News on 5.03.2010

5.03.2010

Andrei Sannikov and Iryna Khalip’s laptop seized at border 44

18:23, — Politics

Andrei Sannikov, a coordinator of the civil initiative European Belarus, and his wife Iryna Khalip, a well-known journalist, were detained on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border on March 5.

Valyantsin Stefanovich: Invasion of privacy is popular in Belarus 3

16:38, — Politics

Human rights activist don’t expect anything good from the right of secret service to interfere with the work of telephone companies.

“Organiser” of Minsk blast turned himself in to police 38

15:29, — society

A man, who called the city Department of Internal Affairs of Baranavichy on March 2, told that he was implicated in the blast in Minsk in 2008.

Belarus’ Aleksander Lukashenko, European Chessmaster 41

15:03, Pavol Demeš, blog.gmfus.org — Politics

The policy of engagement that replaced the strict isolation of Lukashenko’s regime needs to be rethought and recalibrated.

Report on human rights violations in Belarus filed to UN 1

13:08, — Politics

The report on human rights situation in Belarus prepared for the United Nations was presented in Vilnius-based Human Rights House on March 4.

Belarusian secret services received unlimited access to databases of telephone companies 76

12:27, — Politics

The KGB (State Security Committee) and the Operating Analytical Centre (OAC) under Lukashenka’s administration are penetrating into the work of cell phone companies by installing special equipment.

74-year old Belarusian ran 23 marathons over year with white-red-white flag (Photo) 32

11:52, — society

A dweller of the town of Zhodzina Syarhei Karalenka has been participating in marathons in uniform with a national white-red-white flag since 2004.

Lithuania pushes for cancellation of NPP constriction in Belarus 13

11:06, — Nuclear power plant in Belarus

Lithuanian politicians and public leaders are convinced that promises of Belarusian authorities that the future nuclear power plant would be safe cannot be trusted.

Delegation of European parliament supports economic sanctions against Lukashenka 17

10:49, — Politics

MEPs demand the authorities to release political prisoners, recognize the Union of Poles, respect human rights and hold free election.

“Belarusian language festival” in MAZ Palace of culture thwarted 7

9:33, — society

“The festival of Belarusian language” in Minsk was in jeopardy because of denial to lease premises.

Theatre bills about “bilingualism” banned in Belarus 14

8:33, — Politics

The play “Translations” staged in Yanka Kupala Theatre by Mikalai Pinigin has been left without bills at which a girl with a taped mouth was depicted.