LIBG joint forum on Belarus with Liberal Youth
04.02.2012
Liberal Youth International and Liberal International British Group will be co-hosting a forum on Belarus on Monday 6th February 2012.
The event will include leading speakers on the economic and political sistuation, as well as the experiences of Belarussian activists. The aim of the Forum is to raise awareness of Belarusian political and economic crises whilst discussing solutions and the future outlook.
Belarus has often been described as the Last Dictatorship in Europe, with the regime using its KGB police force to crack down on dissident protests. In December last year, Alyaksandr Lukashenko was re-elected president of Belarus, with 79.7% of the vote in elections deemed to fall massively short of OSCE standards.
Chair: Jonathan Fryer
Speakers:
Alex Nice, Programme Coordinator, Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House
Jo Swinson MP, Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire
Yarik Kyrvoi, Founder and Editor of Belarus Digest
A Belarusian opposition political activist.
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