The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE April, 29, 2008 http://charter97.org/en/news/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LUKASHENKA IS NOT GOING TO RELEASE KAZULIN AND OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS 29.04.2008, 13:46 Alyaksandr Lukashenka gave the national assembly his traditional annual address. The Belarusian head of state didnt say anything new. Most of the statements have been already heard before. He said threefold (!) population growth in Belarus was a vital question, and stated he wasnt going to release political prisoners, though the European Union and the United States insist on it. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6226/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BELARUS: RFE/RL CITES ONLINE SOLIDARITY IN FACE OF CYBERATTACK 29.04.2008, 18:27 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Belarus Service is lauding the country's online journalism community for rallying to the U.S.-funded broadcaster's assistance after its website suffered a crippling cyberattack. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6243/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YULYA KAZULINA: WE ARE SHOCKED 29.04.2008, 16:54 We have already phoned to all our relatives. All of us are shocked. The most awful thing I have heard is that my father was called a person who had nothing sacred for him. Its hard to hear it from a man who really has nothing sacred for him, Yulya, political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulins daughter, said to Radio Svaboda commenting on Lukashenkas address to the parliament. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6238/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANATOL LYABEDZKA DETAINED ON INDEPENDENCE AVENUE 29.04.2008, 15:01 The chairman of the United Civil party Anatol Lyabedzka has been detained in Minsk on Independence Avenue together with young Democrats Vital Stazharau, Mikola Serhienka and Kiryl Paulouski. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6230/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BONO BUILT FAMILY ORPHANAGE IN KOPYL 29.04.2008, 14:08 Its a 34 orphanage of family type built by the Belarusian childrens fund in the framework of the program Warm House. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6228/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LUKASHENKA FORGOT HIS SON HEADS SECURITY COUNCIL 29.04.2008, 14:07 Addressing the national assembly today, Alyaksandr Lukashenka has stated that entire dynasties of professional revolutionaries have appeared in Belarus. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6227/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MINSTER OF INFORMATION WANTS INTERNET-PUBLICATIONS TO BE MEDIA 29.04.2008, 13:19 We dont speak about Internet-media control in Belarus, we are looking for approaches of such media promotion, Uladzimir Rusakevich, minister of information, said to journalists in Minsk on the opening ceremony of the XII International Specialised Exhibition Media in Belarus on 28 April. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6225/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. WILL PROVIDE REPLY TO BELARUSIAN REGIME 29.04.2008, 12:16 The U.S. Department of State will provide a reply to the Belarusian requirement of cutting its embassy staff in Minsk. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6224/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CZECH REPUBLIC TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING BELARUS' OPPOSITION, DIPLOMAT SAYS 29.04.2008, 11:05 The Czech Republic will continue providing "political, moral and civil support" to Belarus' pro-democratic forces using bilateral contacts and the exchange of opinions, Vladimir Ruml, the Czech Republics charge daffaires to Belarus, said in an interview with BelaPAN. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6220/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ US STATE DEPARTMENT CALLS FOR RELEASE OF LAWYER ZELTSER 29.04.2008, 10:52 The US State Department has called on Minsk to release American lawyer Emanuel Zeltser on "humanitarian grounds." http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6218/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASE GOES ON (PHOTO, VIDEO) 29.04.2008, 10:07 Banners demanding to release political prisoners appear in Minsk almost every day. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6215/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERIOR MINISTRY SET TO DEAL WITH SLANDER ON WEB 29.04.2008, 9:14 The Interior Ministry of Belarus is set to clean the web from slander and foul words. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6213/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAWYER ZELTSERS HEALTH DETERIORATED DRASTICALLY IN JAIL 29.04.2008, 8:41 U.S. citizen Emanuel Zeltser, arrested in Minsk and received into the pretrial detention center, complains of his health. Interfax reports it with reference to his lawyer Dzmitry Harachka. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6210/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERFAX REMOVED INFORMATION ABOUT LUKASHENKAS SONS WITHOUT GIVING REASONS 29.04.2008, 8:32 Speaking in Khoiniki last week, Alyaksandr Lukashenka repeated his younger son would be president of Belarus. Until recently it has been considered that Lukashenka has two sons Viktar and Dzmitry. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6209/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIKOLA STATKEVICH INVITES BELARUSIANS TO MAY DAY MEETING 29.04.2008, 8:31 Mikola Statkevich, one of the leaders of the European Belarus campaign, chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada), invites the Belarusians to take part in Eurofair, which is to be held near the National library at 12.00pm on 1 May. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/29/6208/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE April, 29, 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