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The Media Freedom Coalition has released a statement on attacks on media freedom and the targeting of independent journalists in Belarus.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) says Putin has continued to mercilessly punish the Ukrainian people for Russia’s poor performance on the battlefield.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Government of Belarus urged to respect right to peaceful protest.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Minister Rehman Chishti calls for free and fair elections in Belarus.
The UK is today (9 May) announcing a new package of sanctions on Russia and Belarus targeting £1.7 billion worth of trade.
The FCO gave a statement following a Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Council of Europe report into the conduct of the Belarus elections.
The UK, in parallel with the US, Canada and EU, has imposed sanctions against 11 individuals and 2 entities from the Belarusian regime.
The UK expressed concerns regarding restrictions on human rights, such as freedom of expression, including for journalists and media workers.
Canadian Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear delivers a joint statement to mark the second anniversary of the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus.
UK and 37 other countries invoke the OSCE Vienna Mechanism in respect of serious human rights concerns in Belarus, including torture, physical or sexual violence, lack of basic medical care and privacy, lack of a fair trial,…
The UK joins other participating States in expressing concern regarding the absence of conditions for free and fair elections in Belarus, and the ongoing shocking human rights violations in the run up to the February electio…
The UK Permanent Representative to the UK in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement on the update on the human rights situation in Belarus.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
H.E. René Rosager Dinesen, Ambassador of Denmark to the OSCE, gave a statement on behalf of 17 invoking States at the OSCE Permanent Council on 5 November 2020.
This page includes summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes in the Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Western Balkans region.
Two Belarusian diplomats have been expelled from the UK today in response to the unjustified expulsion of two British diplomats from Belarus earlier this week.
The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivered this statement during the Universal Periodic Review Adoption for the Republic of Belarus.
At OSCE Permanent Council UK says the extent of repression and the number of political prisoners in Belarus is staggering.
Surcharge of £200 per year and £150 per year for students enables access to National Health Service in the same way as a permanent UK resident.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
UK Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown reiterates demand for Belarus to stop the crackdown against civil society, human rights defenders and independent media.
This page provides the annual review summaries for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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