On July 14, the security forces of the regime of the self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko carried out a massive attack against Belarusian human rights defenders and individual activists. Their Ukrainian colleagues demand from the Ukrainian authorities to sever all relations with Belarus. The corresponding text of the statement was published on the website of the Zmina Human Rights Center.

Searches took place in the offices of dozens of human rights organizations in Belarus. At least four people were detained.

Belarusian dictator's regime accuses human rights defenders of organizing riots.

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Ukrainian human rights activists believe that Lukashenko plans to get rid of all critics of his regime.

reference. During the year of peaceful protests in Belarus, almost 40,000 people were illegally detained and tortured, more than 4,000 protesters, journalists and human rights defenders were prosecuted. Blocked the work of leading independent media, human rights organizations and opposition political parties. More than 500 people have been recognized as political prisoners in Belarus, at least 1,500 are in prisons and thousands more are under investigation on politically motivated charges.

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All this is happening against the backdrop of statements by the regime's officials about the resumption of flights with the occupied Crimea, the establishment of cooperation with the occupation administrations of ORDLO, human rights activists note..

They believe that this indicates a final change in the political course of the Lukashenka regime - Belarus is becoming an ally of the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine and the entire civilized world..

Human rights activists appealed to the Office of the President, the NSDC and the Foreign Ministry with a number of demands, including the termination of diplomatic relations with representatives of the Lukashenka regime, a ban on any economic cooperation with Belarusian state-owned enterprises, tough economic sanctions, etc..

Among the signatories are Vostok SOS, Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, OPORA Civil Network, DEJURE Foundation, NGO La Strada-Ukraine.

Vadim Rebrina LIGABusinessInform.