News on 14.03.2011

14.03.2011

Lithuania sends note to Belarus on nuclear plant 20

23:43, www.baltic-course.com — Politics

Lithuania's Foreign Ministry has submitted a note to Belarus over the latter's intentions to build a nuclear power plant in Astravets district of Belarusian Grodno region, 50 kilometres away from Vilnius.

Dashkevich threatened with maximally severe sentence and disciplinary cell 24

18:11, — Politics

As human rights activists have found out, the Yong Front leader Zmitser Dashkevich, who is kept in Minsk pre-trial detention centre in Valadarski Street, has been visited by an officer of the military counterintelligence once again.

“You’ve arrived late, people very nearly got to blows in morning” (Photo) 44

18:09, — society

Such words were told to a correspondent of “Salidarnasts” from a woman who “have been keeping vigil” near the currency exchange office since Saturday, March 12.

“Valadarka” prisoner Dzmitry Bulanau cannot walk independently 10

17:06, — Politics

On March 10 a person involved in the case of December 19, Dzmitry Bulanau, was transferred to the pre-trial detention centre in Valadarski Street in Minsk.

Lukashenka to British businessmen: Do it fast 50

14:10, — Economics

Lukashenka invited British and Irish businessmen to taken part in privatization processes and open new production facilities in the country.

Belarusian nuclear power plant safer than Japanese one. Syamashka guarantees that 74

13:45, — Nuclear power plant in Belarus

Minsk won’t change its plans to construct a nuclear power plant in Belarus in connection with the nuclear catastrophe in Belarus.

Human Rights Watch calls on UN to condemn regime of Lukashenka 5

12:43, — Politics

Human Rights Watch and 130 other human rights organizations call on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to adopt a resolution to condemn the abuses in Belarus.

Families of Belarusian political prisoners appeal to Putin 72

12:22, — Politics

The Russian Prime Minister is visiting Belarus on March 15.

Andrei Sannikov has severe joints pains 39

11:40, — Politics

Mother of the presidential candidate has received a letter from him from the KGB jail.

International Ice Hockey Federation asked to cancel Championship in Belarus 40

9:47, — Politics

Human rights in Belarus are violated deliberately and on a regular basis, arrests, searches and crackdown on dissenters are taking place all the time.

Mikhalevich left Belarus 253

0:57, — Politics

The presidential candidate has written in his blog that now he is in the place “out of reach for the KGB”.