{"id":150438,"date":"2025-08-10T17:30:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150438\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"australia-canada-uk-condemn-belarus-crackdown-and-support-for-russia","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150438\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia, Canada, UK condemn Belarus crackdown and support for Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 10, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/5th-anniversary-of-fraudulent-election-in-belarus-joint-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">called<\/a> on Belarus to immediately release political prisoners and end repression in a joint statement yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cWhile we welcome the recent releases of several political prisoners in Belarus, we remain deeply concerned by the continued arrests and persecution of individuals for exercising their human rights,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diplomats recalled that five years ago, the regime cracked down hard on peaceful demonstrators \u201cfollowing the fraudulent 2020 presidential election in Belarus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They pointed out the regime\u2019s campaign against NGOs, independent media and opposition parties, as well as its support of the Russian war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement condemned the human rights violations and Minsk\u2019s neglect for peace and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur nations remain steadfast in defending human rights, promoting accountability, and supporting the Belarusian people\u2019s aspirations for a free and democratic future,\u201d it concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">EU reiterates demand for release of political prisoners on \u201cfraudulent election\u201d anniversary<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 9,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Commissioner Kos have reiterated their appeal to Minsk to immediately release all political prisoners, end the repression and engage in an inclusive national dialogue. \u201cWe stand in full solidarity with the Belarusian people,\u201d &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/150276\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 10, Pozirk. Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom called on Belarus to immediately release political prisoners and end repression in a joint statement yesterday. &nbsp;\u201cWhile we welcome the recent releases of several political prisoners in Belarus, we remain deeply concerned by the continued arrests and persecution of individuals for exercising their human rights,\u201d the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":53164,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-150438","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Australia, Canada, UK condemn Belarus crackdown and support for Russia | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 10, Pozirk. 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