Updated at 13:53,23-12-2024
Sannikov wrote an appeal for pardon
On November 20, 2011 a former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov wrote an appeal for pardon addressed to Alexander Lukashenko. This was reported at a press conference with his wife Irina Khalip. According to her, he did so under a threat of torture, under strong pressure from the administration read more 
Hubarevich: Our common goal is to increase support to democratic forces
On January 23 representatives of six opposition groups of Belarus agreed on a position regarding participation in the parliamentary election campaign in autumn 2012. read more 
Lev Margolin: The question of boycott is private question
On Monday, representatives of six opposition political structures, which includes the BPF party, the UCP, the movement "For Freedom", the organizing committee of BCD party, the civil campaign "Tell the truth!", Left Party "A Just World" discussed the strategy of read more 
How the international trade union solidarity threatens Belarusian authorities
Boycott of Belarusian goods in Europe is the goal announced by the head of Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions Alexander Yaroshuk in connection with the refusal to register an independent trade union in "Granite" enterprise. read more 
“Reform of the system is impossible, until it's headed by the current president“
On Thursday, Alexander Lukashenko has once again suggested the possibility of political reforms in Belarus. The president hasn't explained what, when and how he is going to reform, so a lot of versions of our country's future order has appeared in mass media, from "nothing will change" to read more 
Lukashenko to carry out political reforms like in China?
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in an interview to Chinese media on January 18 told about the possibility of political reforms in the country after parliamentary elections. read more 
Dismissals in MIA: combating corruption or dividing the spheres of influence?
Coming from the KGB, Igor Shunevich is appointed today as First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, replacing Oleg Pekarsky, who was dismissed yesterday "because of misconduct, discrediting the rank of a police officer". read more 
Viktor Lukashenko takes control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Personnel purges in the Interior Ministry are continuing: following Evgeny Poluden, another deputy minister has lost his post - the chief of criminal police Oleg Pekarsky. read more 
Opposition will hold informal referendum on trust in Lukashenko
Why to boycott the elections, how to track falsifications, what to expect from new People's Assemblies, and is there a unity in the opposition's ranks? read more 
Expert: Everything is fine, as long as there is borrowed money, which can be consumed
The U.S. dollar rate is slowly but surely declining against the Belarusian ruble, inflation for the first ten days of January is 0.5% - a figure that fits well within the government forecast on inflation in 2012. read more |
