The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE May, 2, 2008 http://charter97.org/en/news/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FROM MILITIA REPORT: "CALLED TO JOIN THE EUROPEAN UNION, BY THAT VIOLATING ARTICLE 23.34" 2.05.2008, 13:48 Mikola Statkevich, one of the leaders of the civil campaign "European Belarus," chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada), was sentenced to 10 days of arrest by the Pershamaiski district court of Minsk for participation in May Day demonstration. The militia report, drawn up against the politician, says: "he was waving a blue with yellow stars flag, called through a megaphone to join the European Union, by that violating article 23.34 of the Administrative Code." http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6305/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STUDENT TAKEN TO COURT FROM STATE EXAM 2.05.2008, 17:10 Marya Tulzhankova, Homel activist of the youth democratic movement, was released on 2 May after 7-day arrest. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6312/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ZHANA LITVINA: "SOME CALL IT POGROM OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM" 2.05.2008, 16:19 In the run-up to the World Press Freedom Day on May 3 at the web-site of the Belarusian Association of Journalists an on-line press-conference was held with the organizations chairperson Zhana Litvina and her assistant Andrei Bastunets. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6310/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRISONERS OF DILAPIDATING "VALADARKA": YAKUB KOLAS, MIKHAIL MARYNICH, ALYAKSANDR KAZULIN, ANDREI KIM (PHOTO) 2.05.2008, 14:00 The pretrial detention centre in Valadarski Street in Minsk continues to dilapidate. At different times many political prisoners were serving term there, from the classics Yakub Kolas, among the last being Alyaksandr Kazulin and Andrei Kim. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6301/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VANDALS VIOLATED REPRODUCTION OF OUR LADY ICON IN KURAPATY (PHOTO) 2.05.2008, 13:36 A reproduction of Our Lady icon, installed on the chapel by artist Alyaksei Marachkin, was torn off. Act of vandalism happened at night. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6303/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HENADZ BARBARYCH: "I WAS TAKEN OUT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT VIOLENTLY" 2.05.2008, 11:38 Yesterday a journalist of the newspaper "Belarusy i rynok" Henadz Barbarych was taken to the police department of Pershamajski district of Minsk. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6299/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SYARHEI PARSYUKEVICH TRANSFERRED TO PRISON IN ZHODZINA 2.05.2008, 11:13 It has been told to his wife Natalya Parsyukevich by representatives of the remand prison in Valadarski Street in Minsk today morning. At the moment Syarhei Parsyukevich is kept there. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6296/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JONATHAN MOORE: THERES YET NO FORMAL DECISION ON SHUTTING EMBASSY IN MINSK 2.05.2008, 10:58 US Charge dAffaires Jonathan Moore said to the Charter97 press center that theres no formal decision on shutting the embassy in Minsk. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6295/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MORE THAN 35 OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS WERE CALLED TO MILITARY ENLISTMENT OFFICES 2.05.2008, 10:18 More than 35 opposition activists from Minsk and regions were called to military enlistment offices in April. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6293/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALYAKSANDR KAZULINS DAUGHTER TO GO TO LAW AGAINST LUKASHENKA 2.05.2008, 10:05 Lukashenkas statements he said during his address to the "parliament" on 29 April may become a ground for legal process. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6292/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DAY OF EUROPE IN MINSK UNDER NATIONAL FLAG (PHOTO, VIDEO) 2.05.2008, 9:10 Some national white-red-white flags appeared above the roofs of Minsk buildings ahead of 1 May. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6289/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYESIGHT OF POLITICAL PRISONERS ANDREI KIM DECLINES 2.05.2008, 8:52 Andrei Kim has been visited by his mother in the prison hospital. The political prisoner was placed there because of eyes inflammation. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6288/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONE OF THE LEADERS OF "EUROPEAN BELARUS" TO HAVE TRIAL FOR EU FLAGS ON MAY DAY DEMONSTRATION (PHOTO) 2.05.2008, 8:27 All activists of the civil Campaign "European Belarus," detained at the May Day demonstration in Minsk, were released but Mikola Statkevich. http://www.charter97.org/en/news/2008/5/2/6284/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHARTER'97 BELARUS NEWS UPDATE May, 2, 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