Belarus: Free expression groups urge international community to assist victims of crackdown

Rome, Italy, 6 October 2020. A protest organised by an Italian political party and a Belarusian association in Italy in support of the Belarusian people, and the lack of legitimacy of the result of the 9 August 2020 presidential election, Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto

The European Federation of Journalists, the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations and the European Writers Council call on the governments of Europe and the international community to support the democracy movement in Belarus and provide refuge and humanitarian assistance to those fleeing the country.

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