CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE
Juny, 16, 2004
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BELARUSIANS OBSERVED ELECTIONS TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
14:48 16/06/2004
The delegation of the European Coalition "Free Belarus" took part in the observation
of the European parliament elections that took place in the enlarged European
Union on June 13. In the framework of the visit to the federal land Schleswig-Holstein,
the delegation met with Heide Simonis, prime minister of the federal land Schleswig-Holstein,
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Federal minister of economic cooperation and development,
Dr. Gabriele Koetschau, vice prezident of Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. This
visit was organized on their initiative in cooperation with Belarusian branch
of Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/europa
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POLISH PRESIDENT'S STATE SECRETARY MONITORS HUNGER STRIKE IN BELARUS
11:20 16/06/2004
Prof. Tadeusz Iwinski, State Secretary of Polish President's Aleksander Kwasniewski,
told to Radio Svaboda that he is following the hunger strike of the Belarusian
parliamentarians and politicians and respects their choice. "It is certainly
a question what effect the hunger strike would have. The deputies are trying
to turn attention of the Belarusians to the necessity of changes in the election
code before the elections. To my mind, speaking about short-term perspective,
it could fail, but one can speak with confidence that the protest of the strikers
is a brook that could turn into a great river of changes," told Tadeusz Iwinski.
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/poland
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BELARUSIAN INTELLECTUALS ASK TO RELEASE MIKHAIL MARYNICH
16:49 16/06/2004
Participants of the Second All-Belarusian meeting of intelligentsia signed up
an appeal to the Public Prosecutor of the Minsk region Nikalai Snyahir with the
request to change the preventive measure for oppositionist Mikhail Marynich.
The authors of the appeal propose to free him on personal guarantee of the "Respublika"
deputies Valery Fralou, Uladzimir Parfyanovich and Syarhei Skrabets, who have
gone on hunger strike since June 3. Moreover, the release of the ex-minister
is one of the purposes of the deputies' protest.
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/mar
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AMBASSADORS OF EU COUNTRIES CALL ON TO "RESPUBLIKA" DEPUTIES TO STOP HUNGER STRIKE
16:48 16/06/2004
Ambassadors of the countries - members of the EU visited today the participants
of the hunger strike in Minsk. On the 14th day of the hunger strike heads of
the diplomatic missions confirmed again that the European Union shares the concern
of the "Respublika" group deputies and representatives of the political parties
about the three issues that made them go on hunger strike: possible third term
of Alyaksandar Lukashenka, undemocratic election code and arrest of Mikhail Marynich,
one of the opposition leaders. However, out of humanity feeling, the EU countries'
Ambassadors called on to the protesters to stop the hunger strike in order to
"preserve health and use all their political courage, which has been proven in
practice by them, for the good of for their country".
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/euro
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ANOTHER "ZUBR" ACTIVIST DETAINED IN MINSK
15:58 16/06/2004
"Zubr" activist Alyaksandr Apranich was detained today in Minsk for distributing
information.
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/info
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PEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
14:33 16/06/2004
Dear mister President! The events that take place near the House of the Government,
cause not only deputies and journalists bewilderment, but also many citizens
trying to pass past White house get amazed. Its impossible to get near it; even
diplomatic missions accredited in Belarus employees are not allowed to enter
the building. There are so many special services agents, that people involuntarily
recollect death squadrons and 37-th year. They behave extremely inconsiderately,
they do not show their certificates and do not introduce themselves, they stop
even deputies of Parliament, do not let journalists to enter.
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/frolov
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STRIKER THREATENED TO BE PLACED TO MENTAL HOSPITAL
13:11 16/06/2004
One of the participants of the hunger strike in Vitsebsk Lidziya Frantsava could
have been placed to the mental hospital. Because of high pressure the woman was
taken by ambulance. Nobody was allowed to go with her. For an hour participants
of the hunger strike were calling to all hospitals of Vitsebsk, however they
where told that Mrs. Frantsava was not placed to their hospital.
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/ugroza
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CEC AGAINST ELECTION CODE
12:25 16/06/2004
On June 15 experts of the Office on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
(ODIHR OSCE) met the representatives of the Central Commission of the Republic
of Belarus on Elections and Referenda (CEC).
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/izb
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FIVE OPPOSITIONISTS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN VITSEBSK BY NOW
12:11 16/06/2004
Five activists of the Vitsebsk city branch of the United civil Party joined the
hunger strike of the group "Respublika" in Minsk, told one of the participants
of the hunger strike Ina Syatkouskaya. As said by her, the decision to participate
in the protest was taken on June 14. The protesters, Ina Syatkouskaya, Ela Kanavalava,
Tatsyana Zajkova and Fiodar Bakunou are in one of private apartments in Vitsebsk.
"We support he deputies, and our demands are the same: "No to the third term!",
"For fair elections!" and "Free Marynich," told I. Syatkouskaya.
http://www.charter97.org/eng/news/2004/06/16/golod
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CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE
Juny, 16, 2004
http://charter97.org/eng/news/