BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

14.12.2005

Polish TV reporter denied entry to Belarus

A Polish TV reporter had been detained in Belarus and refused entry to that country. Agnieszka Romaszewska of Polish public TV was denied entry for adopting what the Belarussian an 'unfriendly' stand against Belarus. She said she's been to Belarus several times and there were never any official complaints against her.

Last week, an adviser to the Polish prime minister was stopped at the border. The incidents are said to be linked to official action in Belarus against the Polish ethnic minority there.

Earlier this year, president Lukaszenko's administration refused to recognize the election of new leaders of the 400,000-strong Polish community

Source:

http://www.radio.com.pl/polonia/article.asp?tId=30727&j=2

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