News for June 2020

Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2020

03.06.2020 Human Rights Situation in Belarus: May 2020

May was marked by a sharp deterioration in the human rights situation and an increase in repression, which is due to the start of the presidential election campaign.

OSCE PA human rights leaders call for open campaign in advance of presidential election in Belarus

03.06.2020 OSCE PA human rights leaders call for open campaign in advance of presidential election in Belarus

Following reports of the detention of numerous political activists engaged in activities related to the upcoming presidential election in Belarus, the leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's human rights committee, Chair Kyriakos Hadjiyianni (Cyprus), Vice-Chair Michael Link (Germany), and Rapporteur and Kari Henriksen (Norway), released a statement.

MEPs deplore "substantial deterioration" in Belarus

02.06.2020 MEPs deplore "substantial deterioration" in Belarus

"We are deeply concerned about the continued failure of the Belarusian authorities to improve the election environment and their manifest lack of intention to create conditions for a genuine level-playing field between the candidates," said a joint statement by the chair of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with Belarus, MEP Robert Biedroń, and the EP's standing rapporteur on Belarus, MEP Petras Auštrevičius.

2020 Presidential Election. Weekly observation report: May 25-31

02.06.2020 2020 Presidential Election. Weekly observation report: May 25-31

As compared to the previous presidential election, this year’s campaign, despite the COVID-19 crisis, is characterized by widespread media and street activity of individual candidates. The deterioration of the socio-economic situation in the country and the authorities’ controversial policies in response to the pandemic became a catalyst for public discontent and led to a certain increase in election-related protests.

Release Siarhei Tsikhanouski!

01.06.2020 Release Siarhei Tsikhanouski!

We, representatives of Belarusian human rights organizations, call on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release Siarhei Tsikhanouski and stop his criminal prosecution.

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