Select Committee · Foreign Affairs Committee
The situation in Belarus and the FCDO's response
Status: Closed
Opened: 8 Jun 2021
Closed: 26 Apr 2024
Since August 2020 Belarus has experienced a disputed election that has led to unprecedented public protest. The response of the Lukashenka regime has been mass detention of protesters and repression of the media. There have been multiple allegations of human rights abuse. In the last month a Ryanair flight was re-directed to Minsk culminating in …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2021 | Andrius Kubilius MEP · European Parliament, Dr Nigel Gould-Davies · International Institute for Strategic Studies, Philippe Joseph Sands, QC · University College London, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Victoria Fedorova · Belarusian Human Rights NGO | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2021 | — | Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary on the situation in Belarus, dated 01… |