Today the European parliament has adopted a resolution on situation in Belarus. It is offered to suspend visa sanctions against some of Belarusian officials for half a year, though the last “parliamentary election” was recognized not free and undemocratic. The resolution was adopted with 597 votes in favour, 31 against and 22 abstentions.
Stubb was surprised that repressions against opposition take place
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb who was in Minsk on a visit, met representatives of the Belarusian opposition after meetings with officials.
Finnish OSCE Chairman-in-Office called electoral farce in Belarus “positive changes”
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb says about possible normalisation of the relations and expanding a dialog between Europe and Belarus.
“It’s time to turn the page in the relations between Belarus and Europe,“ Stubb said during a meeting with Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk, Interfax reports.
Relations Between Belarus, US Blow Hot and Cold
The United States and the European Union have criticized recent parliamentary elections in Belarus, where opposition candidates failed to win a single seat. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent André de Nesnera looks at the current state of relations between Belarus and the United States.
Vice chairman of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly wasn’t allowed in Belarus
Kristiina Ojuland, vice speaker of the Estonian Parliament, vice chairperson of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), who planned to visit Belarus on October 9–10, was denied a visa.
Сhanges in Belarus possible only after holding really free election
It has been stated today at a press-conference in Minsk by leaders of the Belarusian opposition Andrei Sannikov, Lyavon Barshcheuski, Viktar Ivashkevich and Zmitser Dashkevich. The results of the “parliamentary elections” have been rigged, the voting turnout was warmed up several times. A real people’s boycott of the electoral farce has taken place in Belarus.
Europe won’t lift sanctions against Belarusian regime
The European Parliament will soon consider a draft resolution on relations with Belarus. In view of non-democratic character of the “parliamentary elections” in Belarus, the draft resolution doesn’t say about lifting the sanctions against the Belarusian regime.
PICTURES FROM PROTEST ACTION IN MINSK
Please see pictures from protest action in Minsk against falsification of “parliament elections” that took place yesterday night. About 2000 protesters showed up in center of Minsk.
“European Belarus” activists beaten up during detention
Activists of the civil campaign “European Belarus” who were detained yesterday before the protest rally against rigged results of the parliamentary ”election” are released. There were three of them, not five as earlier reports said: Paval Kuryanovich, Kanstantsin Ivanou and Marta Majseenka. Kuryanovich and Majseenka were beaten during detention. Flags of European Union confiscated.
Statement of civil campaign European Belarus
In spite of all assurances of the authorities to carry out fair election, another electoral farce was held in Belarus.
Democratic candidates, members of their initiative teams, activists of civil campaigns felt constant pressure and repressions during the election campaign.