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February 2024 - Belarus Special Weapons News
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- MFA statement on parliamentary elections in Belarus Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Feb 2024 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns holding parliamentary elections in Belarus on 25 February 2024 under conditions of extreme disregard for democratic procedures.
- Statement following elections in Belarus Canada 26 Feb 2024
- Belarusian Parliamentary Elections Seen As Dress Rehearsal For Presidential Poll RFE/RL 26 Feb 2024 -- Parliamentary elections in Belarus are being viewed as a dress rehearsal for the presidential election that is scheduled to take place next year in which the country's authoritarian leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, is expected to be the only viable candidate.
- Congress President denounces so-called local elections in Belarus Council of Europe 26 Feb 2024
- PACE President: "The 'elections' in Belarus are a travesty of democracy" Council of Europe 26 Feb 2024
- Belarus: EU prolongs restrictive measures for another year EC/CEU 26 Feb 2024 -- Today the Council has decided to prolong the restrictive measures linked to internal repression in Belarus and regime's support for Russia's war against Ukraine for another year, until 28 February 2025.
- Belarus: Statement by the High Representative on parliamentary and local elections European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 Feb 2024 -- Yesterday, parliamentary and local elections were held in Belarus. The continuously increasing and unprecedented level of repression, human rights violations, restrictions to political participation and access to independent media by the Lukashenka regime have severely undermined the legitimacy of the electoral process. In this context, it is clear that conditions for free and fair elections were not met and new parliamentary and local officials lack democratic legitimacy.
- Congratulations to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 26 Feb 2024 -- Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the successful outcome of the parliamentary and local elections.
- Voting Ends In Belarus Elections Called A 'Sham' By U.S. And 'Farce' By Opposition RFE/RL 25 Feb 2024 -- Polls have closed for Belarus's tightly controlled parliamentary elections, which were held under heavy security at polling stations and amid calls for a boycott by the country's beleaguered opposition.
- Belarusian Elections Voter Turnout Reaches 72.98% - Central Election Commission Sputnik 25 Feb 2024 -- The total voter turnout in the Belarusian parliamentary and local elections on a single voting day reached 72.98% by the time of polling stations closing, Belarusian Central Election Commission Chairman Igor Karpenko said on Sunday.
- Condemning Sham Parliamentary and Local Elections in Belarus US Dept. of State 25 Feb 2024 -- The United States condemns the Lukashenka regime's sham parliamentary and local elections that concluded today in Belarus.
- West Doubles Military Presence on Belarus, Russia Borders Since 2020 - Belarus Minister Sputnik 22 Feb 2024 -- The West has increased the number of personnel and tanks on the borders with Russia and Belarus by 50% to 100% in the past four years, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said on Thursday.
- Deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus of utmost concern as crackdown continues, human rights office ODIHR says OSCE 21 Feb 2024 -- The human rights situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate as those who voice dissent or stand up for the human rights of others are subject to investigation, persecution, and frequently prosecution, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today.
- About 32,000 NATO Troops Deployed Near Russia, Belarus Borders - Lukashenko Sputnik 20 Feb 2024 -- About 32,000 NATO soldiers, over 1,000 armored vehicles, 235 airplanes and helicopters are deployed near Russia's and Belarus's borders, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
- Bosnian Serb Leader Meets Lukashenka In Minsk, Plans To Meet Putin In Moscow RFE/RL 19 Feb 2024 -- Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russia president of the Serbian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, met with Belarusian President leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk and announced plans this week to travel to Moscow where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an extended journey in the region.
- Belarus Proposes Draft Law Against The 'Promotion Of Nontraditional Family Relations' RFE/RL 19 Feb 2024 -- Belarus's prosecutor-general has prepared a bill for lawmakers to discuss that proposes punishing the "promotion of nontraditional relationships," a thinly veiled reference to the country's often-persecuted LGBT community.
- Former Belarusian Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms In Absentia RFE/RL 15 Feb 2024 -- The Minsk City Court on February 15 handed lengthy prison terms to six former Belarusian law enforcement officers who backed protests in 2020 challenging the official results of the presidential election that gave authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term in office.
- Repression in Belarus: joint statement to the OSCE, February 2024 UK FCDO 09 Feb 2024 -- 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 elections
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