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Belarus Update Vol. 12, No. 1
December 7- December 13, 2006

Edited by Maria Kabalina

THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES:   

• Kozulin Withdrew Hunger Strike
• Independent Newspaper Urged to Leave Office
• Belarus as Model of Europe

Human Rights & Independent Media

• Irina Kozulina: Kozulin Withdrew Hunger Strike (AFN)
• Troops Used to Break Up Opposition Meeting in Minsk (Kommersant)
• Independent Newspaper Urged to Leave Office (BAJ)

Domestic

• Milinkevich: Belarus Will Be Democratic Within Two Years (The International Herald Tribune)
• Catholics in Belarus Stop Hunger Strike after Getting OK for Church(The Universe)

Regional

• Ukraine May Stop Electricity Export to Belarus (ForUm)
• Belarus Says New Russian Election Laws Hamper Union State (RIA Novosti)
• Belarus as Model of Europe (Gazeta.Ru)
• Russia, Belarus and Ukraine Regret Collapse of U.S.S.R. (RIA Novosti)

International

• Milinkevich Refused to Accept Financial Part of EU Award (AFN)
• Belarus Urges U.S. To Stop Focusing on Opposition Leader Kozulin (RIA Novosti)
• U.S. Raises Belarus, Russia Cancels Iran U.N. Meeting (Reuters)
• EU Awards Belarus Opposition Leader Prestigious Human Rights Prize (Playfuls.Com)
• U.S. Congress Calls For Tighter Belarus Sanctions (RFL/RE)
• UN Expert Calls for Health Access for Kazulin (UN News Center)

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