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Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today: "I am disappointed by the recent arrests of 40 members of the Union of Poles and other civil society representatives in Belarus, including that of the democratically elected chairperson of the Union of Poles, Ms Angelika Borys.» weiter lesen...
At the end of the year its results were summed up. On 22 December the leadership of the United Democratic Forces of Belarus held a press-conference at which it was stated that this year the situation for the opposition was no better than last year. The country again has political prisoners, the Ministry of Justice again denies state registration to political parties and NGOs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies accreditation to foreign media and their correspondents.» weiter lesen...
Amnesty International has called on the Belarusian authorities to release a conscientious objector, found guilty by the Minsk District Court of "draft evasion" and sentenced to three months in prison on Monday. Ivan Mikhailau had refused military service because bearing arms contradicts his religious beliefs as an active member of the Messianic Jewish community.» weiter lesen...
Die Belarus-Perspektiven Ausgabe präsentiert die folgende Themen:» weiter lesen...
Belarusian authorities continue to restrict civil society activism and the media through the criminal justice system and burdensome administrative requirements. Authorities have made some positive steps, including restarting state distribution of three independent publications, registering one radio station and one nongovernmental organization, and releasing all political prisoners in 2008. However, despite the appearance of liberalization, 2009 saw progress reversed; authorities placed four more political prisoners behind bars, violently dispersed several demonstrations, and refused to register at least two NGOs and three newspapers for unfounded reasons.» weiter lesen...
12 NGOs aus 7 Ländern wenden sich in einem offenen Brief an den belarussischen Präsidenten Lukaschenko um die Freilassung von Ivan Mikhailau und die Einführung eines alternativen zivilen Dienstes in Belarus zu fordern.» weiter lesen...
From 28 January, the EU Delegation in Belarus publishes a new monthly electronic bulletin in English and Russian with news from the various EU-funded technical assistance projects ongoing in the Republic of Belarus. Entitled "EU Co-operation News", the bulletin will report on the latest achievements by EU-funded projects and detail future perspectives for co-operation, especially under Eastern Partnership.» weiter lesen...
Reporter ohne Grenzen (ROG) ist besorgt über Pläne der weißrussischen Regierung, Internet-Kontrollen zu verschärfen. Präsident Alexander Lukaschenko bestätigte am 30. Dezember, dass seine Regierung letzte Details eines entsprechenden Gesetzentwurfs ausarbeitet. Eine erste Version wurde den Medien am 14. Dezember zugespielt. Die Beratungen über den Entwurf finden bisher nur im Verborgenen statt.
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The economic crisis, which according to the president "has only hardened us", became number one problem for the majority of the Belarusians. Thus, 81.3% of respondents consider that Belarusian economy finds itself in crisis, for 52.4% the year of 2009 turned out to be more difficult than 2008 (it "was easier" only for 7.6%), at that for 41.8% the crisis "seriously affected the family's every-day life" ("not affected at all" for only 10.8%).» weiter lesen...
Vereinigungsfreiheit in Belarus respektieren: Belarussisch-Christlichdemokratische Partei zulassen
Gemeinsamer Aufruf an die Belarussische Regierung von» weiter lesen...
