Belarus opposition leader Aleksander Milinkevich dedicated his EU human rights award to prisoners and vanished persons on Tuesday (12 December), while criticising EU plans on trade sanctions and visas.
"This prize is for all Belarusians who are fighting for freedom," he said in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. "People who in Spring were standing in October Square [Minsk] fighting for their dignity, people who are now in prison, people expelled from university or work: we are many...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.