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Belarus: Statement by PACE rapporteur on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the presidential elections
Parliamentary Assembly
17 August 2023
Strasbourg
“The 3rd anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections of 2020 in Belarus is a moment to mark our solidarity with all those Belarusians who have chosen freedom, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law,” said Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC), rapporteur on “Call for a national political...
PACE’s General Rapporteur for political prisoners strongly condemns Alexei Navalny’s recent sentencing
Parliamentary Assembly
17 August 2023
Strasbourg
“I strongly condemn Alexei Navalny’s sentencing on 4 August to further nineteen years in prison under a special regime for ‘extremism’-related charges, during a closed hearing in a penal colony,” today said Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC), PACE’s General Rapporteur for political prisoners. Mr...