A military man ran away from a special mission unit in Minsk

Troops patrols of Interior Ministry of Belarus are searching for soldier in Minsk District.

The soldier ran away from a special mission unit in Uruchcha (military unit 3214). It is known that the area along the highway Kalodzishchy – Zaslawye is being investigated, BelaPAN transmits.

Particular attention is paid to the district of "Paunochnyja cementary" and "Paunochny" firing range where a large crowd of week-end villages is situated. Photographs of the soldier who had deliberately left the military unit hung there, the patrols inspect cottages for signs of unauthorized entry, ask villagers, showing photos of the fugitive. According to the

A military man ran away from a special mission unit in Minsk

Troops patrols of Interior Ministry of Belarus are searching for soldier in Minsk District.

The soldier ran away from a special mission unit in Uruchcha (military unit 3214). It is known that the area along the highway Kalodzishchy – Zaslawye is being investigated, BelaPAN transmits.

Particular attention is paid to the district of "Paunochnyja cementary" and "Paunochny" firing range where a large crowd of week-end villages is situated. Photographs of the soldier who had deliberately left the military unit hung there, the patrols inspect cottages for signs of unauthorized entry, ask villagers, showing photos of the fugitive. According to the

Salary is already given in coupons in Belarus

To avoid problems and trouble with one's superiors, coupons are to be taken in the voluntary-compulsory order.

The management of Klichev State Agrarian Technical College interpreted the idea of cashless payments in a very peculiar way. Coupons which would seem entirely forgotten in 90th years of the last century are taken as the "innovation", the website Klichev.by writes.

The innovation kills two birds at once. Using coupons the management of the educational establishment pays salary and increases the turnover of its retail outlets at once.

A payment document – is a common piece of paper on which the sum of

Belarusian human rights activists want to see after ballot boxes at night

Neither members of election commission, nor observers have an opportunity to control safekeeping of ballot papers.

"For Fair Elections 2010" civil campaign has addressed the Central Election Commission with a request to give an explanation that in the period of early voting after the polling station is closed observers have a right to see after ballot box storage conditions in the same room where a police officer on duty stays. "Narodnaya Volya" reporter has been informed about that by the press-service of "For Fair Elections 2010" campaign.

As said by the coordinators of the campaign, this explanation complies with the

Instruction manuals for short-term observers detained on the border

Representatives of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" Uladzimir Labkovich and Dmitry Salauyou were detained at the "Kamenny Loh" border checkpoint tonight.

Human rights defenders who were returning from Vilnius to Minsk had instruction manuals for short-term observers which were detained by Ashmyany Customs officers, "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" informs.

Labkovich and Salauyou were kept for about 5 hours at the border. Customs officers seized from them 115 copies of the manuals containing information for the work of observers at polling stations. Human rights activists say that customs officials consulted with the KGB all the time,

Belarusians were driven into the debt trap: everyone owes about $ 2,5 thousand

The debt of Belarus has grown by more than 10 times less than for 10 years.

Back in 2001, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, said that the main merit of his reign was the fact that "we had not gripped a lot of foreign loans", and also assured Belarusians that they would not get into the credit "trap". The newspaper "Salidarnasts" has learned how assurances of Lukashenka are connected with his actions.

Today it seems to be a plot of some science fiction movie, but back in 2001 on the eve of the election, speaking at the Second All-Belarusian Assembly, the Belarusian leader boasted: "We have not squandered the national wealth, have not gripped a lot of foreign loans, have not got into

Transneft: Venezuelan oil for Belarus can disrupt oil deliveries to Europe

The Russian company "Transneft" is against Odessa-Brody pipeline in obverse mode.

A test pumping of oil via Odessa-Brody pipeline in obverse mode started on November 20. It is to be pumped from Brody to Mozyr oil refinery (Belarus) through "Druzhba" trunk pipeline.

At the moment, according to "Transneft", oil pumping through Odessa-Brody pipeline in obverse mode and pumping through "Druzhba" are carried out without interruption. But running of one of the pipelines on the absolute limit is connected with risks of disruption of export deliveries or absence of possibility to increase their volume when needed, the company believes.

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“Photographer of kings” took picture of the last dictatorship in Europe (Photo)

Sasha Gusov published his book "Belarus Terra Incognita" after nearly two years spent in Belarus.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, for PR of whom, as media wrote, a photographer was invited, was probably surprised "Salidarnasts" writes.

- I'm sharing the fruits of nearly two-year stay in Belarus. My new book has just been published: Belarus Terra Incognita. It is a pity that no one in Russia had found money to order me anything like that! - Sasha Gusov said in his blog on the site of the journal "Snob".

