Minsk hands note of protest to Polish diplomat over planned Belarusian events in Warsaw
August 5, Pozirk. Minsk has handed a note of protest to Polish charge d’affaires in connection with events that the Belarusian opposition plans to stage in Warsaw on August 9 and 10 to mark the fifth anniversary of what it calls stolen presidential election.
The purpose of the events is to “cause harm to the Republic of Belarus,” the foreign ministry said. “Such hostile actions do not contribute to the restoration of normal dialogue between . . . the states and directly harm Belarusian-Polish relations,” it added.
On August 9 and 10, Warsaw will host a New Belarus conference and a Freedom March.
Political reprisals: dissident doctor faces extremism-related charges
August 5, Pozirk. Belarus’ human rights defenders documented one new extremism-related case between August 2 and 4. Police in Belarus arrested last week and brought extremism-related charges against dissident doctor Rusłan Badamšyn, a neurologist who was serving a three-year restricted freedom sentence …
