|
2020-12-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
|
|
Belarus opposition leader vows victory at EU prize ceremony
|
[Al Ahram] Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Wednesday vowed the protest movement against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko would prevail despite a brutal crackdown by Minsk authorities, as she received the EU's top rights prize.
"We are bound to win and we will win," the exiled former presidential candidate said in Brussels, accepting the Sakharov Prize on behalf of the opposition movement.
Belarus has been gripped by four months of unprecedented anti-government demonstrations that erupted after a disputed presidential election in August which saw Lukashenko claim a sixth term in office.
His opponents say the polls were rigged and that political novice Tikhanovskaya, who ran in place of her locked away
Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un!
husband was the true winner.
Belarusian security forces have unleashed a harsh crackdown against the protests, detaining demonstators and pushing opposition leaders into exile.
"I have only one wish this year, I want every Belarusian who is now in jail or was forced to live in exile to return home," Tikhanovskaya, who is currently based in Lithuania, told the European Parliament.
Tikhanovskaya demanded a tougher response from Europa
 ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
against Lukashenko's regime, as the strongman clings to power after more than a quarter of a century in charge.
"We call on Europe to be braver in their decisions and support the people of Belarus now -- not tomorrow and not somewhen in the future," Tikhanovskaya said.
|
Posted by Fred 2020-12-17 00:18||
||
Front Page|| [8 views ]
Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
|
|
07:02 Frank G
06:57 Whiskey Mike
06:52 Whiskey Mike
06:51 MikeKozlowski
06:50 Ulailet+Thud3602
06:49 Whiskey Mike
06:45 Whiskey Mike
06:43 MikeKozlowski
06:16 Grom the Reflective
05:58 Besoeker
05:48 Procopius2k
05:40 Procopius2k
05:36 Procopius2k
05:27 Besoeker
05:26 Bobby
05:16 Besoeker
05:12 Besoeker
05:04 Bobby
05:02 Grom the Reflective
04:48 Besoeker
04:44 Besoeker
04:41 badanov
04:40 Elmerert Hupens2660
04:28 Bobby
|
