EU Imposes Sanctions Against Belarusian Enforcers And Propagandists
7- 5.08.2024, 10:30
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There are 28 people on the list.
For their “role in the ongoing internal repression and human rights violations in Belarus,” the EU imposed sanctions against 28 Belarusian enforcers and propagandists.
As stated in the press release of the EU Council, the new restrictions were adopted on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the rigged presidential elections in August 2020.
“In its conclusions dated 19 February 2024, the Council expressed its deep concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus, and strongly condemned the continuing persecution and intimidation campaigns against all segments of Belarusian society by the Belarusian regime. It deplored that political prisoners remain incarcerated in appalling conditions, exposed to torture and ill-treatment, without access to essential health services, and that many of these prisoners have been kept for long periods of time without contact with their lawyers and relatives. The EU urges the Belarusian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners, and abolish the death penalty. The Council also strongly condemned the unprecedented level of repression, and restrictions on political participation ahead of the parliamentary and local elections that took place on 25 February 2024,” the statement reads.