BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

02/07/2008

EU denounces Belarus online restrictions

The European Commission on Tuesday condemned a new Belarus law on online media for further restricting the freedom of the press.

"I deplore the adoption by Belarus' parliament of a new media law that will further restrict the freedom of the press in Belarus," EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said in a statement.

"Freedom of the press is an essential element of democracy and I urge the Belarussian authorities to remedy this situation ahead of the parliamentary elections of 28 September," she added.

Source:

http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?from=rss_IOLTechHome&iSectionId=2883&iArticleId=4485294

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