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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tony Lloyd (Labour), on Monday, 28 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.


Release of Ales Bialiatski and Belarusian political prisoners

That this House congratulates Ales Bialiatski on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 for his tireless and self-sacrificial work for human rights in Belarus; notes with concern that Ales is unable to collect his award because he has now served more than 500 days in detention but is yet to be tried; highlights that Viasna, the human rights organisation Ales is founder and chairperson of, has now declared there to be over 1,400 political prisoners in Belarus; and calls on the illegitimate regime of Aleksandr Lukashenko to release Ales and all other political prisoners, and start the process of holding free and fair elections in Belarus.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
616 
Session
2022-23
Other sponsors
Jonathan Edwards
Jim Shannon
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Chris Law
Chris Stephens
Subjects
Political prisoners Belarus Bialiatski, Ales
Link
View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk