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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tony Lloyd (Labour), on Wednesday, 14 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.


Sentencing of Yana Pinchuk in Belarus

That this House notes the sentencing of Yana Pinchuk to 12 years in prison in Belarus; considers the secretive and pre-determined process through which she was sentenced to have been reminiscent of the worst times of the former Soviet Union; highlights Russia’s complicity in this case, having extradited Yana to Belarus last year; recognises that Yana Pinchuk is a political prisoner following the politically-motivated charges which led to her sentence; notes that the Viasna human rights organisation considers there to now be around 1,500 political prisoners in Belarus; and calls on the Lukashenka regime to release all political prisoners in the country.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1322 
Session
2022-23
Other sponsors
John McDonnell
Hywel Williams
Jim Shannon
Liz Saville Roberts
Ben Lake
Subjects
Political prisoners Belarus Pinchuk, Yana
Link
View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk