News for 9 ліпеня 2008
Minsk authorities ban assembly of the initiative for return of social guarantees
Minsk city executive committee banned the assembly of the Initiative group for realization of the right of legal initiative for introduction of amendments and supplements to the law On the state social benefits and guarantees to certain categories of citizens. The initiative group consists of hundreds of pensioners, disabled, students, workers and clergymen, who intend to struggle for the social guarantees which were liquidated by the state authorities in the beginning of 2008.
Orsha region: representatives of United Democratic Forces are nominated to electoral commissions
A sitting of Orsha regional council of the coalition of the United Democratic Forces summed up the results of nomination of candidates to district electoral commissions by collection of signatures. It is necessary to collect at least 100 signatures for nomination of a person to an electoral commission.
Homel: the number of electors at Mazyr electoral district exceeds the average by 26%
Mazyr electoral district #42 includes 80 722 electors, which exceeds the average number of electors per electoral district by 26%, which contradicts to paragraph 6 of Article 15 of the Republic of Belarus.
‘Belaya Rus’ nominates 110 members to electoral commissions
The pro-governmental NGO Belaya Rus, which has about 70 000 members, has chosen 110 ‘reliable’ representatives for delegating them to the electoral commissions. Some other members of this party will also take part in the upcoming election to the Chamber of Representatives in the capacity of candidates.
Presidium of United Democratic Forces applies to procuracy
On 8 July the presidium of the United Democratic Forces decided to apply to the procuracy in connection with KGB pressure on the UDC candidate, resident of Kobryn Alexander Mekh, who was fired from Beltransgas.
Salihorsk: police beat ‘Young Front’ activists till they bleed
On 8 July in Salihorsk Pavel Batuyeu, Khrystsina Samoilava, Illia Shyla, Ivan Shyla and Andrei Tychyna were detained while collecting signatures for integration into the EU.
Oppositionists are searched and arrested all over Belarus in connection with blast at the official Independence Day
These days Belarus is covered by a wave of searches, arrests and summons to the police. Public activists are interrogated in connection with the blast which had taken place in Minsk on 4 July in the morning, at the concert which was dedicated to the official Independence Day.
