Архив: Материалы за месяц
19.01.2012
18 января 2012
- 13:47 Belaruskali acquires right to develop potash deposit in Homyel region // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on January 17 signed an edict awarding the right to mine and process potash at a deposit in the Petrykaw district, Homyel...
- 13:44 Belarus had $1,774.1-million foreign trade deficit in first 11 months of 2011, official statisticians report // English // Новости
Belarus had a deficit of $1,774.1 million in foreign trade in goods and services in the first 11 months of 2011 compared with a deficit of $4,300...
- 13:40 WB: Belarus` GDP growth expected to slow down in 2012 // English // Новости
Belarus’ Gross Domestic Product is expected to increase by only 0.5 percent in 2012, which will be down from the previous year`s level, says...
- 13:37 Independent trade unions may launch campaign for EU's boycott of Belarusian imports, activist warns // English // Статьи
Belarus' independent trade unions are considering the possibility of launching a campaign for the European Union’s boycott of Belarusian imports...
17 января 2012
- 15:43 Public prosecutor in trial of Ales Byalyatski appointed deputy head of Minsk branch of Investigation Committee // English // Новости
Valery Vakulchyk, head of the recently established Investigation Committee of Belarus, has appointed Valery Saykowski, who was the public prosecutor...
- 15:40 Mikalay Awtukhovich to be moved to cell-type prison // English // Статьи
A judge of the Ivatsevichy District Court has ordered the transfer of Mikalay Awtukhovich to a cell-type prison...
- 11:13 Up to 1.6 million people killed in Belarus during Stalin's purges, historian says // English // Видео
Up to 1.6 million people were killed in Belarus during the Stalin-era purges, historian Ihar Kuznyatsow said a round-table discussion held in Minsk...
- 11:06 Organizers of «Narodny Skhod» rallies launch boycott campaign ahead of parliamentary elections // English // Новости
People's representatives elected during "Narodny Skhod" (People's Assembly) rallies at the end of last year have launched a campaign of...
- 11:04 Rights defender to demand criminal proceedings against KGB officers who broke his computer // English // Новости
Human rights defender Aleh Volchak told BelaPAN on Monday that he would ask the Investigation Committee of Belarus to institute criminal proceedings...
- 11:02 Historian: Polish army officers were executed by Stalin`s secret police in Belarus // English // Статьи
At least 3,870 Polish army officers were executed by Stalin`s NKVD secret police on the territory of Belarus, prominent Belarusian historian Ihar Kuznyatsow...
16 января 2012
- 14:01 Lithuanian embassy in Minsk observes Freedom Defenders’ Day // English // Видео
A fire was lit at the Lithuanian embassy in Minsk on January 13 in commemoration of the civilians killed in Soviet troops’ attack on the TV tower in...
- 13:57 Deputy Chairperson Meczyslaw Lysy becomes chairperson of «official» Union of Poles // English // Новости
The Main Council of the “official” Union of Poles in Belarus (UPB), at its meeting on Saturday, appointed Deputy Chairperson Meczyslaw...
- 13:55 Three Belarusians survive Italian cruise ship disaster // English // Новости
There were three citizens of Belarus on board the Costa Concordia when it sank and all of them are safe and not injured, a spokesperson for the...
- 13:41 Investigation into 1999 disappearance of Yury Zakharanka prolonged once again // English // Новости
The years-long investigation into the 1999 disappearance of former Interior Minister Yury Zakharanka has been prolonged until March 24, human rights...
- 13:39 Outgoing president of European Parliament disappointed by EU`s failure to influence situation in Belarus // English // Статьи
The European Parliament`s outgoing president, Jerzy Buzek, has expressed disappointment that Europe’s efforts to influence the situation in Belarus...
15 января 2012
- 16:30 Government raises salaries of military personnel // English // Новости
The Belarusian government has raised the salaries of the Armed Forces staff. According to the defense ministry’s newspaper Belorusskaya...
