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In a silent, yet powerful protest against China´s despiccable human right record, Prince Charles of England will not be going to the Beijing Olympics later this year. -Follow his example, says Chungdak Koren, Chairperson of the Norwegian Tibet Committee to the Norwegian king, queen and crown prince, who plan to travel. (04-MAR-08)
 

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case on ‘mass riot on 10 January 2008 in Minsk’ is over. That day several thousand representatives of small businesses came to Kastrychnitskaya Square to protest against the president’s decree #760 by which they were prohibited to employ more than three close relatives since 1 January. This decree made redundant thousands of people who worked in small businesses. (04-MAR-08)
 

On Sunday, 2 March 2008 the Russian citizens made their decision and elected a new President. The victory of Dmitry Medvedev, successor of Vladimir Putin, was predictable. According to the last information he gathered 70, 21% of the 98, and 78% counted votes. The European observers called the elections “not free and fair”. (03-MAR-08)
 

The Norwegian Tibet Committee (NTC) invites to an open meeting with Wang Lixiong, the husband of Tsering Woeser, right, last year´s winner of the Norwegian Authors´ Association´s (NFF) Freedom of Expression award. Chinese authorities has effectively prevented Woeser, who is invited to NFF´s annual meeting 8 March, from travelling by not issuing her with a passport. ((03-MAR-08)
 

Despite protests from the International Olympic Committee that it has little responsibility for promoting certain political or social developments in host countries for mega-events, The Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 is one of the clearest examples that many people consider sport, politics and the media to be intimately linked. Right, Sverre Wilhelmsen, co-hosting the seminar. (03-MAR-08)
 

Of the seven nominations for the Free Press of Eastern Europe Gerd Bucerius (ZEIT) Award Human Rights House Foundation was involved in, four were officially named winners today. In addition to the two Belarusian winners, HRH F was involved in the successful nominations of one Azeri and one Russian journalist. (03-MAR-08)
 

The 3rd anniversary of the murder of “Monitor” magazine Editor-in-chief Elmar Huseynov was commemorated by national organizations with a number of arrangements. The lack of progress made in the murder investigation over the past three years is a major conclusion and concern of the human rights activists. (03-MAR-08)
 

A delegation of “experts” from the Ministry of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is in the Republic of Poland, and according to Polish newspapers its officials are interrogating their compatriots. – They are doing this only in the presence of Polish civil servants – assures the Polish Ministry of Interior and Administration (MSWiA). – That is not true – say the interrogated Vietnamese. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has also taken a position in this case. (29-FEB-08)

President Kibaki and ODM leader Raila Odinga, right, Thursday signed a historic agreement to end Kenya’s post-election political crisis. Under the deal brokered by chief mediator Kofi Annan and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, the leaders agreed to form a coalition government which will radically alter the way Republic of Kenya will be governed . (29-FEB-08)