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Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus

TA-10-2025-0002 · P10_TA(2025)0002 · PE768.970

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Parliament's resolution on Belarus condemns the sham presidential election of 26 January 2025 and the regime's repression, demanding the release of political prisoners and accountability for crimes against humanity. It calls for stronger EU sanctions, asset freezes, and support for democratic forces, while urging Belarus to abolish the death penalty and halt the deportation of Ukrainian children.

Key points

  1. Reiterates non-recognition of Lukashenka as president and considers the regime illegitimate, illegal and criminal.
  2. Calls on the EU and international community to reject the upcoming elections as a sham and continue not to recognise Lukashenka after 26 January 2025.
  3. Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all political detainees, with compensation and restoration of rights.
  4. Calls on Belarusian authorities to respect detainees' rights, provide medical care, and allow access to lawyers, families, and international organisations.
  5. Calls for investigation of crimes against humanity under universal jurisdiction and referral to the ICC, following Lithuania's example.
  6. Urges support for political prisoners and exiled Belarusians, including simplified visa procedures and protection from extradition.
  7. Urges the EU to broaden sanctions, close loopholes, and target entities involved in repression and Russia's war, including potash exports.
  8. Calls for freezing assets of Belarusian leadership and entities linked to the election campaign, and for Western companies to cease activities in Belarus.
  9. Denounces the illegal transfer of Ukrainian children to Belarus and the involvement of the Belarus Red Cross.
  10. Condemns the weaponisation of migration and calls for a coordinated EU response to counter this hybrid threat.
  11. Urges Belarus to commute death sentences, impose a moratorium, and move towards abolition.

Who is affected

  • Political prisoners in Belarus and their families, who are to be released and supported.
  • Belarusian democratic forces and civil society, who receive EU support.
  • Belarusian authorities and the Lukashenka regime, targeted by sanctions and demands.
  • EU Member States, called to implement sanctions and support accountability.

Figures and deadlines

  • Over 1 250 political prisoners remain detained, with 3 697 recognised since summer 2020.
  • In 2024 alone, over 8 800 cases of politically motivated persecution were documented.
  • At least 360 people were detained between July and September 2024.
  • Over 200 political prisoners were pardoned in 2024, but at least 1 721 were convicted on political charges.
  • More than 500 000 Belarusians have fled the country since 2020.
  • Over 250 people have been executed under Lukashenka.
  • Sanctions target 287 individuals and 39 entities.