DATE:
21/08/2006
Poland has called on Belarus to end reprisals directed against the Association of Poles in that country.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry demands the immediate release of three of the organization's activists who were detained on Friday, a day before a meeting of the Association's Board.
Other senior members of the organization had been questioned by Belarussian security services. The Polish statement says that these actions are intended to intimidate the Association. Its 20 thousand members represent the 400, 000 Poles living in Belarus.
(KK)
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