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The conservative Žygimantas Pavilionis, chairman of the Seimas Foreign Affairs Committee, reported during a press conference on Friday that the initiative that emerged in 2010 after the massive protests in Belarus will be renewed in this way.
“Each of the twelve members of the Seimas takes personal custody of a political prisoner. Yes, it is said that there are more, more than a thousand, we know about 220. Yes, there are opportunities for other members of the Seimas to join as well,” he said. Ž. Pavilion.
The Seimas spokesperson, representative of the Liberal Movement Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, contributed to the initiative. He will try to help Iharius Losik, a 28-year-old journalist and blogger imprisoned in Belarus for six months. He had gone on a hunger strike 42 days after the death threat.
“We will keep in close contact with I. Losik’s wife, Darja, and his colleagues, we will help them to be as audible as possible outside Belarus,” V. Čmilytė-Nielsen wrote on Facebook.
Ž. The pavilion will be run by Pavel Severinets, a representative of the Christian Democrats in Belarus.
“Our impact on the regime until it collapses is not very great, but it is precisely the impact on the West. This is more of an impact in the West. If, by Pavel Severinec, I provoke all the Christian Democrats in Europe (…), they certainly will not forget it, ”he said.
Ž. Pavilionis partners Laima Liucija Andrikien took over the sponsorship of the closed news portal tut. From journalist Kacerina Barysevič, Dalia Asanavičiūt journal – Belsat TV journalist Darija Chulcova, Audronius Ažubalis – Edasardas Palinas – architect Arciomas Takarčiukasis – Former candidate for the presidency of Emanuelis Márquez. .
Marius Matijošaitis, representative of the ruling Freedom Party, promises to take charge of the situation of Ksenia Syramalot, member of the Belarusian Students Association, representative of the Viasna human rights center, and his party colleague, Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius, blogger and the anarchist activist Mikolas Dziadokas.
Dovilė Šakalienė, a member of the opposition faction of the Social Democratic Party, will take over from Marija Kolesnikov, a member of the Coordination Council of Belarus, and Rūta Miliūtė, a representative of the “Peasant Greens”, a human rights activist, Marf Rabkov.
Franak Viachorka, Senior Advisor for International Affairs in Sviatlan Cichanouskaya’s office, stressed that political prisoners are being held in Belarusian prisons in extremely cruel conditions, where the goal is to break their resolve to resist.
“They are inhumane conditions in which they are kept and where it is not possible to survive. Our history shows that after many years in prison, people do not return to politics. And that is exactly what Alexander Lukashenko hopes for when he throws our brave young journalists, activists and creative influencers in jail for many years, ”said F. Viačorka.
The Baltic countries lead by example
Viačiorka said he hoped that the entire European Union and other Western countries would follow the example of the Baltic states and eventually extend sanctions to Minsk.
“I think the sanctions need to be expanded, strengthened, most people think about visas, travel. However, the national sanctions imposed by Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, as well as some other countries, Switzerland, can also be very powerful. currently, sanctions in the Baltic states are stronger than in Europe. I think Brussels should follow the example of those who react quickly and add new names to the list, “he said.
“I would like Brussels to be as brave as Vilnius – Brussels, Washington, Berlin could learn from Vilnius how to support not only the neighbor, but also human rights and fundamental freedoms,” said the representative of S. Cichanouskaya.
According to Vyachorka, the sanctions could also be applied against companies controlled by Aliaksandr Lukashenko’s environment.
“We must look for all possible ways to isolate Lukashenko. I know that this may have consequences for the economy, for other countries, perhaps Lithuania. However, in the long run, this will pay off for the democratic movement in Belarus,” he stressed.
F. Viačorka said that the Belarusian opposition feels strong support from the former and current Lithuanian government, parliamentarians and the country’s leaders, and called Lithuania a champion by recognizing S. Cichanouskaja as the elected president of Belarus.
He also hinted that mass demonstrations in Belarus will resume in March and April.
Protests against the manipulation of the presidential elections have continued in Belarus since August last year. Officials of the Minsk regime suppress the protests by force.
Former presidential candidate S. Cichanouskaja withdrew to Lithuania after the elections, and the EU and individual countries imposed sanctions on Minsk.
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