BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

27/02/2006

European Newspapers Lampoon Belarus President

27 February 2006 --- Newspapers in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland today published Belarusian cartoons lampooning President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

The papers said they were publishing the cartoons as a show of solidarity with satirists in Belarus who have been banned and harassed by the authorities.

Poland's "Gazeta Wyborcza," the Czech Republic's "Lidove Noviny," Hungary's "Magyar Hirlap," and Slovakia's "Sme" published the cartoons together with articles detailing restrictions on freedom of expression and the press in Belarus.

Lukashenka is running for a third term in the 19 March election. He has been widely accused of harassing the opposition and limiting its access to the media.

(dpa)

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/02/9233352F-1099-40B4-9AA1-52F5CAD36268.html

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