport

The match with Israeli “Hapoel” has ended in a tie.

Ecuador rejects fugitive policeman's extradition to Belarus 29

8:58, — Politics

A court of Ecuador rejected an extradition request for Alexander Barankov.

Farce as tragedy 144

8:52, Natallia Radzina — Politics

If the opposition leaves the mock-election immediately, we might have one last chance to save the political prisoners.