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Belarus Says Last “Good-Bye” to Iryna Kazulina In September 2007, Iryna Kazulina was one of the organizers of an international conference on breast cancer. She wrote a book about her struggle with the disease but did not manage to complete it. “The fact of illness is not a reason for selfisolation, to... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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Belarusian Issue at NATO PA Session in Berlin On May 24-27, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly held its spring session. This year, parliamentarians from the NATO member states and associate members, partner countries, representatives of interparliamentary assemblies and observers gathered in the German... Болей »

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Siarhei Kavalenka during his trial in Vitsebsk. On 24 February, Kavalenka was sentenced to two years and one month in prison for alleged parole violations. He had been originally sentenced in January 2010 to three years of "limited freedom" for "illegally displaying the banned Belarusian national flag"... Болей »

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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.... Болей »

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Belarusian Poster Art Travelling Exhibition in Berlin & Dresden Brussels is Next Stop. From October 24 to November 3, 2008, an exhibition of Belarusian posters, entitled “Visual Code of the Time: Post-Soviet Art in Belarus”, was on display in Berlin’s Für Fortgeschrittene gallery. Berlin is the second... Болей »

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Seminar “Interaction between the Labour Market and Education in Belarus” Takes Place in Minsk. On 24 June 2010, the European Training Foundation, in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to Belarus and the Office for Democratic Belarus (Brussels, Belgium), organised a joint seminar entitled... Болей »

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A round table "Belarus after the election: Revo-lution, Stagnation or Reform" was held in Brus-sels on 24 November 2010. The event was organized by the Office for a Democratic Belarus, in collaboration with the Centre for European Policy Studies and the European office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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Schengen Zone Expansion: Consequences for Belarus By Dzyanis Melyantsou for the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies Europe's Schengen arrangement, which allows people to cross borders without having their passports checked, expanded on December 21, 2007 to nine new members of the European Union... Болей »

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PACE: Pourgourides Line vs. Rigoni Line towards Belarus Active discussions on Belarus at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) stopped in 2004, following release of the well-known Pourgourides Report and, consequently, adoption of the Resolution on Disappeared Persons, as well as... Болей »

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On Sunday, February 4, riot police detained about 30 members of the youth organization Young Front. It happened when a session of the central committee of the organization was taking place in a private apartment on Tsnyanskaya Street in Minsk. On the same day, search operations were conducted in apartments... Болей »

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Lukashenko Reiterates Desire to Improve Relations with EU President Alexander Lukashenko said he counts on France's assistance in helping intensify the dialogue between Belarus and the European Union. "Belarus is interested in intensifying cooperation with the French Republic, primarily because o f France's... Болей »

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Austrian bank will invest 1.3 billion dollars Austrian's Raiffeisen Bank will invest the equivalent of 1.3 billion dollars in Belarusian business during 2007, a senior government official said on Monday. The one billion Euro sum will go into Belarusian banking, manufacturing, fund investment, and export... Болей »

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The Administrative Offence Code of the Republic of Belarus and the Penalty Procedures Code of the Republic of Belarus about administrative offences come into force. This legislation introduces a new measure of administrative punishment - deportation for foreign citizens and stateless persons for committing... Болей »

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The Belarusian Freedom Day was marked by a number of cultural events in Brussels. The holiday, celebrated on the 25th of March, commemorates the Belarusian People’s Republic, proclaimed in 1918. The Freedom Day is traditionally ignored by the Belarusian authorities on one hand, and widely celebrated... Болей »

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Dear friends and colleagues, The Office for a Democratic Belarus and the Hanse-Office in Brussels would like to invite you to the Chernobyl information evening and documentary film screening to take place on Friday, 27th of April, at 19.00. Hanse-Office - Joint Representation of the Free and Hanseatic... Болей »

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On April 27, the Office for a Democratic Belarus in Brussels, in cooperation with Hanse-Office (Germany), organized an information evening dedicated to the 21st anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Organizers of the event presented a report on the consequences of the nuclear catastrophe and the current... Болей »

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made his first official visit to Azerbaijan on Wednesday, bringing together the leaders of two countries seeking to lessen their energy dependence on Russia. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev said his country is seeking to diversify ways to bring its Caspian... Болей »