News on the topic: culture
07.03.2013 Extensive use of Belarusian language in sports, advertisement, social services and networks declared a priority of "Office Work in Belarusian!" in 2013
The civil initiative "Office Work in Belarusian!" submitted letters with proposals on the extension of the use of the Belarusian to all regional, city and village executive committees.
02.03.2013 Book distributor Ales Yaudakha needs help
Ales Yaudakha is a private book distributor who used to sell Belarusian books by mail. Among them there were books by Vasil Bykau, Uladzimir Arlou, Mikola Yermalovich, Ryhor Baradulin, etc. The tax inspection and the Financial Investigations Department started haunting him after he started selling the book "Maladafrontaucy" ("Young Front" activists"). They considered his activities as unlawful business and passed the case to court.
21.02.2013 Musical performance on Mother Language Day banned in Polatsk
The event was to be held on February 21 near the sculpture of the letter “Ў”.
17.02.2013 Another rock concert banned in Minsk
The administration of the Minsk-based Doodah King club announced cancellation of a concert scheduled for 18 February and entitled “Bulboks-Live”, which was expected to feature the bands IQ48 and Dai Darohu, Nasha Niva reports referring to the organizers’ account on the social network “VKontakte”.
11.02.2013 "Office Work in Belarusian!" asks football clubs to more widely use the Belarusian language
On the eve of the beginning of the Belarusian football championship in the higher league, activists of the civil initiative "Office Work in Belarusian!" addressed the twenty football clubs who take part in the championship, with the proposal to extensively use the Belarusian language during the organization, holding and elucidation of the matches.
07.02.2013 Photo fact: artist demands to stop political repressions in Belarus
An exhibition of the Belarusian artist Uladzimir Sakalouski is taking place in the Polish city of Torun. One of his paintings is dedicated to the political repressions in Belarus.
28.01.2013 Dzieciuki concert banned in Minsk
A possible reason for the ban is an interview with charter97.org website.
22.01.2013 BPF Vitsebsk members complain to Prosecutor's Office of city architect chief
The statement submitted by local office of the Belarusian Popular Front deals with the scheduled construction of the so-called Palace of Ceremonies. The decision to build it in the historical center is deemed as illegal by the BPF activists. And they see it as a violation of the rights of citizens, since such projects are not submitted for public discussion, and made “behind the scenes and in a manner far from being transparent.”
22.01.2013 Baranavichy: Department of culture denies premises for meeting with historian Anatol Taras
The department of culture of Baranavichy city executive committee has refused to provide the premises of the city library for a meeting with historian Anatol Taras.
18.01.2013 Exhibition about BPR was not let in Minsk
An exhibition “Unknown Belarusian People’s Republic” was opened in the premises of the National Library in Prague.
11.01.2013 Another police raid on Free Theater
Police officers visited the play Nearest and Dearest on the evening of 10 January. The information was spread by Free Theatre stage director Uladzimir Shcherban on his Facebook account.
08.01.2013 Fans help "Dai Darogu" rock band to pay fine for insult of state official
The Belarusian punk band "Dai Darogu" was sentenced to pay a fine of 10 million Belarusian rubles for an alleged assault of the head of the youth affairs department of the Brest City Executive Committee. The fans managed to gather 1 million rubles in less than a week.
10.12.2012 Police raid “Free Theater” performances
On 8 December the police paid another visit to the Belarus “Free Theater” in Minsk. As the head of the “Free Theater” Mikalai Khalezin told charter97.org “policemen came as the day before. They stopped the performance “Zone of Silence” and put down the passport data of all the actors and spectators”.
07.12.2012 Hrodna: court did not reinstate history lecturer Andrei Charniakevich at work
On 7 December the trial on the case of the historian Andrei Charniakevich came to an end at the Leninski District Court of Hrodna.
07.12.2012 Art-Siadziba closed down for the third time
The opening of the “Art-Siadziba” (“Art Homestead”) at a new location was appointed on 6-7 December. The organizers promised to hold events with participation of writers and musicians.
