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Belarusian Association of Journalists recognised for commitment to journalistic ethics and principles in the face of increased crackdowns on media in Belarus.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas Wendy Morton gave a statement at the OSCE Permanent Council on 5 November 2020.
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.
The Foreign Secretary welcomed the publication of an independent report into electoral fraud and human rights violations committed by the Belarusian authorities.
The UK delivers statement on Belarus at the 36th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights record.
The UK has sanctioned 8 members of the Belarusian regime, including Alexander Lukashenko, for human rights violations in Belarus after the rigged elections.
The Media Freedom Coalition's Executive Group have issued a statement on the Belarus elections.
Dominic Raab provided an update on the government's response to human rights violations in Belarus.
The UK's Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas, Wendy Morton, delivered this statement during the urgent debate on Belarus.
The UK and 16 other states have triggered the Moscow Mechanism to investigate Belarus elections.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement at a press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the US.
Minister Wendy Morton gave a statement at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on human rights in Belarus.
FCDO Minister Wendy Morton represented the UK at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Belarus.
Joint Statement by the Missions of the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the European Union on behalf of the EU Member States represented in Minsk on the use of violence and repression in Belarus
Delivered by FCO Minister Wendy Morton to the OSCE Special Permanent Council on 28 August 2020.
The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has stated the UK does not accept the results of the Belarusian Presidential elections.
The UK calls on the Government of Belarus to refrain from further violence and to respect the fundamental human rights of the Belarusian people.
Joint statement on the presidential elections in Belarus by the Missions of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union on behalf of the EU Member States represented in Minsk.
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.
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