Clinton Warns Belarus, Syria Over Crackdown On Dissent

RadioFreeEurope Friday 1st July, 2011

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on leaders in Belarus and Syria to end their government-led crackdown on dissent and implement political reforms. Belarus has seen increasing protest activity in recent months. Activists say hundreds of people have been jailed, with at least 25 activists arrested as recently as June 29. Addressing an international democracy conference in Lithuania today, Clinton appealed for those imprisoned. "We demand that Belarus release political prisoners and embark on the path of democratic reform," she said. "Because it seems very sad for the people of Belarus that they stand in such stark contrast to their neighbors, and it reminds us that building a whole and free Europe is still an unfinished task." "This is an hour of need," she said...

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