IREX kicked out of Belarus

[Uladzimir Katkouski]

Very sad, indeed. And several days ago a young German activist Jan Busch
from Juso (Young Socialists) was deported from Belarus for "subversive
activities": carrying out seminars and workshops in Belarusian provinces
for non-government organizations.

And, also, the situation with the National Lyceum (licej.org) is making
me very worried. I have no clue what will happen on September, 1st.


Kind regards,
U.K. aka rydel
http://rydel.net/

curt fredric woolhiser <cfwoolhiser at MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU> wrote:

> BELARUSIAN AUTHORITIES CLOSE IREX OFFICES. The Belarusian Foreign
> Ministry has notified the Minsk office of the Washington-based
> International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) of its decision to
> deny IREX an extension on its accreditation, which expires on 7
> August, Belapan reported on 9 July. The news agency was quoting an 8
> July statement issued by IREX. Officials have cited irregularities
> discovered by the State Control Committee during its inspection of
> the office's activities. Belarusian cabinet ministers also struck
> IREX off their list of government-approved U.S. assistance programs,
> the ministry said. The government removed IREX from the list without
> explanation, according to IREX representatives. The State Control
> Committee's findings are "wrong in their facts and wrong as a matter
> of law," the IREX statement charged. IREX said the ministry's
> decision was politically motivated and added that it should be
> regarded as a continuation of the government's policy of restricting
> access to independent and unbiased information in Belarus. IREX is a
> nonprofit group "specializing in higher education, independent media,
> Internet development, and civil-society programs" in the United
> States and abroad, according to its website (http://www.irex.org). AM



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