The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE January, 15, 2008 http://charter97.org/en/news/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENTREPRENEURS TO TAKE TO STREETS ON JANUARY 21 AT NOON 15.01.2008, 14:59 On January 21 at noon small businessmen are to gather of October Square. This time they plan to protest not only against the discriminatory decree No. 760, but as a response to unjustifiably cruel reaction of the regime to the protest rally on January 10. It has been told to the Charter97 press-center by the leader of the campaign For Free Development of Enterprise Viktar Harbachou. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/3011/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 15.01.2008, 17:50 The Security Council of Belarus took a final decision on construction a nuclear power plant in the country. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/3016/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENTREPRENEURS LEADERS THROWN BEHIND BARS 15.01.2008, 14:34 Ales Taustyka, activist of the For Freedom Movement, has been detained near his house and arrested for 15 days today. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/3010/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LUKASHENKA HOLDING SITTING OF SECURITY COUNCIL 15.01.2008, 13:33 Alyaksandr Lukashenka is holding a sitting of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus. BelTA learnt it form the press service of the head of state. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/3006/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HALF OF THE COUNTRY WONT BE ALLOWED TO GO ABROAD, WILL THEY? 15.01.2008, 13:21 Justice Ministry is to collect information from courts about Belarusian citizens for whom leaving abroad is temporarily limited. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/3004/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HUNGER STRIKE STOPPED, BUT PROTEST GOES ON 15.01.2008, 11:51 Patients of the Republican Tuberculosis Hospital in Navayelnya (the Dzyatlava District, Grodna Area) have stopped the hunger strike. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/3001/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BELARUS ONE OF MOSTLY UNFREE COUNTRIES IN WORLD 15.01.2008, 11:35 According to research of The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, Belarus has one of the lowest levels of economic freedom in the world. Belarus occupies 150 position from 157, and stands in the line with such countries as Iran, Turkmenistan, Burma, Libya, Zimbabwe, Cuba and North Korea. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/3000/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PEOPLE ON HUNGER STRIKE FROM TB HOSPITAL WILL BE FED BY FORCE? 15.01.2008, 9:26 About 150 patients of the Republican Tuberculosis Hospital Navaelnya (the Dzyatlava district, the Grodna Area) didnt come to breakfast yesterday. They demand improving of treatment conditions. Chief doctor Mechyslau Dougan regards these demands as groundless. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/2992/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDMINAS BAGDONAS: VILNIUS EVENTS OF JANUARY 13, 1991 CHANGED PEOPLES CONSCIOUSNESS 15.01.2008, 8:41 A presentation of a documentary Lithuania, January 13, 1991 took place on January 14 in the Embassy of the Lithuanian Republic in Belarus. The presentation was organized on the 17th anniversary of dramatic events of the modern history of Lithuania, when freedom and democracy were defended. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/1/15/2987/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE January, 15, 2008 http://charter97.org/en/news/ -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://felist.com/member/unsub?grp=media.charter97&email=e@mail http://felist.com/ mailto:ask@felist.com