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News on 5.06.2009
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17:10 Human rights activists bid defiance to authorities: “We speak on behalf of unregistered organization!” (Video) 17
Despite the threat of imprisonment, “Viasna” founders say: “We are going to defend the rights of Belarusians even if we don’t have official registration”.
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15:58 “Brest Viasna” human rights organization denied registration
Human rights activists think the grounds on which the Brest region executive committee refused to register “Brest Viasna” are farfetched.
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15:18 Russia to march two armies in Belarus in military exercises in September 68
It was supposed that the number of Russian soldiers in Belarus won’t be large.
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13:24 Military enlistment offices continue hunting oppositionists: Yauhen Skrabets having exemption detained 3
“Young Front” activist Yauhen Skrabets was detained on June 4 near the entrance to his house by officers of militia and military enlistment office.
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12:41 ATMs don’t work in Belarus for second day: people can’t withdraw cash from accounts 37
Belarusubank ATMs don’t work today in the Belarusian capital.
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12:04 Silence of European Union may kill Belarusian political prisoner (Video) 5
Austrian human rights activists are raising the alarm: political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich has been on hunger strike for more than 50 days.
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11:33 The letter of the law: Ivan Shyla tried in absentia
The Court of Salihorsk considered Ivan Shyla’s complaint against the military. Shyla demands the court to find illegal actions of military and doctors during his forceful draft into the army.
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10:31 Lukashenka to Russians: «There will be another Chechnya for you here” 202
The Belarusian dictator has given an interview to “Izvestiya” and “Zavtra” newspapers, and “Rossiyskaya Federatsiya segodnya” and “Soyuznoe gosudarstvo” magazines. However, this interview hasn’t been published in Russia yet.
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8:31 Gomelsteklo company director Yury Ilyeu arrested 5
According to preliminary information, the big manufacturer was arrested by KGB.