For our and your Freedom!
Repressions against the Union of Poles have been stepped up in Belarus. People who are fighting for a right to remain an independent organisation, are subject to arrests, criminal cases are opened against them, libelous articles in the state-run press are published, Polish Houses owned by them are confiscated all over the country. The total lawlessness against the Union of Poles is not the only incident of repressions. It is a general years-long policy of Lukashenka’s regime which is aimed at eradication of rights and freedoms of a person in Belarus. Attempts to “reform” the dictator produce the opposite result, which is dangerous for us and for Europe.
Topic: For our and your Freedom!
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11:16 Polonika firm liquidation proceedings start
The chief of the tax inspection of the Leninski district of Hrodna went to law proposing to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against Polonika firm.
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11:04 House of Union of Poles in Belarus’s activist Teresa Sobol searched by militia 3
On June 28, the house of Teresa Sobol (Tereza Sobal), activist of the unrecognized Union of Poles in Belarus, was searched in connection with a criminal case initiated against her.
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14:53 Authorities continue crackdown on Union of Poles
The criminal case against the chairperson of Ivyanets branch of the Union of Poles of of Belarus Teresa Sobal has been reopened.
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10:56 Andzelika Borys quits as head of Union of Poles in Belarus 6
“It was a surprise. Everyone is shocked by the decision,” UPB deputy head Andrzej Poczobut says.
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17:18 Leaders of pro-Lukashenka Union of Poles banned entry to Poland 36
Myachslau Lysy, a deputy head of the official Union of Poles, had his visa annulled on the Belarusian–Polish border on April 6.
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13:33 Court officers attach property of Union of Poles leader 9
Officers of court come to an apartment of Andzelika Borys in Azyorskaya Shosse in Hrodna to attach her property.
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14:22 Militia confiscated magazines from Belarusian Poles
The militia of Shchuchyn confiscated about 450 copies of Magazyn Polski na uchodzstwie (Polish magazine in exile) from activists of the Union of Poles in Belarus (UPB).
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9:08 Poland not to invite Belarusian dictator to battle of f Grunwald's anniversary 23
Lech Kaczynski does not plan to invite Lukashenka to celebrations dedicated to the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
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17:35 Lyabedzka fined for solidarity with Union of Poles
The leader of the United Civil party fined 30 basic units.
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16:44 Firm of Union of Poles leader got warning 1
The Hrodna-based firm Polonika run by Andzelika Borys got a warning about paying a fine of 72 million rubles voluntary.
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9:06 Anatol Lyabedzka to stand trial for supporting Union of Poles 3
Leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka is to stand trial in Valozhyn on March 25.
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9:23 Polish Embassy in Belarus deprived of its property 3
The court of Valozhyn district dismissed a motion of the Polish Embassy to Belarus which asked to return its property which was kept in the Polish House in Ivyanets.
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16:39 Authorities seized Polish House in Ivyanets from Union of Poles for good 2
The Polish House in Ivyanets will stay the property of the pro-regime Union of Poles in Belarus. The ruling of Valozhyn district court has been upheld by of Minsk regional court.
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8:37 A letter from Belarusian ambassador. Request or threat? 36
This question worries Polish MEP Marek Migalski, who received an odd letter from a Lukashenka’s diplomat.
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12:56 Polish-Belarusian “consultations” postponed
It had been planned that at today’s consultations the conflict related to the Union of Poles in Belarus was to be discussed.
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15:03 Belarus’ Aleksander Lukashenko, European Chessmaster 41
The policy of engagement that replaced the strict isolation of Lukashenko’s regime needs to be rethought and recalibrated.
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14:32 Polish city of Slupsk refused to cooperate with Belarus
Polish city of Slupsk will not cooperate with Belarusian Hrodna. The reason is repressions against activists of the Union of Poles in Belarus.
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8:42
Ancient capital of Poland declared Lukashenka non-grata person
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The city council of Krakow has adopted a resolution declaring Alyaksandr Lukashenka non grata person in the ancient capital of Poland because of human rights violations.
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14:26 Letter of “Belarusian Poles” to Polish authorities dictated by Belarusian officials
As it was found out that many authors of the letter to the Polish authorities didn’t even sign it.
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11:24 Paweł Kowal: Lukashenka treats European Union as simpletons 15
A former Vice Foreign Minister of Poland, a MEP Paweł Kowal writes in “Rzeczpospolita” about the policy of the EU towards Belarus.
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11:08 Bronislaw Komorowski: “Dialogue with Minsk impossible without international pressure” 1
Marshal of the Sejm Bronislaw Komorowski calls on Poland and the European Union to support the Belarusian opposition and independent media.
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8:36 Jacek Protasiewicz: Most irritating thing is that Belarusian authorities want to receive money from West 27
Europeans note that official Minsk is trying to cooperation with European Union without implementing political reforms.
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8:45 EP delegation refused to meet with Belarusian MPs 5
A group of MEPs led by head of the EP delegation to Euronest is arriving in Minsk.
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16:57 Kaczynski not satisfied by answer of Belarusian dictator to his letter 1
The Polish president believes that the Belarusian ruler has answered too generally, and is going to send a letter to the EU leadership.
