Grodno Belarus
Europe and Eurasia
The Embassy closely monitored incidents of anti-Semitism that occurred throughout Belarus. On May 31, 2003, the Embassy issued a public statement condemning the vandalism of Holocaust memorials and Jewish cemeteries in several Belarusian cities. Embassy officials, including the Ambassador, along with American and international NGOs, regularly raised with the Government the concerns of international Jewish groups over the expansion of a sports stadium built on a Jewish cemetery in Grodno; this action led to agreement on the renovation and the appropriate treatment of unearthed remains. ... [Read More]
Tips for Travelers to Russia
May 2001 General Information Travel and living conditions in Russia can contrast sharply with those in the United States. This brochure offers advice to help you avoid inconveniences and difficulties. The Department of State and the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Russia offer a wide range of services to U.S. citizens. U.S. consular officials meet regularly with local authorities to promote the safety of U.S. citizens in the country. ... [Read More]
Europe and Eurasia
The Embassy closely monitored incidents of anti-Semitism that occurred throughout Belarus. Officials from the U.S. Government, including the Ambassador, regularly raised with the Government of Belarus the concerns of international Jewish groups over the expansion of a sports stadium built on a Jewish cemetery in Grodno. Embassy officers, again including the Ambassador, visited the cemetery several times throughout the year. These actions helped lead to an agreement between the Government and the local Jewish community on the appropriate treatment of unearthed remains. ... [Read More]
Reports, International Education Week 2001
Among other activities undertaken during the week were the following:American Tests for Entering Universities: presentation prepared by education advisers (November 12, 2001)Seminar for the teachers of English "Importance of Cross-Cultural Competencies in Teaching English" (November 13, 2001)How to Enter an American University; Studies and Life at an American University: presentation by U.S. Government program alumni (November 13, 2001)Economic Education and Internet: presentation by Natalia Shapo, president of the Youth Entrepreneurship Support and Development Center (November 13, 2001)On-line Internet chat for FLEX alumni. The rationale for the chat was to give FLEX alumni in all the country a chance to "meet" on the net and exchange information on their home experience. (November 14, 2001)Distance Education Resources for Library Information Specialists: presentation by Violetta Vutsans, Information Resource Center of the U.S. Emb ... [Read More]
Belarus
Several independent journalists were beaten by unknown assailants or by the authorities during the year. On March 17, Oleg Suprunyuk, a correspondent for Radio Liberty and deputy chief editor of the local independent newspaper Brestsky Kuryer, was beaten by unknown assailants and hospitalized. On May 4, unknown assailants also attacked Yuri Grimenyuk, an independent journalist in Grodno. On September 8, Stanislav Pochobut, another independent journalist from Grodno, was beaten by police officers after police stopped him. Pochobut was also one of three journalists detained by local authorities in the town of Pogranichny prior to the regime's destruction of a Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox church (see Section 2.c.) ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Administratively, the country is divided into six regions with centers in the cities of Minsk, Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilov, and Vitebsk. Each region is then subdivided into smaller administrative districts, about 118 in all. ... [Read More]
USIA-Affiliated Educational Advising Centers in East/Central Europe and NIS
GRODNO - Soros EAC ... e-mail: eac@ggmi.belpak.grodno.by ... Grodno, Belarus 230015 ... [Read More]
International Adoption Belarus
Fax: 375 – 17-231-0617 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS: A prospective parent may be single, divorced or widowed. A prospective parent must be at least 16 years older than the adoptive child. Single parents are permitted to adopt a child of either sex. RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: There are no residency requirements for Belarusian adoptions. [Read More]
Belarus
Despite an October 8 statement by President Lukashenko that the Government should not inhibit activities of the Jewish community, officials continued to take a number of actions indicating a lack of sensitivity toward the Jewish community. Throughout the year, the Government authorized construction and reburial activity in former Jewish cemeteries in Grodno and Mogilev, which upset local and international Jewish organizations. Since January, renovation work has been conducted at a sports stadium in Grodno that was originally built on a former Jewish cemetery. During the course of excavating the earth, workers at the site found human remains, which were removed from the site to be collected for future reburial. Photographs taken by the Jewish community showed human remains, not only mixed in earth filling dump trucks, but also mixed with earth from the site used to resurface a road. In August, the Governor of Grodno signed an agreement with a national Jewish organization th ... [Read More]
2004 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Belarus
Government officials continued to take a number of actions indicating a lack of sensitivity toward the Jewish community. Grodno authorities continued work on a stadium located on the site of a former Jewish cemetery. Following local and international protests, Grodno authorities reached an agreement with the local Jewish community on the treatment and reburial of the remains. Although there were some lapses, construction on the site was completed, and the local community was satisfied with the government's cooperation and the disposition of the remains. ... [Read More]
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