Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-05-Speech-1-061"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050905.17.1-061"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-05-Speech-1-0622
lpv:speaker	lp:Bogusław Sonik2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2005-03-02--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2005-04-28--2007-03-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2005-03-09--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in mid-August Polish MEPs were prevented from entering Belarus by border guards. I hereby call on the President to lodge an official protest about this, since the initial response of the President’s spokesman was a refusal to comment on what he said was a private matter concerning only the Polish MEPs. I was among the four MEPs prevented from entering Belarus in August, after being denied entry into Cuba in May. Neither Fidel Castro nor the Belarussian dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, pay any regard to international standards. The two capitals of Havana and Minsk are symbols of human rights violations and the gagging of public opinion. The reason behind my attempted trip to Belarus was Mr Lukashenko’s instigation of a new wave of persecution against those of his citizens whose opinions differ from his own. The last remaining independent newspapers have been shut down, access to the Internet has been blocked and opposition activists have been detained, arrested and sentenced. The same fate has befallen the democratically elected leaders of the Union of Poles in Belarus, which was the last NGO that had not fallen into step with the Minsk dictatorship. I call on the President to ensure that the EU institutions set in motion measures to support activists who have been persecuted by Mr Lukashenko. Steps should be taken to put pressure on Mr Lukashenko’s officials, and backing should also be given to independent radio stations and programmes broadcasting to Belarus from neighbouring countries. Such broadcasts will be the only source of independent information for Belarussians."@en1

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