Open letter to Mr Alyaksandr Lukasjenka
[3 april 2008] Östgruppen sänder idag ett öppet brev till Vitrysslands president Alyaksandr Lukasjenka. Bakgrunden är att ytterligare en ung vitrysk demokratiaktivist, Katsiaryna Salaujova, ställs inför rätta tisdagen den 8 april.
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Swedish Human Rights Defenders Express Support
to the Persons Charged in "Case of 10"
[April 16, 2008] Today, April 16, Swedish human rights defenders from the Swedish Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights express their support to the persons charged in the "criminal case of 10".
- It is an obviously politically motivated case, says Martin Uggla, chairperson of the Swedish Initiative, to Swedish mass media.
Sweden justifies Russian war crimes
[15 januari 2006] The Swedish and Russian military forces are organising a joint military exercise January 19 through 26 in Northern Sweden. The Swedish authorities describe the exercise as a peace keeping operation authorized by the UN. Russian defence minister Sergej Ivanov talks about 'training in fighting terrorists', which inevitably makes one think of Chechnya. »
