Movement News

Uladzimir Niaklayeu, Alaksandr Milinkevich, Alaksiey Yanukievich, Andrey Dzmitriyeu, and Yuras Hubarevich told the journalists about their new initiative that was announced on May 20. 

20 траўня ў Мінску Партыя БНФ, Рух "За Свабоду" і кампанія "Гавары праўду" прэзентавалі агульную стратэгію дзеянняў "Народны рэферэндум".

The leader of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Alaksandr Milinkevich met Czech deputy prime-minister and foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg at the Globsec forum that is taking place in Bratislava from April 18 to April 20.

An open address for the defence of the dismissed Hrodna University lecturers and Hranit factory workers has been signed by the representatives of civil society, including the leader of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Alaksandr Milinkevich, poet and politician Uladzimir Niaklayeu, historian Uladzimir Arlou, musician and singer Lavon Volski, philosopher Valer Bulhakau, and other famous people, reports Nasha Niva.

On March 21, the Chairman of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Alaksandr Milinkevich met the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Belarus Justas Paleckis.

A letter from Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Ihar Karpienka came to the office of the Movement For Freedom (MFF), informing that assistance in the search for a premise for the festive event dedicated to the 95th anniversary of proclamation of the Belarusian People’s Republic is not within the competence of the city authorities.

The letter of the director of the MTZ Cultural Service Department Uladzimir Kiruta addressed to the Chairman of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Alaksandr Milinkevich reports that another cultural event is scheduled at the Community Hall for the requested date, March 24. However, MFF Deputy Chairman Yuras Hubarevich thinks that it is too early to consider this decision final.

The meeting of the European People’s Party executive board and the leaders of its national delegations will take place in Athens on March 7 and 8.

A festive meeting is scheduled for the evening of March 24 with the participation of historians, politicians, and the representatives of the authorities, as well as a festive concert. The event is organised within the celebration of the 95th anniversary of foundation of the Belarusian People’s Republic on March 25.

Several political and public structures have agreed upon the proposals on amending certain laws relating to the issues of holding elections and referendums (read here).

The leader of the Movement For Freedom (MFF), presidential candidate at the election of 2006 Alaksandr Milinkevich made his new traditional video address to Belarusians congratulating them with Christmas and the New Year.

This year’s last EU Summit has ended in Brussels today. The summit’s focus was on the economic crisis in the Old Continent’s countries.

The leader of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Alaksandr Milinkevich met Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg and one of the leaders of the Russian opposition Grigoriy Yavlinskiy in Prague.

This year’s international conference that is held on October 21-23 in Prague is devoted to “The Media and Democracy” issue.

In accordance with the Articles of Association and based on its Council’s decision, the Movement For Freedom (MFF) intends to hold a reporting and election conference on October 20. Some 150 delegates have applied for participation. However, it hasn’t been easy to find a suitable premise.

Elections failed in the Minsk Frunzienski district constituency No.101 where the active boycott and highly active observation campaign was conducted. Such conclusion can be made based on the voter turnout that was physically calculated by observers: it is below 40% of those who voted. This number includes the “merry-go-rounds” and other forms of forced voting.

According to the independent observers’ data, voter turnout in the Minsk Frunzienski constituency No.101, where the active boycott and highly active observation campaign has been conducted, was below 30% as of 4 p.m. Thus, the elections may fail here.

The Movement For Freedom (MFF) announces the enrolment to the school titled “Modernisation: Belarus and the United Europe”.

Having withdrawn from the election as a candidate for deputy, member of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Artsiom Lava began to observe the voting process in “his” Frunzienski district constituency No.101 as a journalist.

The Movement For Freedom’s (MFF) observers in the Frunzienski constituency №101 related the details of the sudden rush of voters on the first day of early voting in several election precincts – No.367, 368, and 369.

The additional part of the awarding ceremony of the Vasil Bykau FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT prize founded by the leader of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Alaksandr Milinkevich took place in the MFF’s office on September 13.

Strangely enough, the leaflets are absolutely legal – they were published at the expense of the state within the candidate’s election campaign. Andrey Yurkou was warned for the fact that in his printed products there was no number of license for printing and no date of the licence issuance to the firm that published the agitation materials.

The tactics of minor fouls has been used against the member of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Artsiom Lava who runs for deputy in the boycott Frunzienski constituency No.101 of Minsk. The authorities are putting up obstacles for the organisation of the agitation campaign.

On August 5, the Supreme Court has considered the complaint by the leader of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) against the decision of the Central Election Commission not to register him as a candidate for deputy (the CEC, in its turn, confirmed the refusal in registration on the part of the constituency election commission). The Supreme Court took the side of the CEC head Lidziya Yarmoshina and her colleagues.

In his TV-address to voters, candidate for deputy in Horki town constituency No.82, member of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Andrey Yurkou, among other things, raised the problem of political prisoners in Belarus.

Alaksandr Milinkevich filed a complaint to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Central Election Commission not to register him as a candidate for deputy (the CEC, in its turn, confirmed the refusal in registration on the part of the constituency election commission).

A boycott campaign will be conducted in deed and not in name by a range of organisations and parties in the Minsk No.101 Frunzienski constituency

The representatives of the Movement For Freedom (MFF), the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) Party, the Say The Truth! civil initiative, and the Change youth structure have made a decision today to create a workgroup on carrying out such campaign.

Say The Truth! civil campaign and the Movement For Freedom (MFF) NGO have issued a joint statement, declaring the joint tactics of the democratic forces during the campaign for the election of deputies of the House of Representatives.

On the recommendation of the Central Election Commission chairperson Lidziya Yarmoshyna, constituency election commissions all over Belarus were registering candidates for deputies on a single day, August 22 – in particular, in the capital’s Uruchcha constituency No.109 where the chairman of the Movement For Freedom (MFF) Alaksandr Milinkevich seeks nomination by way of citizens’ signatures collection.