(To Take Part in The Funeral of His Wife Irina)
Aleksandr Kazulin has been released from the prison at night on Feb. 26, 2008 for three days to take part in the funeral of his wife, who had died on the 23rd of February.
The 48-year-old woman suffered from an oncological disease. Due to the fact that the authorities at first didn't release the political prisoner for the funeral, Aleksandr Kazulin went on hunger strike. The daughters of the political prisoner joined the hunger strike on February 25. An action in memory of Irina Kazulina took place yesterday in the Minsk center, with demand to release political prisoner Alyaksandr Kazulin.
The European Union and the US demand to release Aleksandr Kazulin. The official Minsk won't improve relations with Europe without release of all political prisoners. The European Commission, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the PACE, the European Parliament, the embassies of the US, France and Slovakia spoke in favour of Kazulin's release yesterday.
The High Representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the EU Javier Solana urged the Belarusian authorities to release Aleksandr Kazulin immediately. Javier Solana noted that he met the news about the untimely death of Irina Kazulina with great sorrow, and expressed his condolences to her husband and daughters. As said by Javier Solana, release of A. Kazulin would mean release of all political prisoners, five of which have been already released. The United States and European Union demanded in the days leading up to and after Kozulin's wife's death that he be set free.
The mourning ceremony for Irina Kazulina is to take place tonight in Minsk.
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