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2022 Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Belarus

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Belarus is an authoritarian state. The constitution provides for a directly elected president who is head of state and a bicameral parliament, the National Assembly, as well the All-Belarus People’s Assembly, a previously ad hoc body that was enshrined in the constitution through the February 2022 referendum. A prime minister appointed by the ...

By U.S. Mission Belarus | 25 May, 2023 | Topics: Human Rights, Official Reports, Reports

Message for U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Minsk Offering Limited Passport Appointments May 30 – June 1, 2023

U.S. Embassy Minsk’s operations remain suspended, but the consular section will be offering a limited number of U.S. passport appointments in Minsk on May 30, May 31, and June 1. Individuals eligible for this service include: U.S. citizens with expired or soon-to-expire U.S. passports. U.S. citizens whose U.S. passports were lost/stolen/damaged. If you fall within ...

By U.S. Mission Belarus | 24 May, 2023 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens

Over 1,500 Political Prisoners in Belarus

Statement By Secretary Antony J. Blinken May 20, 2023 On the eve of the Day of Solidarity with Belarusian Political Prisoners, we condemn the Lukashenka regime in Belarus for unjustly holding over 1,500 political prisoners. These men and women have been arrested and incarcerated for exercising their human rights and fundamental freedoms in pursuit of ...

By U.S. Mission Belarus | 22 May, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State

USOSCE Statement on Moscow Mechanism Exposing Systemic Human Rights Abuses in Belarus

As delivered by Ambassador Michael Carpenter to the Permanent Council, Vienna May 11, 2023 Thank you, Professor Ascensio, for joining us today and for your detailed report . The images of hundreds of thousands of Belarusians peacefully demonstrating in the streets, everywhere from small villages to the boulevards of Minsk, to protest the Lukashenka regime’s ...

By U.S. Mission Belarus | 11 May, 2023 | Topics: Uncategorized

Travel Advisory: Belarus – Do Not Travel

April 12, 2023 Reissued after periodic review with updates to risk indicators, information on border crossings, the Embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Belarus, and the “If you decide to travel” section. Do not travel to Belarus due to the Belarusian authorities’ continued facilitation of Russia’s war against Ukraine, ...

By U.S. Mission Belarus | 12 April, 2023 | Topics: Alert

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