News on the topic: entrepreneurs
15.12.2008 Minsk: protest of entrepreneurs
Some thousands of people took part in a protest rally of entrepreneurs. The protesters demanded liberalization of business environment in Belarus.
15.12.2008 Police detain busses with entrepreneurs heading for protest action in Minsk
Traffic police didn’t let two buses hired by entrepreneurs for a trip to Minsk out of Svetlahorsk.
11.12.2008 Detention on the Ukrainian border
Activists of the Belarusian opposition may face problems at the border crossing point Makrany in Malaryta district on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.
10.12.2008 Entrepreneurs declare hunger-strike against Lukashenka’s decree
On 10 December Belarusian market vendors all over the country hold a protest rally against Alexander Lukashenka’s decrees aimed at ruining their business.
08.12.2008 Leader of entrepreneurs is suspected in larceny
Anatol Shumchanka, leader of the Perspective republican NGO, is suspected of minor larceny. As A.Shumchanka told to BelaPAN, on 5 December he received a writ from Maskouski district court of Minsk ordering him to appear in court for a trial on charges in minor larceny (article 10.5 part 1 of the Administrative Code on 17 December.
02.12.2008 Astravets: police detain civil activists on the way to nuclear power station building site
The leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Liabedzka, a journalist Vadzim Kaznacheyeu and a leader of the youth wing of the UCP, ‘Young Democrats’, Alexander Serhiyenka, have been detained in Astravets.
10.11.2008 Barysau: entrepreneurs’ leader Viktar Harbachou is warned by procuracy
Today the chairman of the public association For free development of business Viktar Harbachou has been summoned to the procurator’s office of Barysau district (according to his place of registration) again.
05.11.2008 Pinsk: actions in support of political prisoner Alexander Barazenka
Civil actions in support of the democratic activist Alexander Barazenka are held in Pinsk. The local activists hand out leaflets with information about him.
05.11.2008 Procuracy demands explanations from entrepreneurs
On 4 November the leader of the association For Free Development of Business Viktar Harbachou was summoned to the procuracy of Barysau and Barysau region.
22.10.2008 Mikalai Autukhovich not allowed to work as taxi driver
Political prisoner Mikalai Autukhovich, who was substituted imprisonment by restraint of liberty at home, wasn’t allowed to work as a taxi driver.
21.10.2008 Entrepreneurs get ready to protest march
Private market vendors in Belarus began preparations to street rally in Minsk which they called the “Entrepreneurs’ March”.
22.09.2008 Spontaneous rally of entrepreneurs takes place in Brest market
A spontaneous rally of entrepreneurs took place at Varshauski market of Brest, RFE/RL reports. The reason was the actions of the tax inspectors. They arrived to the market and demanded conformance certificates from sellers of baby carriages. The entrepreneurs were outraged because they had the quality certificates and all the necessary documents.
05.09.2008 Short-time strikes of entrepreneurs in Rechytsa and Barysau
On 4 September in the morning the entrepreneurs of Slaviantski and Tsentralny markets of Rechytsa held a short strike. The reasons for the action were explained by an activist of the entrepreneurs’ movement Aleh Shabetnik.
04.09.2008 ‘Case of 14’: personal restraint or home arrest?
This year 14 persons were accused of organization of mass riot at the protest action of entrepreneurs which was held on 21 January. One of them, Andrei Kim, was also accused of threatening with violence to a policeman and was sentenced to 1,5 years of jail. Two more, Anton Koipish and Uladzimir Siarheyeu, were punished with fines. One person remains abroad and therefore still has not received any punishment. The rest of the 14 were sentenced to different terms of personal restraint.
04.08.2008 Orsha entrepreneurs protest
About 400 persons gathered near the building of the city executive committee in Orsha before arrival of high officials from Minsk.
