{"id":46798,"date":"2023-05-11T18:43:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T15:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/european-parliament-calls-on-minsk-to-free-babaryka\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"european-parliament-calls-on-minsk-to-free-babaryka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/46798\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament calls on Minsk to free Babaryka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>May 11, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> The European Parliament has called on the Belarusian authorities \u201cto immediately cease the mistreatment of [former presidential hopeful] Viktar Babaryka and other political prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> In today\u2019s resolution, MEPs strongly condemned the \u201cinhumane treatment of political prisoners and their families\u201d and urged Minsk to \u201censure proper medical assistance and access to lawyers, family, diplomats and international organisations so that they can assess their condition and provide aid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Detention conditions in Belarus amount to inhuman treatment and torture, and some political prisoners die in custody, according to the resolution.<\/p>\n<p> The European Parliament reiterated \u201csolidarity with the people of Belarus in their struggle for a free, sovereign and democratic Belarus\u201d and condemned the government\u2019s \u201cinvolvement in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.\u201d It also reiterated its call for the \u201cproper enforcement of EU sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for the repression in Belarus, including judges, prosecutors, law enforcement, prison and penal colony officials, and regime enablers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The resolution received 533 votes in favor, nine against, and 27 abstentions.<\/p>\n<p>Two months ago, the European Parliament condemned Minsk for human rights abuses and support of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. It called for more sanctions against Belarusian officials and suggested bringing them to justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 11, BPN. 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