News from Belarus

5.06.2002 ten minutes prior to the termination of term from detention centre of October District Internal Affairs Department Valery Levaneuski is released on freedom. We will remind, that Valery Levaneuski has been condemned by court of October area of Grodno (judge Podoljanchik of ph. 31-36-57, as of 27.06.2002 is in hospital), on the forged charge (disrespect for court) for 15 days of arrest from 10.06.2002. Read more »

24.06.2002 Court of Lenin area of Grodno (Judge Tatyana Klimova) recognized journalists of the newspaper “Pagonja” guilty of slander on the president of Belarus. Nikolay Markevich is sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of restriction of freedom, Paul Mazhejka - to 2 years of restriction of freedom. Thus the court has considered presence at Markevich of two minor children and youth of Mazhejka, to which 24 years. Read more »

On June, 19th 2002 in market “Central” of Grodno by employees of militia son of Valery Levaneuski - Uladzimir has been detained. It distributed the letter to entrepreneurs which his father has written them from the chamber №4 of detention centre of October District Internal Affairs Department of Grodno. Valery Levaneuski has been arrested, in his opinion, on forged case and from the moment of arrest, 10 June, continues hunger-strike. Read more »

On January, 3rd 2002 at 11.00 in the Puppet theatre of Grodno there has passed a charitable New Year tree. The given action was spent by in common Grodno entrepreneurs, the Grodno Public Female Organization (GPFO) «The Mercy Spring» (bodies (0152) 44-14-33) and the Grodno City Center of Protection of the Rights of Consumers (GCCPRC, t.31-30-62). Read more »

On November, 11th, 2001 in ware market “Dynamo” in Minsk Valery Levaneuski’s detained sons - Dmitry (17 years) and Uladzimir (15 years) were detained by security service. Employees of security service (as they were presented), behaved roughly and defiantly, to remarks did not react. The given employees of security service force against the will of Uladzimir and Dmitry delivered them in local police station. Read more »

On November, 10th, 2001 from 14.00 till 17.30 in Prestigious club “Collosse” of Grodno there passed a charitable children’s disco “Mellow autumn” for children of the Grodno public female organization (GPFO) «a mercy Spring» and Children’s home of the mixed type. More than 40 children at the age from 4 till 16 years from needy and large families have taken part in a celebratory disco.
The overall objective of the given planned action - is to unite our children that they have got acquainted and have made friends. Read more »

20, 21, 22 on October, 2001 in Grodno there passed a seminar-training «Training of women-trailblazers to skills of a management». Among 30 participants of a seminar from Grodno public female organization «Mercy Spring» three women were trained. Read more »

So the conflict has ended between Chairman of Strike Committee of entrepreneurs of Belarus Valery Levaneuski and employees of traffic police of Minsk management of District Internal Affairs Department (with the full text of the answer of chief management of traffic police of Department of Internal Affairs Minsk regional executive committee L.K.Farmageja №L-21 from 28.08.2001, it is possible to familiarize here). But not this is main thing in this history. Read more »

11.08.2001 at 15.20 in Volkovytsk by operative group of Volkovysky District Internal Affairs Department, the strengthened employees of traffic police, have been detained Valery Levsneuski with the family. The car on which Valery Levsneuski moved, under an escort, accompanied by several cars, with included flashing blinking beacon light, has been delivered in District Internal Affairs Department where the careful search of contents of the car has been conducted. At detention cars without special recognition symbols have been involved also. Read more »

5.08.2001 Valery Levaneuski filled the car at a gasoline station about market “Zhdanovichy”. The car of state traffic police has approached and Levaneuski have suggested paying the penalty. It appears on a filling station it is impossible to stop - there is a sign on a roof. How it is possible to refuel not stopping? Valery Levaneuski has sent the statement on this question which text sees more low. Read more »