1.   Prison terms were lengthened, with no provisions for more prisons.

2.   The constitution also lengthened his term from five to six years and awarded him the right to succeed himself.

3.   Unhappily, he has urged the assembly to lengthen his term and give him the right to succeed himself.

4.   Lukashenko was seeking to increase his constitutional powers over parliament and lengthen his term in office.

5.   Plans by Lukashenko to hold a referendum Sunday, which would boost his powers and lengthen his term in office by two years, have sparked a political crisis.

6.   The Belarus president was seeking to increase his constitutional powers over parliament and lengthen his term in office.

7.   The European Union criticised Indonesia for its treatment of two trade unionists whose jail terms were lengthened and for not allowing them full rights to defend themselves in court.