Belarus political prisoner Andrei Sannikov close to death, Council of Europe told
States urged to heighten sanctions against Europe’s last dictator as opposition leader tells of fears. Michael Harris reports
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Conference urges ministers to “Suspend Belarus from the OSCE”
Index on Censorship’s Mike Harris joined a panel debate at the OSCE parallel conference on adopting a joint resolution on Belarus, giving consideration to the country’s suspension from the OSCE, which will now go to the Council of Ministers.
Belarus: Viasna leader arrested
Ales Bialiatski, head of Viasna, Belarus’s leading human rights group, has been arrested on suspicion of “concealment of income” and tax evasion. Tatsiana Reviaka, A member of Vesna, told Human Rights House Belarus that she believed “the reason behind these charges is the fact that our organisation has been providing different assistance to victims of political repressions in Belarus.”