At those photos, which the master put in the blog, there is no a shadow

Belarusian public figure Yanka Zhuchka died in Belgium.

A prominent representative of the postwar wave of the Belarusian emigration to the West, a great patriot of Belarus and a wonderful person Yanka Zhuchka died yesterday in Belgium.

All the time he was active in the life of the Belarusian diaspora in the West - as a member of the Council of BNR, as a member of the Union of Belarusians in Belgium, as an employee of the newspaper "Belarus".

"We met with Yanka Zhuchka when we opened the first office of Charter'97 abroad. He contributed to it, supported the work of our representative office, participated in all events,

CEC does not give money for Sannikov’s campaign materials

Right in the first days of the agitation campaign the Central Election Commission makes difficulties to oppositional candidates.

"A strange situation has shaped itself during signing a trilateral agreement between the CEC, the presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov and the publishing house. Throughout this day representatives of the publishing house had to visit the CEC several times, and each time new demands to the agreement were put forward.

Only after 5 p.m. we received the certificate of the financial representative of Sannikov, that is, at the moment when banks are getting closed. And they will open only on Monday," said the

Belarusian Ministry of Defense refused to direct paratroopers for CSTO military exercises

Five officers of the Ministry of Defense of RB will observe the military exercises.

Belarus refused to direct its military contingent for the common operative and tactics military exercises of the Collective Operational Reaction Forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CORF CSTO), it was informed in the General Staff of the Armed forces of RF.

"Belarus is not directing its military contingent to Russia for participation in the common anti terrorist exercises of CORF CSTO near Chelyabinsk. Instead of paratroopers included into CORF it will direct five officers of the Defense Ministry to the training ground "Chebarkul", who will

Sannikov: Russophobia comes from Lukashenka

Even in the period of peaceful relations with the Kremlin, Lukashenka attacked Russia when some problems in trade occurred.

It has been stated in the interview to Interfax-Zapad agency by a presidential candidate in Belarus, the leader of "European Belarus" civil campaign Andrei Sannikov.

- You are going into the election against the backdrop of the blue-starred flag of the EU. It attracts the youth undoubtedly. But at a recent press-conference you have evidently preferred the policy of Russia concerning the Belarusian election, stating that voices in support of Lukashenka are heard from Europe. Isn't such a change of orientation a deception of a voter? Or will you change the flag?

- There is no contradiction. The strategic goal is integration to the European Union and partnership with Russia. It's true, it was difficult to realize for a long time that there cannot be antagonism between these two goals.

We should make the economy compatible both with Russian and European ones. Reforms that had been carried out by all our neighbours, should be carried out for that, I mean modernization of the economy.

- Despite of the modernization, the Russian economy is a raw materials economy. The European economy is an innovative economy. How could we combine our economic models both with Europe and Russia?

- Belarus is not Russia, which is a giant and complex country. It is simpler for us to carry out modernization, thanks to the parameters of the territory and population's homogeneity. It's true, the Russian economy is a raw materials producing economy. But we are not speaking about combining the existing Belarusian model with the European and Russian ones, but about creation of such a model that would be working under European standards and it would be beneficial for Russia.

Words are heard from Russia that even the raw materials producing model needs innovations and new technologies. Besides, the strategic partnership of Russia with the European Union becomes more and more visible now. We want to move in the same direction, using our geographic position and our potential: rather skilled manpower, scientific and industrial centres and so on.

- Europeans look more tolerant to the Belarusian election. For instance, the much talked-of statement of Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite… Lithuania, like many Eastern European countries, fears Russia, as it remembers the Soviet Union well. The EU also includes the countries of Eastern Europe. Will your intention of rapprochement with Russia be understood in this part of the EU?

- It is surprising for me that Lithuanian president speaks about a fear of Russia, at the same time standing out from her colleagues, presidents of Latvia and Estonia, by a desire to harmonize relations with Russia. We remember her successful visits to Russia, we remember that Grybauskaite have always stressed maintaining good relations with Russia, including the economic ones.

We

We Remember (Photo)

A presentation of the book about abductions of famous people in Belarus "We Remember" has been held in Minsk on November 16.

The illustrated book with 468 pages in Belarusian, Russian and English includes 24 confessions-memoirs of relatives, friends and colleagues about Henadz Karpenka, Yury Zakharanka, Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski and Dzmitry Zavadski. The book has been compiled by screenwriter Uladzimir Khalip.

