BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/12/2006

Belarusian Writers Urge Imprisoned Oppositionist To End Hunger Strike

The Union of Belarusian Writers and the Belarusian PEN center on December 6 adopted a joint statement urging Alyaksandr Kazulin to end his hunger strike, which he began on October 20 (see "RFE/RL Newsline," December 6, 2006), Belapan reported. "He has approached the line between life and death. The authorities cynically ignore this tragic fact despite their verbal claims that human life has the highest value in the country," the statement says. Kazulin is serving his 5 1/2-year prison term in a correctional facility near Vitsebsk. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2006/12/3-cee/cee-071206.asp

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