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14:26 Participants of rally of solidarity with Union of Poles summoned to police 1
Before the visit of the European parliament’s delegation to Minsk Belarusian authorities continue to put pressure upon public activists.
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14:10 Rzeczpospolita: Lukashenka is a satrap, decisive actions should be taken against him 16
Absence of radical steps by the EU relating to the events in Belarus brings fatal consequences to Poland, influential Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita writes.
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12:16 Head of Ivyanets branch of UPB summoned for interrogation 1
The Union of Poles in Belarus regards interrogation of Tereza Sobal as continuation of pressure on the organisation by the Belarusian authorities.
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8:38 EP resolution on Belarus postponed until March 17
If Europe wants to solve the democracy problem in Belarus, it should approach the matter from a wider perspective than just repressions against the Polish ethnic minatory.
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16:59 Belarusian TV channels called Andzelika Borys “radical”, and Polish politicians “speculators” 11
State-run mass media continue covering the situation with the Union of Poles in Belarus in the propagandistic vein.
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8:38 Catherine Ashton to speak with Martynau at Yanukovych’s inauguration 7
The situation in Belarus was discussed at the session of the Council of the European Union.
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18:10 Polish President met with leaders of Union of Poles in Belarus 27
Lech Kaczynski had a meeting in his Warsaw residence with Andzelika Borys, Andrzej Poczobut, Mieczyslaw Jaskiewicz, and Igor Bancer, who are persecuted in Belarus.
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16:09 Vintsuk Vyachorka: “Indiscriminate forgiveness to Lukashenka to be suspended” 3
The conflict related to the unrecognized Union of Poles has overstepped the borders of Belarusian-Polish diplomatic scandal.
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13:02 Lech Kaczynski’s Chancellery about Belarus: “Either respect for human rights, or isolation” 18
Poland warns the regime of Lukashenka may face isolation if respect for human rights is not demonstrated.
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11:58 Andrzej Poczobut: “Our reaction to repression of the authorities is mobilization”
Leaders of the Union of Poles Andrzej Poczobut, Mieczyslaw Jaskiewicz, and Igor Bancer were released on February 20.
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8:29 European Union to discuss sanctions against Belarusian regime 13
Sejm of Poland has called upon the Council of Ministers of the European Union to respond to arrests of activists of the Union of Poles in Belarus.
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18:21 Polish Sejm calls upon return to the policy of sanctions against Belarus
The parliament of the Republic of Poland has adopted a special statement in connection with repressions against the opposition in Belarus.
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14:43 EP president: Compromise with Lukashenka’s regime impossible 31
The European Parliament invites 10 Belarusian observers, all representatives of opposition and civil society, to Euronest, Brussels -based Europolitics.info reports.
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11:40 Son born to Andrzej Poczobut 9
The activist of the Union of Poles, sentenced to five days of arrest, wasn’t able to meet her wife from maternity hospital.
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15:45 Gazeta Wyborcza: “Lukashenka evicted Belarusian language from schools and leads the nation to the past” 21
The Belarusian dictator has no accusations to bring against Poland and Belarusian Poles. He is engaged in war against the entire Belarusian nation.
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9:28 France condemns regime of Lukashenka 10
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs f France called on official Minsk to observe the rights of all Belarusian citizens, including representatives of the Polish ethnic minority.
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9:15 “Arrests, searches and beating up in Belarus… in less than 72 hours” photo 8
The latest tricks of the Belarusian regime amaze by their outward senselessness.
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8:41 Belarusian officials: There are no two Unions of Poles 11
Leanid Hulyaka, the government’s commissioner on religious and ethnic affairs, has refused to recognize the Union of Poles headed by Andzelika Borys.
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13:35 New detentions of Union of Poles’ activists. Polish house seized (Photo) 16
The leader of the Union of Poles in Belarus Andzelika Borys and activists of the union were detained on their way to Valozhyn.
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9:05 Catherine Ashton upset and concerned by situation in Belarus 5
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice Chair of the European Commission Catherine Ashton has made a statement on February 16.
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8:41 Milinkevich against isolation of Lukashenka’s regime 64
Returning to isolation “would be a tragedy for Belarus”, the leader of the For Freedom movement said.
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19:02 Near the Red Church: For our freedom and yours! (Photo, video, updated) 21
European Belarus activists managed to hold an action of solidarity on Independence square.
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18:19 “Mopping up” of action of solidarity with Union of Poles in Minsk (Updated, photo, video) 67
About a hundred of riot militiamen were thrown to crackdown the action of solidarity with the repressed Belarusian Poles on February 16. 24 oppositionists, including journalists, have been arrested.
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15:59 Jerzy Buzek: EU may impose sanctions on Belarusian regime (Video) 11
The President of the European Parliament and the Polish Sejm Marshal have made a joint statement today.
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15:00 Lukashenka’s answer to Sikorski (Photo-report) 25
Belarusian authorities have answered to generous proposals of Poland very quickly, by new repressions against the Union of Poles.
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11:56 Stanislau Shushkevich: “Lukashenka’s dictatorship had been fed by Europe, and by Poland as well” 29
The European policy of dialogue with the Belarusian dictatorship has ended in a fiasco. It should be drastically changed.
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