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Belarus Update Volume 11, Number 15
September 14 – September 20, 2006

Edited by Maria Kabalina

THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES:   

• Court Rejects Opposition Leader’s Appeal of Jail Term
• Thousands Rally To Free Belarus ian Political Prisoners
• Belarusian Opposition Activist Jailed
• Current Trends in Belarus ian Politics

Human Rights & Independent Media

• Court Rejects Opposition Leader’s Appeal of Jail Term(RIA Novosti)
• Belarusian Opposition Activist Jailed (RFE/RL)
• Thousands Rally To Free Belarusian Political Prisoners (RFE/RL)
• Narodnaya Volya Launches Online Version (Belorusskie Novosti)
• Court Declines Partnerships Activists’ Complaint (AFN)

Domestic

• No Longer Possible to Prove Falsification of Presidential Election (Belorussky Partizan)
• Current Trends in Belarus ian Politics (Pontis Foundation)
• Authorities Fear Communication between Aleksandr Milinkevich and Belarusians (Belorussky Partizan)
• Belarus Creates Belarus neft Oil Production Enterprise (Itar-Tass)

Regional

• Russia Strips Belarus of Its Oil Export Duties (Kommersant)
• Problems Remain in Russia- Belarus Union Formation – Borodin (RIA Novosti)

International

• UN Rapporteur To Call For Probe Into Belarus Disappearances (RFE/RL)
• U.S. Will Be Reliable Friend of Belarus, New Envoy Says(The Moscow Times)
• Belarus, Venezuela sign $1 billion Military Contract (MPT Online)
• Lukashenko Says Belarus Deserves To Be Treated as Sovereign State (Belorusskie Novosti)
• Lukashenko Calls on Non-Aligned Movement to Become "Global Center" (Belorusskie Novosti)
• Belarus Opposition Leader Urges EU, U.S. to Ignore Results of Russia Union Vote (MosNews)

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