The book's idea emerged several years ago, and it was published with the support of Anatol Krasouski's widow Iryna and Dzmitry Zavadski's widow Svyatlana, as well as "We Remember" foundation and the Belarus Free Theatre.

Iryna Krasouskaya expressed gratitude to creators of the book and to those who had been by the side of the families of the disappeared, "who remain the same as we remember them."

"This book includes 24 stories. They are confessions of wives, children, and family members of the disappeared. I want to thank so much to those who had been by our side for all these long hard years, who had been cherishing and still cherish the memory of our loved ones. 11 years is a long term. The world is changing, we are changing. Only those who are not with us any more do not change: Viktar Hanchar, Anatol Krasouski, Dzmitry Zavadski, Yury Zakharanka, Henadz Karpenka. They remain the same as we knew them 11 years ago. We remember them and we will always love them," Iryna Krasouskaya said.

"This evil deed has not been punished yet, and criminals are treading the globe and shaking people by the hands. But this will end someday. We should not get accustomed to our native land, our treasured country Belarus' becoming an

Bahdankevich: Devaluation has already started in the country

The situation in the financial market of Belarus reminds the situation before January 2, 2009.

Then the Belarusian ruble lost 20% of its value overnight, and in less than a month the ruble became cheaper by one third.

"We do not plan any devaluation. Who had raised this question? It had been raised by charlatans, who are happy when the situation is getting worse for the country," Alyaksandr Lukashenka stated during the conversation with Barysau citizens on November 12.

However the former head of the National Bank of Belarus, Stanislau Bahdankevich, Doctor of Science, Economics, in an interview to "Narodnaya

Lukashenka has warned about devaluation

On the eve of the devaluation in 2009, the Belarusian governor promised the same thing.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka declares that there are no plans for devaluation of the Belarusian ruble, and calls upon the population of Belarus to be careful with the transfer of their savings into US dollars, "Interfax" informs.

We do not plan any devaluation", - Lukashenka said on Friday, communicating with the residents of Barysau.

At the same time he stressed that corridor fluctuations of the Belarusian ruble will be voiced to Belarusian people.

According to the Belarusian leader, the noise surrounding the alleged devaluation was raised by "quacks who rush for the presidency, for

No one volunteered to meet with dictator in Barysau

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has arrived to Barysau today.

The meeting with him was organized out in the open, on the place of construction of the new BATE football team's stadium. Students of colleges and of the town were obliged to attend the meeting, otherwise they were threatened to be, "Human Rights Activists for Free Election" reports.

A human rights activist Aleh Matskevich received a phone call from a desperate father of a student of Barysau polytechnic. The reason for his feelings was the fact that his son is forced to come to "the meeting with the president", however his state of

No one volunteered to meet with dictator in Barysau

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has arrived to Barysau today.

The meeting with him was organized out in the open, on the place of construction of the new BATE football team's stadium. Students of colleges and of the town were obliged to attend the meeting, otherwise they were threatened to be, "Human Rights Activists for Free Election" reports.

A human rights activist Aleh Matskevich received a phone call from a desperate father of a student of Barysau polytechnic. The reason for his feelings was the fact that his son is forced to come to "the meeting with the president", however his state of

No one volunteered to meet with dictator in Barysau

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has arrived to Barysau today.

The meeting with him was organized out in the open, on the place of construction of the new BATE football team's stadium. Students of colleges and of the town were obliged to attend the meeting, otherwise they were threatened to be, "Human Rights Activists for Free Election" reports.

A human rights activist Aleh Matskevich received a phone call from a desperate father of a student of Barysau polytechnic. The reason for his feelings was the fact that his son is forced to come to "the meeting with the president", however his state of

Ornella Muti costed about 40.000 Euro to the Belarusian “Listapad”

Sponsors of the film festival "Listapad" had to pay a round sum for a day visit to Minsk of an Italian star Ornella Muti.

We are reminding, an Italian celebrity was opening the film festival in Minsk. One managed to "outbid" Ornella Muti from competitors from Arab Emirates, where one also wanted to see the film star, the internet newspaper "My" writes.

It was found out, how much the short greeting of Ornella Muti to participants and filmgoers, read from a paper by the star costed to sponsors of "Listapad". The fee of Ms Muti made up more than 40.000

Interfax: Belarus and Russia verging towards a new “oil war”

Russia can take it upon itself to temporarily discontinue oil deliveries to Belarus and even interrupt transit.

