Around 40 people gathered at the Belarusian Embassy in Riga on Monday night in an action for the fair presidential election in Belarus, the LETA agency observed.
The hands of those gathered are posters calling for free elections, freedom of expression, and an end to repression. Among the gathered are representatives of the Latvian Ukrainian Union. Sandra Kalniete (JV), Member of the European Parliament, has also arrived.
The campaign is going smoothly. It is monitored by two police crews.
As reported, the presidential elections in Belarus are scheduled for August 9 this year. The organizers of the event – Mārtiņš Vaivars, Reinholds Pirags and Darya Skakouskaja – have previously pointed out that “Europe’s last dictator” Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for 26 years. “Lukashenko’s popularity is currently very low, which has forced the current government to respond to long-standing repression of opposition activities during the pre-election period,” they said.
The organizers of the event have indicated that several leading opposition candidates and activists have already been unjustifiably arrested.
Therefore, a face-to-face meeting was held at the Belarusian Embassy on Monday evening to jointly demand three things: the immediate release of political prisoners in Belarus, including opposition presidential candidates, free and fair presidential elections in Belarus and the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister immediately. publicly condemn the repression carried out by the Belarussian authorities during the pre-election period.
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