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Members of the Media Freedom Coalition condemned the arrest of Roman Protasevich by the Belarusian authorities.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK welcomes decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization to open a fact-finding mission into diverted Ryanair flight.
A statement on Belarus by the foreign ministers of G7 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the USA, and the High Representative of the EU.
Ambassador Neil Bush condemns the actions on 23 May by the Belarusian authorities, who arrested journalist Roman Protasevich having forced his flight to land in Minsk.
The UK has issued a notice to airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after a Ryanair flight was diverted to Minsk yesterday by the Belarusian authorities.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemns actions by the Belarusian authorities.
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the OSCE, Ambassador René Dinesen, delivers this statement on behalf of 37 OSCE participating States.
Ms. Nicola Murray, Deputy Head of the UK Delegation to the OSCE, condemns further crackdowns on media in Belarus at the OSCE Permanent Council.
The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement following the recent crackdown on journalists in Belarus.
At the London G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting, leading democracies will discuss global issues that threaten to undermine democracy and human rights.
Ms. Nicola Murray, Deputy Head of the UK Delegation to the OSCE, raises UK concerns about further restrictions in Belarus.
Ambassador Neil Bush speaks about recent developments in Belarus on behalf of Canada and the UK.
The UK and international partners support establishing the International Accountability Platform, to collect evidence of human rights violations in Belarus.
The UK contributes 500,000 euros to the International Accountability Platform to collect and store evidence of human rights violations and torture in Belarus.
The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivered this statement during the Universal Periodic Review Adoption for the Republic of Belarus.
The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen
Minister Wendy Morton delivered this statement during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Belarus
Dominic Raab addressed the UN Human Rights Council on some of the most pressing current human rights situations including in Myanmar, Belarus, Russia and China.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will call on the United Nations Human Rights Council to address systematic human rights violations in these countries.
The UK and Canada have issued a statement in response to detentions and targeted raids by the Belarusian authorities against human rights and media organisations.
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