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In this issue of Belarus Civil Society Digest: demands for a special amnesty on the occasion of the ice hockey championship, training for social activists, competition for bike-friendly companies, discussions of Belarus investment possibilities and transparency of university ( Read more... )

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IISEPS published the newest national opinion polls results. Alexander Lukashenka’s rating is on rise. The Liberal Club takes a closer look on the public administration reforms. Jana Kobzova notes that discrepancy in a number of political prisoners in Belarus might be a ( Read more... )

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In less than two weeks, the Secretary of the Security Council Leanid Maltsau has to submit his proposal on the optimisation of the law enforcement agencies ("siloviki").  This follows the Presidential Decree No. 168 aimed at reforming the public administration in Belarus.

This ( Read more... )

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"Friends and Draniki" initiative improves economic literacy by means of in-home discussion meetings.

Following civil society protests, Minsk authorities will not build a multipurpose centre "Park Avenue" on the banks of Minsk river Svisloch. Representatives of Belarusian ( Read more... )

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Notable events last week included transfer by Ales Bialiatski of his prize to Belarusian human rights defenders, reduction of Belsat broadcasting, and a new Belarusian initiative in Prague.

Ales Bialiatski awarded the Prize of the Peter Kelly. The ceremony was held on November ( Read more... )

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Belarusian experts lively debate the role of civil society and intellectual in contemporary Belarus, revelations of Zianon Pazniak and the situation with doing business in Belarus among other topics.

Civil Society: To the Ghetto or the Barricade? - political analyst Alexander  ( Read more... )