US President Bush Receives Belarusian Opposition Leaders US President George W. Bush received a delegation of Belarusian opposition politicians in Washington on December 6, the White House’s press office reported. The delegation, which arrived in the USA on December 2 and left on December 8, included Alyaksandr Milinkevich, a former presidential candidate; Anatol Lyabedzka, chairman of the United Civic Party; Syarhey Kalyakin, leader of... Болей »

Belarus Before and After Chernobyl Explosion. Radioecological, Demographic and Medical Aspects Excerpts from article by Prof. Yury Bandazheusky Radio-Ecological Situation in Belarus before the Chernobyl Explosion Today, after more than 20 years after explosion at the Chernobyl power plant, people continue to experience the consequences of this accident. Many questions that came with this tragedy remain unanswered. Above all is the quest... Болей »

EU Diplomats Call on Belarus to Release Political Prisoners The Slovak Embassy in Minsk has issued a statement calling on the Belarusian authorities to end their "repressive practices" against civil society, respect the human rights of Belarusians, and release all political prisoners. Slovakia acts on behalf of the EU presidency, currently held by Portugal, in Minsk, where Portugal does not have diplomatic representation. The Slovak Emb... Болей »

Documentary on Forced Disappearances, Screening in Brussels On October 24, the Office for a Democratic Belarus and the Hanse office in Brussels organized screening of the documentary “The Wild Hunt”-- a film by the Russian journalist Pavel Sheremet, which tells the story of forced disappearances in Belarus. The movie screening was followed by a discussion on the cases of politically motivated kidnappings of the former Minister of Interi... Болей »

Belarus Represented at the NATO PA Annual Session On October 5-9, Director of the Office for a Democratic Belarus (Brussels), Olga Stuzhinskaya, participated as observer in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Annual session in Reykjavik, Iceland. About 350 legislators from NATO member, partner and observer countries, including delegations from Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan, met to discuss major security issues... Болей »

Ihar Kuzniatsou: „Repressions are Both History and Reality in Belarus” A wave of terror swept over the Soviet Union 70 years ago. 1937 became the bloodiest year in the history of the Soviet-era repressions. Why did the communist regime resort to the policy of massive executions and deportation? How big was the scale of the repressions? Which place do they have in minds of the Belarusians today? These and many other questions are answere... Болей »

EU commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner: We need stronger signals from Minsk European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Austria) is always brightly elegant. Her colour palette knows all shades – turquoise, white, carmine, dusky pink. Commissioner’s friendly smile has earned her the nickname Ferrero-Kuesschen ("Ferrero Kiss"), after the famous chocolate pralines. Born on the same... Болей »

Pace rapporteur on Belarus Andrea Rigoni: There is no neutral thinking on the situation in Belarus Interview with PACE special rapporteur on Belarus (series: Face to face with Europe) Italian deputy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Andrea Rigoni was appointed Rapporteur on Belarus in the Political Affairs Committee in February 2007. Since then he has had several meetings with Belarusian officials in Rome and Strasb... Болей »

Milinkevich's Movement for Freedom to Launch Information Campaign about Assistance that Could be Available under European Union's Neighbourhood Policy: The Movement for Freedom led by former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich on June 30 launched a campaign to inform the public about the assistance that Belarus may get under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). According to Mr. Milinkevich's press office, the Movement's ac... Болей »

Bush Extends U.S. Property Blocking Order against Belarus' President & Other Officials: President George W. Bush extended a national emergency declaration Thursday involving Belarus that enables the U.S. government to freeze any property in the United States owned by Belarus' president and selected other officials. Bush's declaration of last June mentioned the undermining of the former Soviet republic's "democratic processes or institut... Болей »