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"en.20120705.24.4-255-000"2
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"In view of recent events in Belarus in connection with the arrest of Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist who works for Gazeta Wyborcza and who is an activist member of the Union of Poles in Belarus, which is not recognised by the authorities in Minsk, I believe that his release from arrest was the minimum which the Belarusian Government could have done in an attempt to reverse the current policy of repression which exists in this country. The arrest of a journalist is further evidence of the consistently very poor human rights situation in Belarus. I would also like to express my deep concern over the course of events in Belarus. The Belarusian Government clearly abuses its power and fails to comply with international rules such as the United Nations Declaration or the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I urge the Belarusian authorities to respect the principles of democracy, including the right to freedom of expression and to reform legislation regarding freedom of the press and freedom of association. Mr Poczobut’s suspended three-year prison term was designed to suspend his work and to intimidate him with the threat of prison. Will he return to prison if any more articles which do not appeal to the Belarusian Government appear in the press? I call on the authorities to comply with standards of international law. Silencing journalists does not maintain a state’s good reputation, but merely constitute acts of harassment and control."@en1
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