February | 2009 | BelarusDigest

U.S. Department of State Report: Human Rights in Belarus in 2008

WASHINGTON - Yesterday the U.S. Department of State released country report on human rights in Belarus in 2008. The report is one the most comprehensive and detailed accounts of...

24 February 2009

Bielar.us Had Been Blocked… Because of Sanctions Against Belarus

Last Friday Bluehost, our hosting provider, blocked this web site. Bluehost promised to delete our blog within 10 days. The site had been blocked for four days until we completed migration to a new hosting earlier today. Needless to say, I was...

24 February 2009

International Herald Tribune: An Artful Balancing Act

International Herald Tribune published an article on how Belarusian authorities try to balance between Russia and the European Union. The article agrees that the messages Minsk has been sending over the last few months are mixed. On the one...

19 February 2009

Global Integrity Report on Belarus

WASHINGTON – The annual report of Global Integrity, a Washington D.C.-based independent think-tank, tracked corruption trends around the world.

19 February 2009

Наступны сход БАЗА ў Вашынгтоне / The Next BAZA Meeting in Washington

Беларуска-Амэрыканскага Задзіночаньня ў Вашынгтоне адбудзецца 28 лютага ў суботу, з 3-5 вечара. Запрашаем усіх сяброў і прыхільнікаў гуртка БАЗА з Вашынгтону, Вірджыніі, Мэрыленда і Дэлавэра. Парадак дня: 1) Перавыбары кіраўніцтва (старшыні, заступніка|скарбніка, сакратара) 2) Мінулая праца (паездкі, сустрэчы,...

18 February 2009

U.S. Will Not Lift Sanctions if Situation in Belarus Doesn’t Change

The United States chargé d’affaires in Belarus Jonathan Moore commented on the situation with U.S. sanctions against Lukashenka’s regime.

17 February 2009

Solidarity Day in Belarus

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17 February 2009

“Art against Dictatorship” Attracted More Participants than the Organizers Had Planned

WASHINGTON - The turnout at the Washington exhibition of Belarusian artists “Art against Dictatorship” was unexpectedly high. The German Marshall Fund was initially planning a small...

16 February 2009

New York Times: U.S. and Belarus in Dispute Over Inmate

14 February 2009

Euronews: What Belarus wants from Europe

Euronews analyzed the most recent developments in Belarus-EU relations. The video report concluded that the main reason for what Belarusian authorities turned to the West is because Minsk is short of cash. There are signs Belarus is opening up. But...

12 February 2009

Senator Cardin’s Statement on Zeltser’s Imprisonment in Belarus

11 February 2009

The Jamestown Foundation: Will Lukashenka Be Welcomed in Prague?

WASHINGTON – David Marples has written on the most recent developments in EU-Belarus relations in the Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor.

7 February 2009

Belarus Round Table at the German Marshall Fund of the United States

The German Marshall Fund of the United States hosts a round table on Belarus on Thursday, February 12 at 3:30 pm. The...

6 February 2009

Беларус – прэзідэнт Сенату Гавайскіх астравоў

Беларус Мікалай Судзілоўскі назаўжды застанецца ў гісторыі як Прэзідэнт Сенату Гавайскіх астравоў і змагар... за незалежнасьць Гаваяў ад Злучаных Штатаў. Рэвалюцыянер-раманцік Мікалай Судзілоўскі прысьвяціў...

4 February 2009

German Marshall Fund: Belarusian Exhibition “Art Against Dictatorship”

The Third Way of Belarus, the Belarusian Museum in New York and other organizations with the generous support of the German Marshall Fund of the United States are presenting "Art Against Dictatorship". This traveling exhibition addresses the integral part...