News on the topic: EU-Belarus
14.01.2008 EU Condemns Arrests of Protesters
The Council of the European Union condemns the crackdown on the entrepreneurs’ demonstration, arrests and using force towards the protesters. Christina Gallach, spokeswoman of the EU High Commissioner for Foreign Policy and Security, said it. ‘We condemn arrests and sentences to the people detained. We regard each of them as politically motivated one,’ the spokeswoman said.
05.12.2007 Minsk: Activist Detained for EU Ribbons
On 4 December an activist of the For Freedom movement Volha Huliakevich was detained near the 'Brest' supermarket for tying blue ribbons to the lampposts along the Hazeta Zviazda Avenue.
21.09.2007 President of PACE: «Dialog with Belarus is impossible without discharge of political prisoners»
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rene van der Linden declared that Europe is ready “to start up a dialog with the Belarusian authorities again”.
18.07.2007 Activists Released, Printed Materials Seized
Police detained the activists detained in Biaroza. However, they seized all the printed materials the activists had with them.