- 16:28 Workers shining up Babruysk ahead of Lukashenka’s visit // English // Фото
A major clean-up has been in full swing in Babruysk, Mahilyow region, this week ahead of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s visit to the small city...
14 января 2012
- 18:52 Member of Russia's ruling party to stand trial for distributing flyers in support of Syarhey Kavalenka // English // Новости
A citizen of Russia who is a member of the ruling party United Russia will stand trial in Vitsyebsk on Monday for distributing flyers in support of...
- 18:06 Co-workers back down on threat to quit in solidarity with trade union activist // English // Новости
Alyaksey Pawlowski's co-workers have backed down in a row with the management of a state-owned construction company that intends to sack the...
- 18:00 Journalist in Babruysk complains to prosecutor's office about police's visits // English // Новости
Anatol Sanatsenka, editor in chief of the private newspaper Bobruyski Kuryer, has filed a complaint with Babruysk’s Leninski District...
- 17:56 Government plans to drastically increase single tax rate for sole entrepreneurs // English // Новости
The government plans to raise the rate of so-called single tax applied to small business owners with sole entrepreneur status 2.5 to three times,...
- 17:54 Three young opposition activists arrested in Minsk // English // Новости
Three members of an opposition youth organization called Malady (Young) Front were arrested in Minsk on Saturday. According to the...
13 января 2012
- 20:15 Over 500 people described as victims in criminal case against fashion designer Sasha Varlamaw // English // Новости
More than 500 people are described by investigators as victims in the criminal case against prominent fashion designer Sasha Varlamaw, who is...
- 20:11 Belarusian Christian Democracy condemns justice ministry`s decision to suspend consideration of its registration application // English // Новости
Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) believes that the justice ministry`s recent decision to suspend the consideration of its registration...
- 20:09 Journalist in Babruysk complains to prosecutor's office about police's visits // English // Новости
Anatol Sanatsenka, editor in chief of the private newspaper Bobruyski Kuryer, has filed a complaint with Babruysk’s Leninski District...
- 20:07 EU considers blacklisting 135 more Belarusians // English // Статьи
The European Union plans to seriously tighten sanctions against Minsk, Gunnar Wiegand, of the EU’s European External Action Service...
12 января 2012
- 16:51 Seven Russian urban explorers to leave Belarus on Thursday after serving out jail terms // English // Новости
Seven Russian urban explorers were expected to serve out their 10-day jail sentences and board a train for Moscow on Thursday afternoon. They were...
- 16:49 Every measure should be taken to ensure equality of Belarusian and Russian, says chairman of pro-government union of writers // English // Видео
Every measure should be taken to support Belarusian to ensure the equality of the two state languages, Mikalay Charhinets, chairman of the...
- 15:56 Justice ministry suspends consideration of Belarusian Christian Democracy’s registration application // English // Новости
The Belarusian justice ministry has notified Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) that the consideration of the party’s application for...
- 14:56 Belarus' top Orthodox Christian cleric urges Greek authorities to release monastery abbot // English // Новости
Patriarchal Exarch Filaret, head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, has appealed to the Greek authorities to release the abbot of the...
- 14:46 Statkevich to be moved to cell-type prison // English // Статьи
A judge on Thursday ordered convicted former presidential candidate Mikalay Statkevich transferred to a cell-type correctional institution...
- 14:37 Lawyer denied meeting with Sannikaw // English // Новости
Andrey Sannikaw's lawyer has once again been denied a meeting with the imprisoned former presidential candidate. As Mr. Sannikaw's wife, Iryna...
- 14:34 OSCE media freedom representative condemns jailing of journalist Alyaksandr Barazenka // English // Новости
Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE representative on freedom of the media, condemned on Wednesday the sentencing of Belarusian journalist Alyaksandr...
11 января 2012
- 15:30 Lukashenka: Belarus managed to go through difficult period without disasters and losses // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on Tuesday that Belarus had managed to "go through a difficult period without disasters and losses" thanks to...
