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CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE
April, 30, 2008
http://charter97.org/en/news/
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US TO EXTEND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST BELARUS
30.04.2008, 18:07
Political prisoners in Belarus are of greater importance for the United States
of America than the number of American diplomats in the country, Jonathan Moore,
US Chargé dAffaires, said today on the press conference in Minsk. Mr Moore
has been handed today a list of the US diplomats announced non grata persons.
According to the American diplomat, if the political prisoners are not released,
the US may extend economic sanctions against Belarus.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6274/
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BELARUSIAN REGIME CLOSES BORDERS FOR US CITIZENS
30.04.2008, 16:17
The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Belarus has handed the US Chargé dAffaires
Jonathan Moore a note and a list of US diplomats announced non grata persons.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6272/
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NARODNAYA VOLYA: MILITIAMAN RAPED A STUDENT PATROLLING MINSK
30.04.2008, 15:31
It happened in the Minsk center on 8 March.  Junior student of a Belarusian university
was returning home from a pizzeria. She was stopped by a militia officer ion
uniform and asked to get into a militia car. The girl was raped in the militia
car...

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6269/
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LYABEDZKA RESTRICTED TO TRAVEL ABROAD AND WONT BE ABLE TO GO TO US DEMOCRATIC
PARTY CONVENTION
30.04.2008, 14:22
The leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka has been invited to be
present at the US Democratic Party convention, but he wont be able to go there
because of his being banned to go abroad.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6267/
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DICTATION RECORDER AGAINST MILITIA LIE
30.04.2008, 14:09
An administrative case against public activist Dzyanis Turchanyuk was examined
in the Brest district court. Judge Tatsyana Isaeva referred the militia accusation
back due to blunders and incorrect information.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6266/
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YARASLAU RAMANCHUK: THERE WASNT SUCH A CONTRADICTORY ADDRESS BEFORE. LUKASHENKA
FEEL UNCERTAIN WHAT TO DO NEXT
30.04.2008, 13:44
Yaraslau Ramanchuk, an economist, the head of the Scientific Research Mises Center
in Minsk, Belarus, believes that the latest address of Lukashenka to the parliament
was self-contradictory.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6264/
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SVYATLANA KALINKINA: SECRET SERVICES ARE WRITING ON BEHALF OF BELORUSSKI PARTIZAN
30.04.2008, 13:10
As Svyatlana Kalinkina, author of the site Belorusski Partizan said to the
Charter97 press center, the sites passwords were broken during the DDoS attack
and the Belarusian secret services are writing on behalf of it.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6261/
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MIKOLA STATKEVICH CALLED TO CELEBRATE MAY DAY IN A DIGNIFIED WAY
30.04.2008, 12:45
One of the leaders of the civil campaign European Belarus, the chairman of
the Narodnaya Hramada Mikola Statkevich calls upon people to take part in a
European May Day meeting.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6260/
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RUSSIA PLANS TO COUNTERACT NATO WITH THE HELP OF BELARUSIAN REGIME
30.04.2008, 11:09
Defense ministry of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov has stated that of joining of Moscow
and Minsk potentials in the sphere of defense is an important factor of neutralization
of any aggressive challenges.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6255/
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COMMEMORATION CEREMONY HELD AT KURAPATY STALIN-ERA MASSACRE SITE
30.04.2008, 8:41
A commemoration ceremony on Tuesday was held at Kurapaty, a Stalin-era massacre
site just outside Minsk, on April 29 to honor the memory of the victims of the
Stalinist terror.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6247/
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U.S. CITIZEN BEATEN IN BELARUSIAN PRISON
30.04.2008, 8:32
On 25 April the United States consul Caroline Savage visited the arrested in
Minsk American lawyer Emanuel Zeltser. According to the consul, Zeltser said
her he had been beaten on the second and third days of his detention.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6245/
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ARTIST ALES PUSHKIN HAS TRIAL FOR EU FLAG IN BOBR VILLAGE (PHOTO)
30.04.2008, 8:30
Famous artist Ales Pushkin is to have trial at 11.00am on 3 May. He will be tried
for a performance dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Belarusian National
Republic.

http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/4/30/6244/
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CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE
April, 30, 2008
http://charter97.org/en/news/

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