Leninsky district court of Minsk sentenced member of the unregistered organization “Young Front” Yaraslau Grischenya to 15 nights in prison for distributing the leaflets calling for the meeting with deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the 12th Convening who had adopted the declaration of the State Sovereignty of Belarus. The youth was convicted under the pretext of “swearing in a public place”.

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The interest rate of the National Bank is to be reduced by 0.25 annual percent since 1 August 2007. The decision was made by the management board of the National Bank. That has been facilitated by the low inflation rate, the National Bank explains.”My everyday observations show that there is now inflation reduction in our country. The cash mass has increased in the country“, Doctor of Economic Sciences, former head of the National Bank of Belarus Stanislau Bagdankevich commented on the National Bank’s decision to the Charter’97 press-service

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As it became known to the “Belorussky Partisan” site, the cardinal restructuring of the KGB has started. The special militia division (OMON) officer has been appointed the head of the own security service of the KGB, the site informers report. A dozen or so officers were sacked from the Minsk city and Minsk regional departments of the KGB, including the heads of departments. But with their retirement pensions retained

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Such judgment was made by the Maskousky district court of Minsk. The youth activist was convicted of violating Article 17.1 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Belarus (minor disorderly conduct).He was charged of swearing in the public place.

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Today the prime- minister of Belarus Syargei Sydorsky is coming to Moscow. On coming to Moscow the head of the Belarusian government is to discuss granting of the USD 1.5 billion and restructuring of the Belarusian debt for the Russian gas with the government of Russia.

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