News on 24.01.2012

24.01.2012

Russia in no hurry to give third tranche of loan to Belarus

20:10, — Economics

The Eurasian Development Bank finds allocating the third tranche of the EurAsEC Anti-Crisis Fund’s loan to Belarus untimely.

Iryna Khalip: “We are calling press conference!” 78

17:47, — Politics

On January 24, the wife and the mother of presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov visited him in penal colony Vitsba-3.

Best houses for “needy” riot policemen

16:13, — society

Dwellers of Minsk microdistrict of Uruchcha do not want their district to be densified by houses of riot policemen.

Most of poll respondents vote for boycott 86

16:10, — Politics

Belarusian activists organized a series of opinion polls on interpolit.net website regarding the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Belarus.

David Lidington: Belarus is big problem for Europe 8

15:25, — Politics

Belarus is a big problem for Europe in the human rights sector, the UK Minister of Europe David Lidington thinks.

Viasna human rights centre deprived office 27

13:53, — Politics

Associates of Ales Byalyatski are vacating the office today.

Lukashenka goes skiing to Sochi 65

13:46, — Politics

Alyaksandr Lukashenka is on a working visit combined with a short term vacation in Sochi.

Byalyatski left in prison 19

12:36, — Politics

The Minsk City Court has upheld the sentence for Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski.

Uladzislau Kavalyou’s mother in PACE

12:28, — Politics

“No one can be protected against unfair sentencing in Belarus,” Lyubou Kavalyova said in Strasbourg.

“Nezavisimaya gazeta” about Lukashenka’s real “sore spots” 14

12:18, — Politics

Yesterday the Council of the European Union once again considered the Belarusian issue, “Nezavaiamaya gazeta” (Russia) writes.

Belarusian Movement party stands for active boycott of elections 20

12:01, — Politics

The organizing committee to create Belarusian Movement party supported the idea of boycotting the elections to the “house of representatives”.

PACE may recommend Committee of Ministers to introduce restrictive measures against Minsk

11:59, — Politics

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) may recommend the Committee of Ministers to introduce restrictive measures against Minsk after the example of the European Union.

EU set to broaden criteria for imposing sanctions on Belarusian officials

11:50, — Politics

The European Union's foreign ministers agreed at their meeting on Monday to broaden the criteria for imposing "restrictive measures" on Belarusian persons and entities in response to human rights abuse and the persecution of the government's political opponents.

Emanuelis Zingeris: Decision on Belarus should be taken in The Hague

10:54, — Politics

A member of the Lithuanian Parliament thinks human rights abusers in Belarus should be prosecuted.

Sanctions imposed on Iranian bank in Belarus 5

10:29, — Politics

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Iran’s third-largest bank Tejarat and its subsidiary in Minsk Trade United Bank.