Liberate Belarus And End The Last Tyranny In Europe

[NATO AIR]

they need our help... and even more than us, europe's help.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/22/AR2005092202012.html

With Simple Tools, Activists in Belarus Build a Movement

By Philip Kennicott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 23, 2005; Page A14

MINSK, Belarus -- On Saturday, July 9, Belarusan special security forces burst into the home of Uladzimir Kishkurna, an opposition political leader. Neither he nor his wife was home.

They arrested Kishkurna's 22-year-old son, Anton, and claimed later that he had drugs and ammunition in his possession. But the real target of their raid appears to have been a printing press, a potent weapon in the hands of those seeking to topple the country's autocratic president, Alexander Lukashenko. The press, confiscated by the authorities, was one of fewer than 10 of professional quality outside control of the state and was useful for printing tracts and posters against Lukashenko, opposition leaders said.

Around kitchen tables, in parks and fast-food joints, and sometimes in the forests of this thickly wooded country that lies between Poland and Russia, a revolution is being planned, and Lukashenko's government is determined to stop it. Inspired by the Orange Revolution last winter in Ukraine, Belarus's neighbor to the south, opposition leaders here hope to use next year's presidential election to oust Lukashenko.

The authoritarian president has shut down so much of civic life that the opposition has been forced to use tools that are primitive in comparison with those of democratic movements elsewhere. Cell phones, satellite television, the Internet and instant messaging -- all of which played a role in popular uprisings in Ukraine, Lebanon and Georgia -- are too closely monitored by the government to be reliable, opposition figures said. The Belarusan upheaval, if it comes, will be built on printing presses, shoe leather and face-to-face campaigning, they added.

As many countries in the former Soviet bloc have chosen democratic rule, Belarus has gone the other direction. Colin L. Powell, while secretary of state, called it Europe's "lone outlaw," and Freedom House, which monitors civil and political rights throughout the world, ranked only Turkmenistan lower on its 2005 democracy ratings for former Soviet bloc countries. Belarusan authorities last month arrested two young democracy activists from Georgia, who were held for more than a week.

In July, as word of the Kishkurna raid spread, a reflexive caution rippled through the small group of people opposing Lukashenko. Nervous activists recalled that they changed their daily schedules, avoided usual meeting places and scrubbed computers of dangerous information. In the shabby office of a human rights organization, the group's leader, Alies Bialiatski, tried to calm the terrified wife of a political prisoner on a hunger strike. In another room, a young man sat on a sofa, mechanically shredding papers into long strips and throwing them into a plastic bucket.

"To have a printing press, you need special permission of the Ministry of Information and Press," said Bialiatski, who rushed to the Kishkurna home after hearing about the raid. "That machine was illegal in the best tradition of Soviet times."

Immediately after the raid, the younger Kishkurna came under attack from government media. "Contours," a television news magazine, declared the discovery of "anti-state" materials in the house, showing leaflets bearing pictures of opposition political candidates, and an announcer opined that the "so-called opposition" was "often connected with criminality." The program then turned to coverage of a large public concert, attended by Lukashenko, who spoke to a massive crowd of smiling people.

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[ekrem]

Hello, i must disappoint you with Belarus.

yes, Belarus is dictator.


But the worst thing is, Russia and Belarus (Lukashenko) decided a month ago to fusion Russia with Belarus in 2008.

So there will be none Belarus in 2008 anymore. It is then Russia.


Please read here for furthermore:

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20050906/41314671.html

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/07/content_3453247.htm

http://law.by/work/EnglPortal.nsf/0/DDF2C22797866E9DC2257081004DCAE9?OpenDocument







I will try to get more detailed Links, which it explains furthermore.

 

[bella]

Let me explain it to you, whoever you are... There will never be any complete union between Luka-Belarus and Russia. Lukashenko's dream-come-true is to be a dictator to maximum in his own "barony".

Luka is going to laugh at all you democratic countries and your attempts to stop him, cause he knows you are afraid of Russia behind him. (But Russia's not WITH him !)
Afraid of what ? A country far from the most capable military powers in the world, ignoring the basic human rights and suggesting that Iran has its own nuke?

By the way, Republic of Belarus is an ex-nuclear state (See Wikipedia e.g.)


Latest activity by Mr Lukashenko:

Lukashenka has a fellow feeling for the leadership of Iran because of the external pressure on this country.

“We are very sorry about the things going on around Iran, because sometimes we also become targets of such attacks, although these attacks are not so tough,” Lukashenka said during his meeting with Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi on Thursday in Minsk.

“Belarus is closely watching the situation around Iran, and we do care,” Lukashenka noted. “We are vocal opponents of any dictate and pressure on countries by other countries. We believe that no one should tell a sovereign and independent country what it should do and how,” he stressed.

Lukashenka said that he is sure “Iran holds a similar view.” He also noted that “any leadership of any country should work to offer a better and more stable life for their citizens.” “I know that your President and the parliament and the spiritual leader are working towards these goals and we support this policy,” the dictator stated.

The dictator stated that he views the visit of the head of the Iranian Foreign minister “as an opportunity to evaluate the bilateral relations at this difficult stage and to revise the ongoing programs to some extent.” “I hope that you with your Belarusian colleague will do it and I will be thankful if this work leads to broader cooperation between our countries,” Lukashenka said.

In his turn, the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that it was a great honor for him to meet the ruler of Belarus. “You are very famous in Iran, and I have always wanted to get a chance to meet with such a remarkable man,” Ali Akbar Salehi said.

“You are positively perceived by our people because you have always sought to be independent.” “We know that the desire for independence has a price and it should be paid. You and your people have displayed great fortitude over the last 20 years. This is why Belarus enjoys such a high status on the international political arena,” Ali Akbar Salehi said.

“Yes, you may have encountered certain problems and experienced pressure, but in the end you will emerge winners because we believe justice will prevail,” the Iranian minister stated.

Ali Akbar Salehi conveyed the best wishes “from Doctor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad”. He informed he met Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before his visit to Minsk. During the meeting Iranian President asked to tell Lukashenka that Iran “is considering new approaches and a possibility of a new start in our relations.”

The Iranian Minister conveyed an invitation from the leadership of the country for A. Lukashenka to visit Iran.