News on the topic: Belarus
18.07.2008 Babruisk democrats did not get into election commissions
Several Babruisk pro-democratic activists were nominated to district election commissions in Babruisk. They collected signatures in their support. However, none of them were included in the commissions.
16.07.2008 Court recognizes detentions under the July 4th blast legally qualified
On July 15th and 16th Centralny court of Minsk heard the complaints against detentions of Andrei Koipish and Tatsiana Pekun. The young people were detained under suspicion of organizing an explosion in Minsk.
15.07.2008 Ales Krauchenia is fired from Baranavichy State University
A week ago the administration of Baranavichy State University issued the order for expulsion of the student Ales Krauchenia from the fifth year of the faculty of engineering. On 14 July the activist had to take his documents away from the university.
11.07.2008 Pastor’s house set afire thrice this month
According to the informational center Evangelic Belarus, at 3.30 a.m. on 10 July in Mahiliou there has been committed an attempt of arson of a private house belonging to Viktar Masharouski, pastor of Mahiliou church of Evangelic Christians.
10.07.2008 Hooliganism or intimidation?
In the night of 8 July unknown persons have smashed the windows in the car belonging to a Hrodna politician, member of the BPF Party Siarhei Antusevich. Mr. Antusevich is going to run to the parliament at Hrodna central electoral district #50.
10.07.2008 Ales Krutkin is expelled from Belarusian State University
The Young Front activist Ales Krutkin, first-year student of the historical faculty of Belarusian State University, learnt after he had returned from abroad, he had been expelled from the university.
08.07.2008 Mahiliou: ‘Young Front’ activist Rastsislau Pankratau gets expelled from university
Rastislau Pankratau, first-year student of Mahilou State University named after A.Kuliashou, was invited to the dean’s office, where he was informed about his expulsion.
07.07.2008 Artsiom Lastavetski is expelled from university
Recently the Young Front activist Artsiom Lastavetski has been informed about his expulsion from the second year of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio Electronics.
02.07.2008 Democratic activist Katsiaryna Manchuk is expelled from Mazyr State University
The girl was called to talks in the dean’s office and was asked to stop her public activity. But the administration of the university insists the girl had been expelled due to her bad results at the examination period, RFE/RL reports.
12.06.2008 Minsk: action of solidarity with Ivan Shyla
An action of solidarity with Ivan Shyla has been held today in the center of Minsk. On 4 June, before his last final exam, Ivan Shyla was expelled from a secondary school because of public activism.
05.06.2008 Public demands rehabilitation at school for Ivan Shyla
Well-known public and cultural activists and politicians of Belarus have signed the open address to the minister of education Uladzimir Radzkou, the chair of the education department of Salihorsk district executive committee A.Rymasheuski and the deputy schoolmasters of secondary school #4 of Salihorsk V.Kashtalian and I.Yankouskaya.
05.06.2008 Viachaslau Siwchyk sentenced to 10 days of jail
On 4 June Judge of Minsk region Vyachaslau Tuleika sentenced the chairman of the Memorial branch of the Belarusian Voluntary Society of History and Culture Monuments Protection Viachaslau Siwchyk to 10 days of administrative arrest.
05.06.2008 Authorities disrupt final exams for young oppositionists
The head of the educational department of Frunzenski district executive committee of Minsk prohibited an activist of the Young Front Alena Makarevich to pass her exam in the Belarusian language. ‘I think it has been done in order to prevent me from entering a university’, Alena Makarevich said to RFE/RL.
04.06.2008 Salihorsk: ‘Young Front’ activist Ivan Shyla expelled from school. Schoolmaster quits to protest
The educational department of Salihorsk executive committee has reached an illegal decision to expel a leader of the Young Front Ivan Shyla from secondary school #4 of Salihorsk.
03.06.2008 Memorial crosses to victims of Stalinism demolished in Barysau
30 May in Barysau, on the territory of batteries, a fortification monument of the 19th century, the memorial crosses to the victims of Stalin’s repressions and the leader of the anti-Bolshevik resistance Yurka Monich, were demolished.