- 15:26 Opposition activist demanding probe into Lukashenka's new ballot-rigging revelations // English // Новости
An opposition activist in Homyel has asked Prosecutor General Alyaksandr Kanyuk to probe Alyaksandr Lukashenka's most recent ballot-rigging...
- 13:04 Deputy chairman of «Tell the Truth!» movement expelled from United Civic Party // English // Новости
Andrey Dzmitryyew, deputy chairman of the "Tell the Truth!" movement, has been expelled from the United Civic Party (UCP) for causing...
- 12:59 Belarus pledges to buy Beltranshaz back for $5bn if it violates its commitments // English // Статьи
In the November 25, 2011 agreement on the sale of Beltranshaz to Gazprom, the Belarusian government pledges to buy the pipeline company back for $5 billion at Gazprom’s...
- 10:26 Government expected to stop tying rent rates to Base Rate // English // Новости
The government is expected to stop tying rent rates to the Base Rate, which will rise from 35,000 to 100,000 rubels ($12) on April 1 pursuant to a...
10 января 2012
- 16:12 Opposition youths say that KGB attempted to recruit them as informants // English // Видео
Five members of an opposition youth group called Malady Front (Young Front) revealed to reporters on Monday that officers of the Committee for State...
- 16:07 Disabled woman in Minsk continues her lengthy hunger strike against death sentence on subway bombing suspects // English // Новости
A disabled woman in Minsk continues her lengthy hunger strike in protest against the death sentence passed on Dzmitry Kanavalaw and Uladzislaw...
- 14:35 Norwegian police are investigating whether Breivik received any paramilitary training in Belarus, spokesman says // English // Статьи
The Norwegian police are investigating whether mass killer Anders Breivik received any paramilitary training in Belarus...
- 14:30 Belarus’ base inflation in 2011 reported at 118.1 percent // English // Новости
Belarus’ base inflation, which does not include price fluctuations caused by seasonal factors and the rise in prices controlled by the...
- 14:28 European Parliament members to discuss situation in Belarus on January 12 // English // Новости
The members of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and Delegation for Relations with Belarus will hold a meeting in Strasbourg on...
- 14:19 Young opposition activists trick-or-treating in downtown Minsk // English // Фото
Activists of an opposition youth group called Maladyya Demakraty went trick-or-treating in Minsk on January 6, wearing costumes of traditional...
- 12:29 Mother of hunger-striking opposition activist Kavalenka sounds alarm about his health // English // Новости
Lidziya Kavalenka, the mother of jailed Vitsyebsk opposition activist Syarhey Kavalenka, told BelaPAN that she was extremely worried about the...
- 12:16 Bandarenka denied release on parole // English // Статьи
Imprisoned opposition politician Dzmitry Bandarenka has once again been denied release on parole...
09 января 2012
- 16:25 Orsha Aircraft Repair Works sold to Ukraine`s Motor Sich // English // Новости
The Belarusian government’s 99.2-percent stake in Orsha Aircraft Repair Works to Ukraine’s Zaporizhya-headquartered Motor Sich and...
- 16:24 Israel's High Court of Justice refuses to cancel appointment of ambassador to Belarus // English // Новости
Israel's High Court of Justice on January 8 rejected a lawsuit seeking the cancellation of the appointment of Yosef Shagal as the country's...
- 15:58 Some 180 tons of bitumen, solvents spilled after Belarusian train derailed in Latvia, report says // English // Новости
Some 180 tons of bitumen and solvent spilled after a Belarusian freight train carrying the materials derailed in Latvia on January 8, the Baltic...
- 15:55 Belarusian Steel Works, Belarusian Cement Plant reorganized into stock companies // English // Новости
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, by his January 5 presidential edict, reorganized the Belarusian Steel Works, the Belarusian Cement Plant and a number of...
