News on the topic: ecological rights
11.10.2007 Yelsk: Police Detain Chernobyl Liquidator Vasil Siliverst
The detention was conducted by the local police inspector, police captain Uladzimi Serhiyenka, the sergean-major Siarhei Chyrun and two more policemen who did not introduce themselves.
08.10.2007 Liquidator of Consequence of Chernobyl Accident Gets Sacked
The worker of the Polymir public corporation Aliaksandr Ustsin was fired for ?absence from work without good excuse’.
21.08.2007 Belarus to Build Atomic Power Plant
Minister for economy of Belarus Mikalai Zaichanka is sure that the country can’t do without the atomic power engineering. ‘Due to the present day state of relationship with Russia and gas prices the power engineering has become very costly’, declared the minister for economy in Minsk specifying that the majority of heat and electric power plants are gas powered. ‘We are loosing competitiveness on the tariffs and under such conditions we can’t do without an APP’, he said.
09.08.2007 Ecologists Indignant at New TV Project by Aliaksandr Zimouski
A group of activists of the Belarusian ecological movement has distributed an appeal to the population concerning the advertisement of murders of wild animals in the National Parks on the Belarusian TV. A reason for the protest became a video by the Agency of Television News (ATN), called Belavezhskaye Safari. On 30 July 2007 it was shown on the 1st Belarusian TV channel as a part of Aliaksandr Zimouski’s project National Parks of Belarus.
09.08.2007 About 600 Citizens of Biaroza Sign against Neighboring Chemical Plant
On 20 July the first line of Frandesa factory for production of herbicides, pesticides and insecticides was opened in Biaroza. The founding capital comes from Israel. At present the factory produces only Shkval herbicide, but soon five more kinds of chemicals, elaborated by the Academy of Sciences, will be produced there. The factory also plans to export the chemicals.
04.07.2007 “Liquidator” NGO Denied Registration
The Ministry of Justice denied registration to “Liquidator” non-governmental organization. The founding conference of the participants of liquidation of consequences of Chernobyl disaster took place on May 19th , in Minsk.
