BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

23/01/2007

Belarus Expels Human Rights Group From Offices

January 23, 2007 -- A human rights group in Belarus says authorities have ordered it to leave its offices in a building it has rented from the state since 1998.

The head of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Tatsyana Protska, said on January 22 that the move to deprive the organization of a legal address comes after it had stepped up its contacts with Western Europe.

She said the group will appeal the decision.

(AP)

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/01/4B308E7E-BE6B-4134-B1C4-77A04AF86478.html