News on the topic: EU-Belarus
21.10.2013 NGOs urge EU to make its restrictive measures against Belarus effective
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, together with a group of human rights NGOs from several European countries, sent a letter this week to the ministers of foreign affairs of EU member states urging the EU to extend and expand its targeted economic sanctions against Belarusian companies providing support to the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenka by exporting to and through the EU.
11.10.2013 Sakharov Prize awarded to Pakistani girl injured by Taliban militants
Malala Yusufzai, a 16-year-old Pakistani human rights activist, wounded by Taliban militants, has been awarded Sakharov Prize for 2013.
08.10.2013 PACE: the release of political prisoners and a moratorium on the death penalty are the obligatory per-requisites for the beginning of a dialogue with Minsk
The release of political prisoners and the introduction of a moratorium on the death penalty in Belarus are the obligatory conditions for the dialogue of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) with the Belarusian authorities. This is stated in the statement of the PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, published on 3 October on the site of the Assembly.
01.10.2013 Belarusian political prisoners on the short list of Sakharov prize
30 September saw the announcement of the short list of candidates for Andrey Sakharov Prize "For the freedom of thought". Among the contenders for the award the Foreign Affairs Committee of European Parliament called Belarusian political prisoners Ales Bialiatski, Eduard Lobau and Mikalai Statkevich, as well as the US national Edward Snovden and the Pakistani human rights activist, schoolgirl Malala Yusufzai.
25.09.2013 EEAS official: Release and rehabilitation of political prisoners remain necessary condition for normalization of Belarus-EU relations
Minsk, 24 September. The release and rehabilitation of political prisoners remain a necessary and indispensable condition for the normalization of relations between Belarus and the European Union, Gunnar Wiegand, the European External Action Service (EEAS)’s director for Russia, the Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and the OSCE, told reporters in Minsk on Tuesday, following his meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Alena Kupchyna.
17.09.2013 Lithuania’s MFA: Release of political prisoners is paramount
Lithuania hopes for improvement of EU-Belarus relations.
16.09.2013 Human Rights Defenders Discuss Violations of Human Rights in Belarus with Dutch Officials
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) invited a delegation of Belarusian and Russian human rights defenders to raise issues regarding the systematic violation of human rights in Belarus with Dutch officials.
13.09.2013 European Parliament approves report of Justas Paleckis on situation in Belarus
MEPs called on the official Minsk to respect human rights and move towards democratic reforms to end the country's self-imposed isolation from Europe.
13.09.2013 European Parliament nominates Bialiatski, Lobau and Statkevich for Sakharov prize
40 European MPs signed for the nomination of the Belarusian political prisoners for this prestigeous prize.
10.09.2013 Aliaksandr Valchanin proposes MFA to discuss issues of interation with the civil society in Belarus
A member of the Zhodzina City Council of two convocations, member of the Coordinating Committee of the National platform of the “Eastern Partnership” Aliaksandr Valchanin proposed the deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna to discuss issues of interaction with the civil society of Belarus.
04.09.2013 Marek Migalski applies to the European Commission concerning Ihar Pastnou's case
MEP Marek Migalski applied to the European Commission, as well as to the Minister of Health of Poland Bartosz Arljukowicz asking to intervene in the case of the Belarusian medic Ihar Pastnou.
15.08.2013 Marek Migalski: We were not allowed to meet with political prisoners
A meeting with political prisoners is an essential demand of the EP's delegation to Belarus. Charter97.org has learnt it from member of the European Parliament Marek Migalski.
04.08.2013 15 European MPs issue joint statement on international Day of Solidarity with Civil Society in Belarus
On initiative of Marek Migalski, Polish member of European Parliament, and Swiss-German human rights watchdog Libereco - Partnership for Human Rights, 15 international members of parliament issued the statement below on the human rights situation in Belarus.
01.08.2013 Brest: student activists launch campaign in support of visa-free regime between Belarus and EU
The action "Journey to the Edge of the World", carried out by representatives of the Association of Belarusian students, starts on 1 August in Brest.
23.07.2013 FIDH activists demonstrate during Belarus FM’s visit to Brussels (photo, video)
About a dozen people took part in the event held on July 22 in Brussels on the occasion of a visit by the Foreign Minister of Belarus Uladzimir Makei to participate in the meeting of foreign ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries.
