Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Last week, a belarusian Opposition Activist attempted suicide in a courtroom by stabbing himself in the neck with a pen. Covered in blood, his jailer fumbled for the keys. The absolute horror of this one incidents exemplifies the desperation of an Opposition Movement constantly under lethal threat from a regime thats set on staying in powerful stuff this is the dictatorial regime of lukashenko. This is the harsh brutality of the belarusian people. In attempting to steal the president ial election in august of 2020, the lukashenko regimes repression has grown financially. Hundreds of courageous political prisoners populate belarusian jails, several have been killed. Despite the pressure, the people of belarus continue to turn out, standing up for their rights. The repressive reach of this regime came into sharp relief three weeks ago when a couple were arrested, victims of a hijacking ordered by the State Step the biden administration has
Across the uk and driest in england, there were 21 days in nine Weather Temperature got above 20 celsius. Only one has been recorded this year but that will change from thursday onwards and berries optimism in the forecast for the Bank Holiday Weekend, temperatures climbing more widely above 20 degrees. Mix teams in the sunshine, plenty of that across northern ireland, north wales, the midlands. Through the worst, heavy and thundery showers developing. Gusty winds and persistent rain towards the likes of devon, cornwall, the far south of wales, spreading to the Channel Islands in the evening. It will departed to northern france, the showers elsewhere will fade temporarily and return to parts of Eastern Scotland and Northern England later in the night. A chillier night than last night, towards the south midlands, south east wales, first england it could get down to two or three degrees in some rural areas but more of you will be tried tomorrow, cloud. Northern parts of england, heavier
The departments key role in enforcing the violence against women act, hes asking for a landmark 1 Billion for the office of violence against women. Republicans appeared to be horrified by his testimony, by the idea thAt The Justice Department will try to fully fund its work on civil rights and violence against women and domestic terrorism and extremism, which of course the fbi says is predominantly a white supremacist threat. The republicans hearing Merrick Garlands testimony today were really not into it as you might imagine. But, you know, like i said, Under New Management. Elections have consequences. And under Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Justice Department has started up federal investigations into multiple local police departments around the country on their use of force. The Justice Department has indicted a local Georgia Sheriff for brutalizing prisoners in his care. The department has opened a federal civil Rights Investigation in a north Carolina Police shooting case
Enforcement and on fighting domestic violent extremism, for the departments key role in enforcing the violence against women act, hes asking for a landmark 1 Billion for the office of violence against women. Republicans appeared to be horrified by his testimony, by the idea thAt The Justice Department will try to fully fund its work on civil rights and violence against women and domestic terrorism and extremism, which, of course, the fbi says is predominantly a white supremacist threat. The republicans hearing Merrick Garlands testimony today were really not into it, as you might imagine. But, you know, like i said, Under New Management elections have consequences. And under Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Justice Department has started up federal investigations into multiple local police departments around the country on their use of force. The Justice Department has indicted a local Georgia Sheriff for brutalizing prisoners in his care. The department has opened a federal civil