Action of Solidarity with Aleksandr Kazulin on December 10, 2006 in Minsk!

(Appeals to the Government of Belarus By EU and PES)

European Union appeals to the Government of Belarus to release Alexander Kazulin immediately. The Appeal to the Government of Belarus came from the German Embassy which executes functions of local presidency on behalf of the EU in Belarus.

The European Community expresses deep concern in a worsening state of health of the ex-candidate on a post of the President of Belarus: "We emphasize the responsibility of the Government of Belarus for the state of health of Alexander Kazulin. We demand from the Government of Belarus a permission to visit Kazulin in a colony by the Ambassador of Germany and an independent doctor. We shall remind, that the political prisoner starves in a colony for a 51 day already."

Also, on December, 8 2006 the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES) (http://www.pes.eu) has called the Belarus authorities immediately and certainly to release the ex-candidate for presidency Alexander Kazulin, Nikolay Statkevich and everyone who has been recognized as a political prisoner in Belarus and immediately stop prosecution and pressure upon democratic opposition, and also the organizations of national minorities, to respect civil rights and freedoms of the Belarus citizens". PES has condemned "severe methods of pressure upon political opposition".

Meantime the Political Council of the United Democratic Forces of Belarus has passed a decision to stage an action of solidarity with Aleksandr Kazulin and other political prisoners on December 10, on the International Day of Human Rights Defence. Leaders of democratic parties have called upon citizens to come to Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk, on December 10, at 2 p.m.

"One cannot stand by and look indifferent as the regime cynically and cold-bloodedly kills a person. It is clear that over the last 12 years many people have been covered by armour of fear and indifference, but fortunately, there are people for whom freedom is the most important thing," underlined the chairman of the National Committee of the United Democratic Forces Anatol Lebedko. He also highlighted that "it is a case when we should stay humans in the first place, and then politicians, civil servants, right, left politicians, Orthodox or Protestants".

As we said before Aleksandr Kazulin continues the hunger strike for the 51st day. The politician protests against total lawlessness in Belarus, and demands to consider the situation in Belarus in the United Nations Security Council.