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-SPECIAL NEWS REPORT: India, Belarus, Israel and the Netherlands

What Others Are Saying for October 22, 2009. India: Fears of another attack on Jewish institutions The POST CHRONICLE (NJ, USA) has reported: Police in the western India city of Pune ramped up security around Jewish religious...

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Belarus: Prosecutions of conscientious objectors resume

The criminal trial of Jehovah's Witness Dmitry Smyk, which began in Gomel on 8 October and is set to resume on 29 October, represents the first known prosecution of a religious conscientious objector to compulsory military...

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BATE, Minsk “Dynama” and “Shahtsyor” celebrate victories at Belarusian championship

Matches of the 23rd tour of the Belarusian football championship have taken place this Sunday. Barysau BATE has defeated “Shahtsyor” in Salihorsk – 1:0 (Pavel Nyahaichyk, 69). Minsk “Dynama” has defeated MTZ-RIPA – 2:0 (Aleh...

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Small bear walked on chain in Slonim

A six-month bear has been walked on the streets of Slonim to advertise a visiting mobile circus. It is banned to keep animals on chain in more civilised countries where 'green' and other animal protection activists are on...

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Autuhovich’s case to be sent to court soon

The criminal case of a Vaukavysk entrepreneur will be sent to court soon. The deputy Belarusian attorney general Victar Konan claimed it at a press conference on October 14. According to him, “there is some crime in the case”.

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One more death penalty prescribed in Belarus

Brest Region Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to death penalty. His 28-year-old accomplice, a Ukrainian citizen, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Both criminals have been returned guilty of murders of six retired...

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Alena Autukhovich suffers nervous breakdown

Alena Autukhovich, the wife of the entrepreneur from Vaukavysk, suffered a serious nervous breakdown and is current in a rehabilitation center. She has been undergoing treatment for four month, human rights defender Aleh...

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Belarus and Lithuania to create business council

Belarus and Lithuania are going to create a business council that will unite representatives of the two countries’ business circles. The Prime Ministers of both states Syarhei Sidorski and Andrius Kubilius agreed on it at a...

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Prime Minister Sidorski invited to attend Lithuania’s millenary celebrations

Belarusian Prime Minister Syarhey Sidorski was invited to attend Lithuania’s celebrations on the occasion of the millenary anniversary of the first mention of its name at his meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius...

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Lukashenka gathering an anti-crisis team?

Lukashenka has appointed new ministers of industry, transport, sport and natural resources, with all of the new officials being younger than their predecessors. Is it a move to fight the economic crisis?

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