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Businessman Chyzh charged with felony tax evasion
Yury Chyzh, the owner of the Triple conglomerate, has been formally charged with felony tax evasion, an offense penalized under Part Two of the Criminal Code�s Article 243.
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Lukashenka wants pension age raised by three years
Alyaksandr Lukashenka announced on Friday that he wanted the retirement age to be gradually raised by three years for both men and women.
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Authorities deny registration to pro-independence movement
The justice ministry had denied state registration to the Movement for the Statehood and Independence of Belarus that has a number of prominent opposition politicians and public figures among its founders.
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Crimea � not Russia�s and not forgotten
Two years ago this week, Russia staged an illegal and illegitimate �referendum� in Crimea.
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Influential businessman Baskin arrested by KGB
Prominent businessman Yawhen Baskin and several top managers with his company SZAT Servolux were arrested by the Committee for State Security (KGB) on March 14, a human rights defender said with reference to their relatives.
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Stallholders gather outside tax ministry's office to demand abolition of new rules
Some 300 people gathered outside the tax ministry's office in Minsk on Monday to deliver non-food stallholders' petitions demanding the abolition of new rules introduced by Alyaksandr Lukashenka's Edict No. 222.