Спор между Беларусью и Россией иллюстрирует ошибочность доминирующего особенно в западных СМИ мнения, согласно которому эти страны – нечто целое. Такое мнение высказал министр иностранных дел Литвы Вигаудас Ушацкас интервью в ru.DELFI.

Presidium of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) supports the initiative of Vitebsk Regional BSDP organization (December 2008) on Belarusian left Parties consolidation. Presidium proposes to all of the supporters of social-democracy in Belarus to make some concrete steps towards to consolidation and unification. BSDP (Hramada) is sure that this process will be supported by leaders of European social-democracy as well as by Party of European Socialists and Socialist International leadership.

 On April 6, 2008 Central Committee meeting of Belarusian Social-Democratic Party (Hramada) has taken place. During this meeting elections of BSDP Secretary General were initiated because of Vice-Chairman of BSDP Anatol SIDAREVICH asked to relieve him from this position. According to results of secret vote famous politician Mechaslau HRYB became elected as BSDP Secretary General. Mechaslau HRYB became automatically member of BSDP Presidium (according to BSDP Statute). Central Committee took decision that extra XII Party Congress will take place in July or August 2008. Concrete date of the Congress will depend on officially appointed date for Parliamentary elections in Autumn 2008.

  Commenting on Monday’s remarks by Interior Minister Uladzimir Navumaw who said that there were no grounds for the amnesty of Dr. Kazulin, Mr. Rynkevich said, “It is unclear why Navumaw raised the subject of the amnesty which is about to expire.” “Apparently, this was meant to tell the Belarusian and international public that Kazulin’s release is problematic now. That’s why the former presidential candidate’s associates are urging human rights organizations and all people of good will to step up pressure on authorities to ensure that Kazulin is released as soon as possible,” Mr. Rynkevich said.

  In Bedingungen der harten Beschränkungen, ohne gebührende medizinische Versorgung wird Herr Alexander Kosulin, der einen 50-tätigen Hungerstreik wegen seiner gesetzwidriger Verurteilung hinter sich hat, die ungeheure, unvergleichlich lange Freiheitsstrafe, die ihm von der Staatsmacht für seine Ehrlichkeit, Tapferkeit und Gerechtigkeit bestimmt wurde, nicht aushalten können.
    Deshalb haben wir, meine Herrschaften, alle, die sich für Demokraten, Patrioten und einfach ehrliche Leute halten, nur zwei Wege: Entweder alle menschlichen und übermenschlichen Kräfte mit dem Ziel zu vereinen, seine Freiheit zu erreichen, oder zu schweigen und Mithelfer an seinem Tod zu werden!         Die Wahl haben Sie!

    Dear friends!
In the context of International campaign supporting Belarusian political prisoner, a prisoner of conscience, Alexandr Kozulin
   WE APPEAL TO
   Diplomatic representatives, foreign governments, heads of political parties to support the request of EU to Belarusian government to discharge political prisoners...

  On September, 18 at 3 p.m. in New York 62-nd session of the United Nations General Assembly will be opened. Intensive agenda will be proposed to representatives of the UN member-states. Session will start from the minute silence devoted to prayer and thoughts. At the same moment Belarusian social-democrats, citizens of good will in Belarus will think of disappeared politicians, political prisoners, about persons whose rights are breaking by the authorities in our country. At the same moment in the assembly hall Professor Aliaksandar KAZULIN also could be present. He was asked several years ago to become as a resident minister of the Republic of Belarus in the United Nations Organization. Later this appointment was cancelled because of A. Kazulin free-thinking. After Professor A. Kazulin gave a dare to Belarusian State-ruler and took an active part in Presidential elections on March, 25 2006 he was arrested. On July, 13 2006 ex-candidate for Presidency in Belarus, Chairman of the Belarusian social-democratic Party (Hramada) was put into prison for 5 years 6 months.

November 27, 2006
Today the life of my husband Aleksander Kozulin depends on each of you!He has been on hunger strike for 39 days today. The hunger strike is against the existing dictatorial regime of the illegitimate president A.Lukashenko. A.Kozulin was sentenced to 5/5 years in prison for his political convictions and personal courage to challenge the illegitimate regime.Belarus is facing a constitutional crisis. The situation with human rights is critical. The United Nations’ Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Third Committee adopted a Resolution on he situation with human rights in Belarus. I am very grateful for this step forward and the support.

It is with a profound feeling of responsibility for the future of our country that I turn to you with this Declaration today, on September 20, 2006. I am confident that it is today when the Belarusian citizens must establish and declare to the world their resolute position to bring the Republic of Belarus back into the constitutional boundaries. After the so called presidential elections in spring this year, we have crossed that Rubicon, behind which are only lies, fear and lawlessness. Today we are ready for most decisive actions that will lead us to the victory of freedom, justice and democracy.

We, officers of the Committee of State Security (KGB) of the Republic of Belarus want to make a matter of public knowledge the fact that the administration of the Minsk detention center is using unlawful methods of physical influence on the former presidential candidate Alexander Kozulin, recently sentenced to five and a half years in prison.

