Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 28966
Belarus: Political Prisoners
Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Belarusian counterpart on the release of political prisoners.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyDespite the pardoning of over 250 political prisoners since July 2024, arrests and political repression continue and more than 1,200 political prisoners remain unjustly detained.We continue to take every opportunity, both publicly and privately, to urge t...
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