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Belarus, one of the world's most repressive states, was blocked Thursday from gaining membership on the United Nations Human Rights Council after being outvoted in favor of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a late entry. Human rights groups had been campaigning for weeks to head off the once seemingly assured... Болей »

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Belarusian Christian Democrats and Greens Visiting Brussels: On the invitation of the Office for a Democratic Belarus and the Slovak foundation Pontis, delegation of young Belarusian pro-democracy activists visited Brussels on June 12-14. Among participants were two co-chairmen of the Belarusian Christian-Democracy... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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The Office for a Democratic Belarus expresses its support for the campaign initiated in the European Parliament and aimed at reducing the costs of Schengen visas for the Belarusian citizens. Belarus remains the only country of the EU Eastern neighbourhood whose citizens have to pay €60 for a single-entry... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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Belarus—the Struggle for Freedom of Expression In cooperation with the Office for a Democratic Belarus, the Hamburg Foundation for Politically Persecuted (Hamburger Stiftung für politisch Verfolgte) and the Hanse-office in Brussels organized an evening discussion on the difficult media situation and... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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Debates in the EP on Costs of Schengen Visas for Belarusians and Ukrainians On April 21, at the beginning of the European Parliament’s session in Strasbourg (France), the vice-president of the European Commission, Mr Jacques Barrot, presented a statement on cost of a Schengen visa for citizens of Ukraine... Болей »

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Information Evening on Chernobyl in the United World College of the Adriatic On May 4, on the initiative of the Office for a Democratic Belarus (Brussels), the united World College of the Adriatic (Triest, Italy) organized an information evening dedicated to the 22nd anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe.... Болей »

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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... Болей »

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How to Lower Schengen Visa Fees for Belarusians By Dzianis Melyantsou and Vitali Silitski (abstracts) Despite the fact that an increase in visa fees was caused by objective reasons (the accession of the new EU member states to the Schengen Zone, the introduction of a common electronic data base and a... Болей »

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Blast at Concert in Minsk About 50 people were wounded by a home-made bomb in Minsk on Friday, July 3 at an Independence Day concert attended by President Aliaxandr Lukashenka. The injured were mainly young people, although they included at least two small children aged five and six. Presidential spokesman... Болей »

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Belarusian Poster Art Travelling Exhibition in Warsaw, Berlin and Dresden The Office for a Democratic Belarus is pleased to present a travelling exhibition of the Belarusian poster art, entitled "Visual code of the time: post-Soviet poster art in Belarus", which provides comprehensive insight into a... Болей »

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On 7 October 2008, “Visual code of the time: post-Soviet poster art in Belarus” opened in Warsaw’s Zoya gallery. The Polish capital is the first European city that hosts the travelling exhibition, organised by the Office for a Democratic Belarus with the help of the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the German... Болей »

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The Council of the European Union decided to prolong the existing restrictive measures on Belarus until 31 October 2013 due to the fact that not all political prisoners have been released and the lack of improvement with regards to the respect for human rights, the rule of law and democratic principles.... Болей »

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The Movement for Freedom and the Office for a Democratic Belarus Launched a Campaign for the Reduction of Schengen Visa Costs for Belarusian Citizens. The Movement for Freedom and the Office for a Democratic Belarus (Brussels) today sent out letters to all governments of the countries -- signatories... Болей »

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OSCE Election Experts to Visit Minsk for Consultations. Belarusian election officials will hold consultations with representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Minsk in the latter half of January, said Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission... Болей »

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Exhibition of Belarusian Poster Art Reaches Brussels. The travelling exhibition of Belarusian posters, “Visual Code of the Time: Post-Soviet Art in Belarus”, has arrived in Belgium. The exhibition that features works of the country’s 19 leading masters of poster has opened in Brussels’ Aula Toots gallery... Болей »