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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.

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Human rights defender Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 4.5 years in prison

24 Nov 11 | Europe and Central Asia, News and features

The founder of one of Belarus’ leading human rights organisations has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for alleged tax evasion.

Index calls on the UK Foreign Office to press for Ales Bialiatski’s freedom
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Belarus: Viasna leader arrested

05 Aug 11 | Index Index, minipost, News and features

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.”

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