Official Rejects Criticism of New Version of Media Law 06/17/2008 - 13:31 / Naviny.by Natallya Petkevich, deputy head of the Presidential Administration, rejected criticism of the proposed new version of Belarus’ Media Law while speaking at Monday’s meeting of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Human Rights, National Relations and the Media. comments: 0
Belarus: Study Brands Minsk Worst City In Europe 06/17/2008 - 13:27 / Radio Free Europe U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice once famously called Belarus "the last dictatorship in Europe," an epithet that has stuck to the authoritarian regime of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Now, the country's capital has been branded the European city with the worst living standards. comments: 0