CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE
April, 3, 2008
http://charter97.org/en/news/
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ROBERT BOEHME: BELARUSIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE INADEQUATE REACTION TO U.S. SANCTIONS
3.04.2008, 11:30
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, responsible for Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus affairs Robert Boehme, answered questions of Radio Svaboda, sites visitors and listeners on 2 April.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5412/
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EBERT FOUNDATION FORCED TO CLOSE IN BELARUS
3.04.2008, 17:27
Friedrich Ebert Foundation is forced to start the process of closing its office in Belarus. It has been started by the head of the regional representation of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine and Belarus Stefan Chrobot.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5429/
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GOVERNMENT AGAIN RAISES PRICES OF SOCIALLY IMPORTANT GOODS
3.04.2008, 16:32
Limit factory prices of wheat flour, bread and bakery, milk, kefir, sour cream, quark, beef and pork have been increased in Belarus since 1 April.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5428/
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DEFENCE MINISTRY: ZHALEZNICHENKA WILL SERVE WITHOUT TAKING OATH
3.04.2008, 16:26
Zmitser Zhaleznichenka, expelled from Homel university after his participation in oppositional movement became known, continues doing his military service, and as before refuses to take the oath for service.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5426/
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CHARNOBYL WAY TO INDEPENDENCE SQUARE
3.04.2008, 15:01
A session of the organising committee on preparation for Charnobyl Way was held in Minsk. Terms and route of the action were determined.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5424/
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UNIQUE SITE ABOUT VICTIMS OF STALIN'S REPRESSIONS ON BELARUSIAN INTERNET
3.04.2008, 14:50
Writer Leanid Marakou created a site dedicated to the Belarusians, killed and tortured in NKVD (Main Directorate for State Security) prisons during Stalin's repressions. The site contains biographies of 14 thousand of countrypeople.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5423/
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BELARUS TO CUT ITS REPRESENTATION IN UN?
3.04.2008, 13:40
"We'd not like to speak about it in public," Andrei Papou, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said answering Radio Svaboda question if cutting of diplomatist staff in the U.S. will affect the Representation of Belarus to the United Nations.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5420/
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NEW EU SANCTIONS AGAINST BELARUS
3.04.2008, 12:52
On Monday, April, 7 imposing of new sanctions of the European Union against Belarus will be announced.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5417/
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LUKASHENKA: "WE ARE NOT RATTLING THE SABRE"
3.04.2008, 12:19
Alyaksandr Lukashenka thinks Ukraine and Georgia joining to NATO is a question of time.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5414/
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ANDREI SANNIKOV: NO THIRD COUNTRIES COULD INFLUENCE NATO DECISION ON ADMISSION OF UKRAINE AND GEORGIA
3.04.2008, 10:54
The NATO countries haven't taken the decision to include Ukraine and Georgia in the Membership Action Plan (MAP). Receiving such a status is considered is generally believed the first step towards joining the world's biggest military bloc.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5401/
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TEN DAYS OF ARREST FOR ACTION NEAR RUSSIAN EMBASSY
3.04.2008, 10:23
Activist of the civil campaign "European Belarus" Palina Kuryanovich is sentenced to 10 days of arrest for an attempt to hold an action near the Russian embassy against possible Belarus' joining to the Russian Federation, which was to be held on 2 April. The trial lasted 5 minutes; the sentence was read by Tatsyana Paulyuchuk, judge of the Tsentralny district court of Minsk.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5410/
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"FREEDOM TO POLITICAL PRISONERS! FREEDOM TO PRESS!" (PHOTO)
3.04.2008, 10:00
These were the slogans of the rally of solidarity held on April 2 in Vilnius in front of the Belarusian Embassy to Lithuania.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5397/
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHDOG PAVAL LYAVINAU PROTESTS AGAINST ILLEGAL ARREST. SECOND WEEK OF HUNGER STRIKE
3.04.2008, 9:45
A human rights watchdog Paval Lyavinau is not going to stop the hunger strike he started a week ago.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5409/
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PRAKAPOVICH: THE MAIN THING IS THAT THE EU DOESN'T JOIN U.S. SANCTIONS
3.04.2008, 8:36
Belarusian ambassador in Lithuania Uladzimir Drazhyn admitted there were problems with Belneftekhim affiliate in Lithuania due to the U.S. sanctions.
http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/3/5402/
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CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE
April, 3, 2008
http://charter97.org/en/news/