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May 17, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Supporting civil society, independent media and human rights activists from Belarus and other countries “oppressed by authoritarian regimes” will be among the priorities of the Lithuanian presidency of the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers, which begins today. This concerns people active in the country and in exile, according to a memo released<\/a> by CoE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During its presidency, Vilnius also plans to organize a discussion on concerted efforts toward harmonizing the exchange of information on sanctions evasion by Russia and Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A seminar for Belarusian youths is scheduled for May 30 in the Lithuanian capital. In September-October, the Committee of Ministers and civil society will discuss the death penalty in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuania will preside over the committee until November 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since November 2022, CoE has run a contact group for Belarus, which includes Belarusian pro-democracy and civil society leaders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It adopted a two-year action plan in January. In October, CoE provided the pro-democracy forces with an office in its building in Strasbourg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Lithuanian foreign minister accuses Belarus of hybrid action<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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