Expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.
This resolution expresses that the Senate
continues to refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimately elected leader of Belarus; condemns the ongoing harassment and persecution of opposition leaders, civil society activists, human rights defenders, and independent media carried out by the Lukashenka regime; urges the immediate release, without preconditions, of all political prisoners in Belarus; calls for new presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in Belarus and conducted in a manner that meets international standards and includes independent election monitoring; and encourages President Biden to swiftly appoint a new Special Envoy for Belarus to support the pro-democracy movement in Belarus.
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