The situation that has shaped in Belarusian-Russian dialogue on the terms of oil and oil products trade in 2011 gives grounds to forecast another exacerbation of bilateral relations, Interfax-Zapad writes.

The fact is that the term of the intergovernmental Belarusian-Russian protocol on oil trade signed on January 27, 2010, expires on December 31 this year. In the situation when a little more than a month and a half is left for the expiration of the term of the existing legal mechanism of oil export from Russia is left, the sides have

Belarusian wheeled tractor painted in Chavez’ favourite colour

Red paint is the colour of revolution and the favourite colour of Hugo Chavez. It was a direct desire of Venezuelan partners.

Belarus plans to implement all the agreements with Venezuela. It had been stated by Alyaksandr Lukashenka at the meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro Moros. Joint projects discussed during the recent high-level visits were considered.

Yesterday the sides touched upon the issues of joint entering other markets of Latin America. In particular, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador. We remind that in the near future two plants for assembling Belarusian trucks and tractors would be opened in Venezuela.

As the

Lukashenka to Polish mass media: Medvedev lies (Video)

The Belarusian dictator has attacked at the Russian president for his address in the videoblog.

"That concerns me personally. If it concerned the state, I would not greet him any more. But I was tolerant to that. It concerns me personally. It does me no harm. Medvedev has demonstrated what kind of politician he is. Would a politician behave like that with a colleague? It's a lie, it is untrue. If we are speaking with you in private capacity, it is a catastrophe it could not be offered for discussion. Who would discuss any problems with him after that? I

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Lukashenka about Byabenin’s case: It is a criminal act

Speaking about the death of a journalist Aleh Byabenin, the Belarusian ruler has made a sensational statement.

Until today the Belarusian Prosecutor's office said that it was a suicide. However, on November 4 in an interview to Polish journalists Lukashenka said: he is sure that the case related to Aleh Byabenin's death has a criminal nature.

"I think it would be discovered that it is a criminal act, and those who are casting a slur on the authorities' reputation now would look sadly. As they say, guilty mind is never at ease. I am responsible that this had happened

Belarus acted as a niggard towards Tatarstan in the potato issue

Instead of the required 100 thousand tons of potato Tatarstan will receive from Belarus only 40 thousand tons.

The mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin informed about the purchases. Belarus is to deliver to Tatarstan 40 thousand tons of potato within September, October, and the first ten days of November, IA REGNUM reports.

This does not correspond the prior intentions – in the run of the negotiations between President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Alyaksandr Lukashenka, that took place at the beginning of August, the Republic of Tatarstan asked for selling 100 thousand tons of Belarusian potato to it. The deliveries of

Russia cuts oil deliveries to Belarus by 43%

The volume of oil deliveries to Belarus in January-October was 10.182 million tons.

Oil deliveries were reduced by 43% as compared to the analogous period of 2009. This information is offered by a situation report of the state enterprise "Central Control Administration of the Fuel and Energy Complex", Interfax-Zapad reports.

As it was informed earlier, according to the protocol to the intergovernmental agreement of January 12, 2007 on the terms of oil trade with Belarus, signed in Moscow on January 27, 2010, this year Belarus to receive 6.3 million tons of oil duty-free, and the rest of 15.2 million tons

Chairman of Minsk Forum: there is no freedom of media in Belarus

Freedom of media in the majority of post-soviet countries is under a big question, Chairman of Minsk Forum Rainer Lindner considers.

"Till now the authority in Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, other post-soviet countries have not achieved normal relationship with media", - Rainer Lindner said. – "We are far away from the situation which is adequate to the XXI century".

"We will not talk about the freedom of media in Belarus, because it is absent here, you are only on this way", - Lindner considers, "Interfax-West" transmits.

The next Minsk Forum will take place on November, 3-5, 2010.

Source: Charter'97 :: News from Belarus

NTV about the death of one of the heads of the headquarters of Andrei Sannikov

The death of a Belarusian journalist Aleh Byabenin remains in the focus of attention of Russian media.

"His death shocked Belarus" – was the title of the episode, which appeared on October, 30 on air of NTV in the program "Today".

Belarus addressed OSCE. Official Minsk invited expert criminalists from Europe. Their task was - to evaluate the run of the investigation into the case of the death of the journalist Aleh Byabenin. The head of a well-known opposition site died two months ago under mysterious circumstances. The official version is - suicide. However, relatives and friends of Byabenin do not agree with the conclusions of the investigators.

A reporter of NTV George Grivenny narrates.

The current visit of two experts from OSCE, who were invited by the Belarusian authorities to participate in the investigation of this case,