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Women Conference in Banja Luka

October 22-24, 2021 the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation opened, together with Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, former Member of the European Parliament and Member of Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation  Board, the conference “Political Campaign and The Goals of the Women’s Organization”. Invited were high level politicians, members of the women organization of PDP from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Different presentations of local speakers and also videos from international experts in political campaign filled the program. Participants had as well time to build network among their organisation.

New report calls for further support for Belarusian diaspora

In a recent report published by Alesia Rudnik, chair of the organization Belarusians in Sweden,  she calls for further actions against the dictatorship in Belarus.

The report, published Monday November 8th by Stockholm Free World Forum, highlights the important role that the Belarusian diasporas play in advocating freedom in Belarus. Rudnik argues that the stolen elections in August 2020 politicised the diaspora, and that the political crisis in Belarus has been a facilitator for further engagement in politics for many Belarusians living abroad.

She pointed out several recommendations for decision makers in Europe, such as providing financial support to Belarusian diaspora initiatives promoting civil society and democracy and providing protection for Belarusians working with the democratic movement. Furthermore, the EU should assist the Belarusian diaspora in establishing infrastructure for future technical and legal support for the democratic movement in Belarus.

 

Youth Conference in Banja Luka – Principles for a free society

Once again Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation and the sister party PDP in Banja Luka, Bosnia Herzegovina, held a Youth Conference on the subject “Principles for a free society”.
Thanks to digital technichs and a better Pandemic situation our work to educate young people continues, even though we hope that travelling conditions soon will get back to normal. The Conference was highly appreciated amoung the participants who successfully took part to establish deeper knowledge for their future in political engagement.
Many thanks to everyone involved in this Youth Conference on basic principles and values for a free society!  🇧🇦  🇸🇪
 
 
   
        

30th Anniversary for Ukraine sovereignty on August 24

For centuries Ukraine struggled for their independence. Through bloodshed in fighting, Holodomor with millions of Ukrainian citizens dying , Stalin’s decision of planned economy and repressions for several years. On August 24 1991 Ukraine finally won their independence.

The words of Ukrainian citizens today are that they still value their freedom highly. The sweetness of victory in 1991 is still in remembrance, same as the people who gave their lives through the years for independence, freedom of speech and democracy.

 

Employees of the private news agency BelaPAN detained by Belarusian police

On August 18th Belarusian police detained several employees of the agency that has distributed news on the continuously vibrant opposition movement after the crucial election one year ago. BelaPAN’s websites can no longer be reached after police searched both agency’s office and homes.

Director and chief editor Iryna Leushyna, accountant katsyaryna Boyeva and former director Dzmitry Navazhylau were detained and placed in prison suspected for acting against public orders when providing news about opposition activities in Belarus. The website Naviny.by presents news about another BelaPAN journalist, Alyaksandr Zaytsau, that police confiscated his cell phone, a PC hard disc, a tablet computer, documents and several business cards.

Moscow court in spirit of the recently assumed extremist-law

The Russian authorities are zealously to follow the recently assumed extremist-law that judge out citizens supporting a so called “extremist organizations” – such as the Anti-corruption organization jailed opposition-leader Aleksei Navalny started.

In the case of Kira Yarmysh, the spokeswomen of named organization, Moscow court has sentenced her to “restricted freedom” for 18 months. The court sentence is a parole-like sentence based on allegedly calling for the violation of anti-pandemic restrictions.

Tsikhanouskaya to establish office in Prague

The leader of democratic Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, will soon open an official office in the Czech capital, Prague. During the recent months, violence, harassment and state sponsored terror have increased in Belarus. The government crackdown on independent media, civil society and political parties together with the hijacking of a civilian aircraft in May has shown the escalation of the crisis in the country.

During her visit last week to the Czech Republic, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced the opening of a new official office in Prague. The democratic movement of Belarus already has offices in Vilnius and Warsaw. The opening of an office in a third European capital indicates the wholeheartedly European support for a free, democratic and independent Belarus.

Youth Conference in Tirana

During the weekend members of the youth organization of the Democratic Party of Albania participated in the conference Principles for a Free Society.

They created a space to learn and discuss the importance of defending democracy, freedom, tolerance and human rights, especially now before their elections.