Liudmila Atakulava, a Young Front activist, has been sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest for participation in a rally near the Russian Embassy on August 11. The decision has been passed by the court of Tsentralny district in Minsk.
Rally in front of Russian Embassy in Minsk disbanded by policemen with machine guns
Activists of the Young Front organization tried to hold the rally in support of Georgia in front of the Russian Embassy in Minsk.
How Georgia fell into its enemies’ trap
The fighting in the Caucasus should be a deafening wake-up call to the West. When is a victory not a victory? When it dents your country’s image, scares your allies and gets you into an unwinnable war with a hugely stronger opponent.
Joint statement by Presidents of Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
We, the leaders of the former captive nations from Eastern Europe and current members of the European Union and NATO– Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland – are extremely concerned about the actions of the Russian Federation against Georgia.
“Europe’s last dictatorship” – BBC’s new film about Belarus
The first interview in the film features Hanna, an activist of the Belarusian Republican youth Union, who gets ready for participation in July 3 parade in her poor student’s room. Hanna explains tirelessly as a topic during examination that “it is really a great holiday for our country”, as July 3 Belarus was liberated from fascism. In the evening the journalist finds Hanna in the crowd of people who watch the fireworks.
Hunger Strike announced in prison in Akrestsin Street
Leaders of the Young Front Zmitser Dashkevich and Artur Finkevich, arrested in Minsk yesterday, announced a hunger strike in Akrestsin Street detention centre. Meanwhile an activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Paval Kuryanovich is to stand trial in the court of Maskouski district of Minsk.
US set to keep sanctions against Belarusian regime
The US is not going to cancel the economic sanctions against the Belarusian enterprises if political prisoners Alyaksandr Kazulin, Syarhei Parsyukevich and Andrei Kim are not released. It has been stated today at a press-conference in Minsk by US Charge d’Affaires Jonathan Moore.
Karadzic flown to Hague tribunal
The former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, has arrived in the Netherlands to face trial before a UN war-crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Mr Karadzic, arrested in Belgrade last week after 13 years on the run, will appear before the tribunal on Thursday.
Action of youth in Minsk: “Ignore election!” (Photo, video)
A performance dedicated to boycott of the oncoming election for the “house of representatives” was held at Independence Square in Minsk yesterday. It is there where the Central Election Commission of Belarus is situated.
Yarmoshyna wasn’t allowed to OSCE seminar
Head of the Central Election Commission Lidziya Yarmoshyna won’t be able to take part in OSCE conference on observing the election due to visa restrictions for EU entry.