Europe is no place for the repressive policies of the past - The inherent instability of authoritarian regimes

Belarus.
Freedom now: Maran Turner/former Belarusian presidential candidate Ales Michalevic in exile:

"The rapid collapse of the Yanukovych regime in Ukraine and the international crisis now unfolding in the region once again highlights the inherent instability of authoritarian regimes that disregard the legitimate aspirations of their own people.

 - The government sentenced Mr. Statkevich to six years in prison, and even now three years into his sentence the government continues to pressure him to sign a pardon request. Claiming that he violated prison rules, authorities sent him to a stricter prison facility and have periodically limited his access to family visits because he refuses their demands.


--- The international community must speak with one voice in demanding the release of all prisoners of conscience. Mr. Statkevich must be released immediately—without condition and without being forced to sign a pardon request or make a false confession."



Crisis in Ukraine, But What About the Other Authoritarian State in Europe? March 13, 2014 (read the full text):
http://www.freedom-now.org/fnblog/ukraine-and-lukashenko-a-crisis-in-europe-and-continued-repression-in-belarus/
Article by Maran Turner; Freedom Now, a legal advocacy organization and Belarusian former presidential candidate Ales Michalevic





Link thanks to former Belarusian presidential candidate Ales Michalevic in exile.

Photo: Kerstin Lindén