BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

08/02/2008

Information Minister Says Belarus Will Adopt Law Regulating Internet

Belarusian Information Minister Uladzimir Rusakevich said on February 7 that Belarus will adopt a law regulating the use of the Internet, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reported. Rusakevich said that a special interdepartmental committee has already started studying other countries' legislation on the Internet in preparation for drafting the Belarusian law. Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in 2007 called for legislation to put an end to "the anarchy on the Internet." According to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 56 percent of Belarusians use Internet resources. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/02/3-cee/cee-080208.asp

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