They include the termination of diplomatic relations.
Ukrainian human rights organizations called on the Ukrainian authorities to respond to the repression of the Belarusian human rights activists and journalists. They provided the
Charter97.org website with the text of the statement.
- The authorities of the Republic of Belarus continue to attack civil society. On 16 February, the regime of dictator Aliaksandr Lukashenka dealt a blow to the most well-known human rights organizations - HRC Viasna and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). Searches were carried out in the offices of these organizations and the apartments of more than 40 human rights activists and journalists throughout the country.
Belarusian police mount raids on journalists, activists Tue 16th February 2021 | 02:50 PM
Minsk, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Feb, 2021 ) :Police in Belarus on Tuesday raided the homes and offices of more than 20 journalists, rights defenders and trade union members, investigators and activists said, as part of a probe into mass protests.
Belarus was gripped by months of demonstrations against the rule of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko after he claimed an overwhelming victory in an Augustelection the opposition said was rigged.
The authorities snuffed out the protest movement in the ex-Soviet country by detaining thousands of people in a crackdown that left at least four demonstrators dead and several independent journalists facing years behind bars.
Source: Viasna Belarus Human Rights Center in English
Paris-Geneva, February 16, 2021 – Starting early this morning, the Belarusian police, State Security Committee (KGB) officers and members of the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption have been carrying coordinated searches and arrests of human rights defenders and journalists. While the information remains scarce, this is another escalation in the 191 days of violent crackdown on civil society.
Since the early morning of February 16, 2021, at least 25 human rights defenders and journalists across Belarus have seen their houses and offices searched. Many among them have been detained. The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) and the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” are amongst the main targets.
Paris-Geneva, February 16, 2021
– Starting early this morning, the Belarusian police, State Security Committee (KGB) officers and members of the
Main Department for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption have been carrying coordinated searches and arrests of human rights defenders and journalists. While the information remains scarce, this is another escalation in the 191 days of violent crackdown on civil society.
Since the early morning of February 16, 2021, at least 25 human rights defenders and journalists across Belarus have seen their houses and offices searched. Many among them have been detained. The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) and the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” are amongst the main targets.
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The Belarusian dictatorship carried out an attack on Tuesday (16) against journalists and human rights defenders in several cities across the country. KGB secret police and security raids have taken place in more than 21 locations, including the office of the Belarusian Journalists Association (AJB) and that of one of the main human rights bodies of the country, Viasna. The independent union REP was also targeted.
According to the regime, the objective is “to know the circumstances surrounding the funding of protest activities”. Since the re-election – considered fraudulent – of Alexandr Lukachenko in August last year, Belarusians have been demonstrating daily against the dictator and for new free elections despite constant government repression.