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U.S. sanctions against Lukashenka regime extended
U.S. President Barack Obama extended for another year sanctions imposed against certain Belarusian high-ranking officials on June 16, 2006. “The actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus and other persons continue to pose an unusual...
22 May 2010
Press Freedom Act: Government in Belarus imprisoned journalists
Belarus was mentioned in the text of the Daniel Pearl Press Freedom Act signed into law by President Barack Obama last Monday, May 17. According to the Voice of America *, the...
29 October 2009
U.S. Helsinki Commission hearing “Advancing U.S. Interests in the OSCE Region”
Excerpts on Belarus from the US Helsinki Commission hearing held on October 28, 2009 in Washington, D.C.: Present: Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary of...
12 February 2009
Senator Cardin’s Statement on Zeltser’s Imprisonment in Belarus
