Politics

Press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrei Savinyh has commented on the report of the PACE rapporteur on Belarus.

Andres Herkel has claimed that the presence of the ex-presidential candidate in prison is inadmissible.

According to the action's participant Ivan Dziashuk, they urge the European structures "to stop imitation of struggle with dictatorship in Belarus".

It happened back on November 20. The political prisoner says that they threatened him with his wife and son's security.

111 PACE members voted "for", only 10 voted "against", and 6 PACE members abstained.

This has been informed by the activist's lawyer and namesake Pyotr Kavalenka.

European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with human rights defender Valyantsin Stefanovich.

The meeting was short.

British Minister for Europe David Lidington has commented on the sphere of human rights.