observers

On February 19 they visited the training ground, where the exercises took place

In 2020, Belarus became a country with thousands of detained, beaten, tortured people. In its project ‘I Was Being Lucky’, Belsat TV tells the stories of 21 Belarusians who suffered police brutality.

Overnight into Saturday, the Russian authorities detained activists of human rights organisation Otkrytka who were heading for Belarus in the run-up to the presidential election.

The electoral commissions will independently determine the time for observers.

Earlier, presidential candidate Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged people to get “a record number of observers”.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will not send observers to the upcoming presidential election in Belarus, Andrey Savinykh, Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives, said on Tuesday.

The United Kingdom is following closely developments in Belarus, in particular as the country prepares for the presidential election in August, Nicola Murray, Deputy Head of Delegation, said when delivering a statement to the OSCE Permanent Council on July, 2.

The minimum number of opposition representatives was included in the election commissions.

And signature collectors will be required to wear masks…