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Belarus Initiative Developments
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In April of last year Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the West "to shine a spotlight on places where people are still denied freedom". In response to mounting human rights violations, independent media restrictions, and increasing authoritarian tendencies of the Belarusian regime, this page aims to highlight the recent efforts of CSIS and its partners to bring the events of Belarus into the international spotlight.
Developments
Public Commentary: Program Director and Senior Fellow Celeste A. Wallander quoted by the New York Times, March 25, in a story titled, U.S. and Europe Plan Sanctions Against Belarus, on the international reaction to Belarus' fradulent March 19 presidential election.
Event: Celeste A. Wallander speaks at a briefing hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty entitled: "Belarus' Presidential Election: What Happened? Where Do We Go From Here?" Tuesday, March 21, 2006. 9:00AM-10:30AM. Conference Room A at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Event: Celeste A. Wallander speaks at the United States Helsinki Commission Hearing "Freedom Denied: Belarus on the Eve of the Elections", Thursday, March 9, 2006. 2:00PM-4:00PM. Open to the public. Click here for the written testimony or oral statement.
Event: CSIS hosts Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried, who addresses the possibility of democratic progress in Belarus and Ukraine’s upcoming elections "Who'll Vote for Freedom? Elections in Belarus and Ukraine",Thursday, March 9, 2006. 10:30AM-12:00PM. Open to the public.
Public Commentary: Program Director and Senior Fellow Celeste A. Wallander appears on The Kojo Nnamdi Show in the segment "The Belarus Election" to discuss the opposition movement in Belarus ahead of the March 19 elections, March 8, 2006.
Public Commentary: Program Director and Senior Fellow Celeste A. Wallander discusses opposition to the present regime in Belarus in an opinion piece "In Belarus, fear and hope collide", Los Angeles Times, March 5, 2006.
Public Commentary: Program Director and Senior Fellow Celeste A. Wallander calls for greater attention to the political situation in Belarus in her recent commentary, "Candles, Denim, and the 16th of February: Political Contestation Develops in Belarus with a Month to Go before the Presidential Elections", February 15, 2006.
Event: RFE/RL and CSIS host "Belarus' Pre-Election Political Landscape", 9:00AM-10:30AM, February 14, 2006. Open to the public.
Event: CSIS and RFE/RL host a Congressional Briefing on "The Last Dictatorship in Europe: The Impact of Upcoming Elections in Belarus", February 9, 2006. Open to Congressional Staff only.
Event: RFE/RL, CSIS and the International League for Human Rights host "Belarus Before the Presidential Election", February 7, 2006. 9:00AM-10:30AM. Open to the public.
In the Media: Senior Fellow Sarah E. Mendelson and Program Director Celeste A. Wallander quoted in "Fighting Blues and More: Belarusians to Wear Jeans in Silent Protest", from ABC News on January 13, 2006 on the realities of Belarus' coming election.
Resources
A Day of Belarusian Solidarity-a movement organized on the 16th of every month to express solidarity with the opposition.
Charter 97- A citizens' human rights organisation based around the principles outlined in the Charter 97 document, is a non-partisan organisation which has organised protest rallies and has provided a springboard for other democratic movements in the country. It also maintains a website of news with a focus on human rights developments.
Embassy of Belarus in Washington D.C.-The official site of the Embassy of Belarus.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Belarus Service-reports on the current situation in Belarus, as well as provides political analysis and hosts numerous discussions and events pertaining to deocracy in Belarus.
Zubr/Bison- is a civic youth organization in Belarus in opposition to President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
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