Belarus moves to stop journalists reporting on protests
Peter Stano, EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, commented on the raids to DW, criticizing the actions against activists and journalists as a complete violation of their fundamental freedoms, human rights and the rule of law.
He said that the continued law-enforcement crackdown is unacceptable. Hundreds of politically motivated trials have taken place. Belarusians have been denied the most basic rights, including the right to fair trial and the right to humane treatment in custody, Stano continued.
Since the fraudulent August 2020 elections, hundreds of documented cases of torture have been collected to date, Stano said.
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World Reacts To Navalny Jailing With Condemnation, Concern
February 02, 2021 20:34 GMT
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A judge in Moscow has ordered a suspended 3 1/2 year sentence that opposition politician Aleksei Navalny received in 2014 to be changed to time in a penal colony, adding that time previously spent under house arrest in the sentence would count as time served, thus reducing his incarceration to 2 years and 8 months.
The following are reactions to the February 2 court ruling from around the world:
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken The United States is deeply concerned by the Russian authorities’ decision to sentence opposition figure Aleksei Navalny to two years and eight months imprisonment, replacing his suspended sentence with jail time.