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David Lidington has expressed grave concern upon hearing that Andrei Sannikov has been sentenced by a court in Belarus to a five year prison term for the organisation of ‘mass riots’.

• Updated: 14 May 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned the sentences passed against former presidential candidates in Belarus.

• Updated: 27 May 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Following the conclusion of the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed the Council's work on a number of key issues including human rights in Libya, Syria and Bela…

• Updated: 17 June 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Europe David Lidington met members of Index on Censorship to discuss the human rights situation in Belarus on 30 June.

• Updated: 1 July 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

"Such behaviour is an attack on basic rights and freedoms and inconsistent with Belarus' international obligations" said Minister for Europe David Lidington

• Updated: 8 July 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Europe David Lidington comments on the recent execution of two people in Belarus.

• Updated: 29 July 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Foreign Office's Europe Minister David Lidington has commented on the detention.

• Updated: 6 August 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Europe David Lidington called on Belarus to release all political prisoners and drop all of the charges against them.

• Updated: 28 September 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Europe David Lidington said that he is deeply concerned by legislative amendments approved by the Belarusian Parliament that would tighten the regime's restrictions on civil society groups and the political …

• Updated: 19 October 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for Europe David Lidington calls on the authorities of Belarus to commute these sentences immediately and to establish a formal moratorium with a view to abolition of the death penalty.

• Updated: 2 December 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government