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MEPs call on Cuban authorities to protect fundamental rights

On the anniversary of the demonstrations of 11 and 12 July 2021 in Cuba, leading MEPs raise deep concern over the trials and harsh...

Lukashenka will apply the death penalty to opposition militants. The EU reacts

On 28 April, the Belarusian National Assembly approved an amendment to the Criminal Code, introducing the death penalty for “attempted acts of terrorism”, a...

MEPs outraged by harsh sentencing of Belarusian opposition figures

Leading MEPs condemn the sentencing of Syarhei Tsikhanouski, Mikalai Statkevich and other leading opposition figures to long prison terms in Belarus. “We are outraged by...

MEPs call for more sanctions against Belarus following ‘Ryanair hijacking’

Parliament calls on the EU to punish those involved in forcing a plane to land in Minsk on 23 May and in the detention...

MEPS urge Cuban authorities to immediately release all political prisoners

The situation regarding human rights and democracy in Cuba has not improved and has not led to any substantial and tangible positive results, warn...

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EU, Germany and the Netherlands support Ethiopian businesses

On 15 May, the EU, Germany and the Netherlands...

Growing concerns over fate of unaccompanied child migrants

The number of unaccompanied children arriving in northern Italy’s...

Lithuania takes over Presidency of CoE’s Committee of Ministers

Lithuania has taken over the rotating Presidency of the Council of...

European Parliament candidates urged to put democratic values at the top of the agenda

Nobel Peace Laureates along with political and civic leaders...

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