                                    Citizens of my beloved Belarus!
I am speaking to you from prison, with the last word that I was going to say in the district court of Minsk. You know that I was denied this legal right to speak to you before sentencing. But it is impossible to silence a free man. The prosecutor and the judge were afraid to let me speak the truth, to allow me to publicly accuse the prosecution and the whole evil system that employs them. In the end, the judge even forced the attendees of the process out of the room, just like Lukashenka, who is afraid of the people. This is why they are doing illegal acts behind our backs – judging and sentencing “on behalf of the Republic of Belarus.” But I am responsible only to God and you – Belarusian citizens. You will judge how legal were my actions, and how consistent I was in my service to people.

                                       On sentencing of Alexander Kozulin   
On July 13 a Minsk city district court (judge Rybakov, prosecutor Bortnik) issued a harsh sentence to Alexander Kozulin. A former presidential candidate, leader of the social democratic movement, professor and formerly a minister and president of the Belarusian State University, was thrown in prison for five and a half years.

We, members of the Public Commission for the civic control over the trial against professor Alexaner Kozulin, former presidential candidate and a leader of Belarusian social democratic movement, express deep alarm with the escalating repressions against democratic activists in Belarus. These repressions have been particularly strong after the 2006 presidential elections.

       Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) addresses to you with a case of unexampled judicial proceedings under the former Presidential contender Aliaksandr Kazulin, which has place in our country these days.

On May 19-20 in Moscow, the Committee on CIS and Caucuses of the Socialist International held  a conference, chaired by the Secretary General of the Socialist International Luis Ayala. Representatives of social-democratic parties of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden and Ukraine attended the conference. The leadership of the Socialist International was also represented by Alexandra Dobolyi (head of the CIS and Caucasus Committee), and Latifa Perri. The Party of European Socialists (PES) was represented by Yonness Polet, and Women’s Socialist International by its Chairwoman, Antigoni Dimitriadi. Aleksei Karol, Deputy Chairman, and Iryna Kazulina, wife of the arrested Chairman Alexander Kazulin, represented the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) BSDP.

Repressions Against Members of Alexander Kozuin Election Staff Are Being Intensified: Yulia Kasper Has Been Chosen As the Next Victim
Presidential elections in 2006 have already become a history. On the one hand it turned out to be predictable, as according to official sources people`s affection to the regime kept growing, coming close to 100 percent level. On the other hand during these elections people`s protest against lie, violence and iniquity in first tie became evident. Furthermore a real leader has appeared. The leader who was eager to perform real political actions, to struggle for his people and his country, but not imitating the struggle with the regime that is peculiar to political failures.
That is why Alexander Kozulin has been imprisoned since March 25th. He has been imprisoned because he had courage to assault the fortress of regime, while political failures preferred besieging this fortress during ten years and are exhorting to keep doing it in near future. Having neutralized Alexander Kozulin the authority moved to neutralizing his protagonists. Yulia Kasper who was one of the coordinators of the A. Kozulin staff during the campaign was chosen as the next victim.

  Presidential elections in 2006 have already become a history. On the one hand it turned out to be predictable, as according to official sources people’s affection to the regime kept growing, coming close to 100 percent level. On the other hand during these elections people’s protest against lie, violence and iniquity in first tie became evident. Furthermore a real leader has appeared. The leader who was eager to perform real political actions, to struggle for his people and his country, but not imitating the struggle with the regime that is peculiar to political failures. That is why Alexander Kozulin has been imprisoned since March 25th. He has been imprisoned because he had courage to assault the fortress of regime, while political failures preferred besieging this fortress during ten years and are exhorting to keep doing it in near future. Having neutralized Alexander Kozulin the authority moved to neutralizing his protagonists. Yulia Kasper who was one of the coordinators of the A. Kozulin staff during the campaign was chosen as the next victim.

On March 30 2006, Alexander Kazulin, leader of Belarusian social democrats and presidential candidate at the recent elections, who was detained on March 25 during a demonstration in Minsk, was officially charged with crimes on the basis of two articles of the criminal code. Article 339, part 2 incriminates malignant hooliganism, and article 342, part 1 incriminates organizing of mass disorder. These accusations could lead to a sentence of up to 6 years imprisonment.
“The accusation represents an obvious crude provocation and falsification of facts, - said Mr. Kazulin in a statement from his prison cell in the town of Zhodino. – The political purpose is clear – it is the elimination of a political opponent.”

Missing Belarusian opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin has been located in a detention facility outside Minsk, as many protesters remain in jail a day after clashing with police in the capital. The demonstrators accuse President Alyaksandr Lukashenka of stealing the March 19 presidential elections. The European Union and the United States, which have criticized the vote as unfair, are now demanding Kazulin's release.

PRAGUE, March 26, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Scores of Belarusian opposition activists were still in jail a day after police dispersed a rally in Minsk.

Peaceful demonstrators are attacked by smoke-granades and noise-making explosives, sirens are producing huge amount of noise. Teargas is blown in the air on the streets leading to Aktestsin str. People use pavements on both sides of the Myasnikou str. which is the route to the Akrestina prison. Panic seizes people. Special police is slaughting people. Again commander of the Special Police Really Dzmitry Paulichenka kicked the former rector of The Belarusian state University Alexander Kоzulin. Bleeding man lies unconscious behind cordons.