President of EU Parliament demands to free political prisoners in Belarus
https://spring96.org/en/news/49939
2012
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The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
The Human Rights Center “Viasna”
Martin Schulz,
the EP President, and Stefan Füle, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and
Neighborhood Policy, have had a meeting today. They
discussed the situation in Belarus.
Martin Schulz made a statement after
the meeting, ERB reports.
He said he was appalled by the deteriorating situation in
Belarus
regarding human rights and political freedoms. The EP President calls to free
Siarhei Kavalenka, who has been on
hunger strike in custody. The Belarusian authorities will have blood on their
hands if he dies, Martin Schulz notes. He also called on official Minsk to release other
political prisoners.
