The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE February, 21, 2008 http://charter97.org/en/news/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BELARUSIAN LANGUAGE TO BECOME LANGUAGE OF EUROPEAN UNION 21.02.2008, 17:07 On February 21 the International Mother Language Day is marked all over the world. 21 February was proclaimed the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. The United Nations General Assembly supported the decision and urged the UN countries to foster protection and preservation of all languages. It's not only a corner stone of a national identity, but of a state independence as well. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4086/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXHIBITION DEDICATED BNR 90TH ANNIVERSARY IN PALACE OF ARTS (PHOTO) 21.02.2008, 16:48 An exhibition by Ales Tsyrkunou "The Land Awakened by Heinal" opened in the Minsk Palace of Arts on 20 February. It was organised on the occasion of 60th birth of the artist and dedicated to two dates: 170th anniversary of Kastus Kalinouski's birth and 90th anniversary of the Belarusian National Republic (BNR) proclamation. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4083/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCANDALOUS WORDS IN LIVE PROGRAMME ON LAD TV 21.02.2008, 16:33 The latest television programme "Vremechko" (Lad TV channel) had a scandalous ending. During the talk about how Belarusians relieve physiological stress, a man called to the studio and complained he had a depression caused by the divorce. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4084/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' SITE INFECTS VIEWERS WITH VIRUSES 21.02.2008, 15:24 The Web page of the state-run newspaper "Respublika", an organ of the Council of Ministers of Belarus www.respublika.info, infects all viewers with a virus Trojan-Downloader.JS.Agent.kd. Problems arise right after articles of the newspaper are opened. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4080/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOUTH ACTIVISTS PAVAL KURYANOVICH AND TATSYANA TSISHKEVICH EXPELLED FROM UNIVERSITIES 21.02.2008, 14:04 Activists of the civil campaign "Jeans for Freedom!" Paval Kuryanovich and Tatsyana Tsishkevich were expelled from universities after administrative arrests for participation in the street actions on 10 and 16 January. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4078/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CAMPAIGNERS TO COLLECT SIGNATURES AGAINST CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN CHERYKAW DISTRICT 21.02.2008, 14:02 Campaigners plan to start collecting signatures to a petition urging the government to abandon its plans to build a nuclear power plant from residents of the Cherykaw district, Mahilyow region. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4077/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MALTSAU: "ACCESSION OF BELARUS'S NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES TO NATO DIDN'T CREATE MILITARY THREAT" 21.02.2008, 12:34 Accession of Belarus's neighbouring countries to NATO has strengthened military danger in the region, but hasn't created a military threat. Minister of defence of Belarus general-colonel Leanid Maltsau said it on the press conference in Minsk. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4074/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANDREI KIM'S MOTHER: "MY SON HELPED ME TO TURN TO ALL GOOD AND REAL" 21.02.2008, 11:10 Some political prisoners are released, while new people are thrown behind the bars. Youth activist Andrei KIM, accused of violent acts against a militiaman, is in the list of those, whom the Belarusian and international community require to release. Andrei's mother Tatsyna Andreeuna tells to the newspaper "Narodnaya Volya" about Andrei and his situation. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4068/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAVEZ DOESN'T HAVE TIME FOR LUKASHENKA 21.02.2008, 10:54 A visit of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to Belarus and other countries has been delayed for a later term, which is to be agreed upon in advance. BELTA correspondent has been informed about that by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Embassy to Belarus. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4066/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENTREPRENEUR WON ACTIONS AGAINST POLICEMEN 21.02.2008, 10:11 Judges haven't found in reports of the local city police department proofs of a public activist Alyaksandr Vasilyeu's being guilty. The participant of the campaign "For Free Development of Enterprise" has won actions two times. He disclosed lies in reports not only of policemen, but of their commander as well. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4063/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SYAMASHKA: "RUSSIAN BUSINESS WANTS TO BUY EVERYTHING IT CAN" 21.02.2008, 9:49 Speaking at the session of the Belarusian Association of Industrial Enterprises in Minsk, first vice prime minister Uladzimir Syamashka made a number of statements on the Belarusian economy development. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4060/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IS VIKTAR LUKASHENKA TO HEAD BREST REGION? 21.02.2008, 9:16 Viktar, elder son of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, may head the Brest Region next month. Euroradio learnt it from sources in the region executive committee. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4058/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOURNALIST ZDZVIZHKOU TRANSFERRED TO PRISON HOSPITAL DUE TO VISION TROUBLES 21.02.2008, 8:46 Mother of journalist Alyaksandr Zdzvizhkou, sentenced to three years in prison for printing caricatures on the Prophet Mohammed, visited the prison hospital and learnt the reasons of hospitalisation. As a doctor of the neurology unit said to Hanna Zdzvizhkova, vision of the former deputy editor of the newspaper "Zhoda" declined. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4054/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON RESOLUTION ON BELARUS' SITUATION 21.02.2008, 8:37 On February 21 the debate and vote on motion for resolution on Belarus is to take place in the European Parliament. The motion for a resolution has been coordinated by all factions of the parliament. The European deputies "deeply regret that the situation of democracy, human rights and the rule of law is not improving in Belarus", as "continuous arbitrary arrests of members of civil society and opposition activists" and "the clampdown of the independent media" continue. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/2/21/4053/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE February, 21, 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