BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

18/04/2006

Independent Belarusian Newspaper Facing Closure

April 18, 2006 -- The independent Belarusian newspaper "Nasha Niva" says it is threatened with closure after Minsk city authorities warned that its presence in the capital is "not appropriate."

"Nasha Niva," which first appeared in 1906, is one of Belarus' oldest newspapers.

Its editor in chief spent 10 days in prison after being detained during the protests that followed last month's reelection of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

(ITAR-TASS)

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/04/AB7C0E0E-CEA3-484C-B73D-9EB7386F9622.html