Dania has a new game; he puts his bears in a car and drives them round the flat. When they reach their destination, he tells them: "This is your new prison." Like his dad. ... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Belarus has asked Russia's national development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) to speed up construction of the country's first $9-billion nuclear power station, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday. "The core project (for us) is the nucle Full Article at RIA Novosti
The history of successive authoritarian regimes in Russia reveals a recurring pattern: They do not die from external blows or domestic insurgencies. Instead, they tend to collapse from a strange internal malady – a combination of the elites’ encroaching Full Article at Lebanon Daily Star
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It’s no secret that former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, a fugitive in his own country, has been hiding Belarus. He’s held news conferences there and has even, sources in Minsk tells us, been spotted eating ice cream in the street. Now, if local me Full Article at EurasiaNet
Germany: Belarus blocks rights official's visit The Associated Press Updated: 2012-02-08T15:58:02Z More News BERLIN -- Germany's human rights commissioner says Belarus has blocked his plans to visit the country and meet with a jailed human rights activis Full Article at KansasCity.com
Germany's top human rights official said Wednesday he had been refused permission for a visit to Belarus to assess the situation there and visit a rights activist in prison. Markus Loening said in a statement he had scheduled a three-day visit to Minsk t Full Article at Expatica
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Markus Loening said he also wanted to give authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko a l Full Article at Miami Herald
(02-08) 07:48 PST BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Germany's human rights commissioner says Belarus has blocked his plans to visit the country and meet with a jailed human rights activist. Markus Loening said he also wanted to give authoritarian President Alexand Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle