Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Belarus

EU Widens Travel Bans On Belarusian Officials

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)

October 23, 2006 -- The EU today added four more officials to a list of 31 banned from entering the European Union because of their involvement in a crackdown on democracy.

TEXT SIZE - +

October 23, 2006

The four are judges and prosecutors involved in the trial of jailed Belarusian opposition activist Alyaksandr Kazulin and four other activists.

The EU's 25 governments agreed the ban for 31 top Belarusian officials, including President Alyaksander Lukashenka, in April.

(AP, Reuters)

RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, And Moldova Report

SUBSCRIBE For weekly news and analysis on Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova by e-mail, subscribe to "RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, And Moldova Report."

'Police Detain Stuffed Animals' In Minsk Toy Protest

Belarusian youth activists say police have "detained" some stuffed animals used in an antigovernment protest in Minsk, in an echo of similar recent protests in Russia. More

There are frequent reports in the Bulgarian and Ukrainian media about Romanian “pirates” robbing passing transport ships on the Danube. (file photo)

Reports Of 'Pirates Of The Danube' Get The Old Heave-Ho

An attack last month on a Ukrainian barge on the Romanian sector of the Danube River has caused a diplomatic tussle between Bucharest and Kyiv, sparking media reports of possible acts of piracy on Europe's second-largest river. But do “Danube pirates” actually exist? More

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) drinking beer with soccer fans in St. Petersburg on January 19.

Candidate Putin Offers Russian Soccer Fans Free Flights To Euro 2012

Russian soccer fans concerned about making it to Kyiv for the Euro 2012 championships need worry no longer. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced the country's leading airlines will provide free transport to and from at least some of the Russian team's matches. More