BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

23/01/2007

Belarus Government Expels International HR Group From Office

MosNews

A human rights group in Belarus says authorities have ordered it to leave its offices in a building it has rented from the state since 1998, the Radio Free Europe web-site reported Tuesday.

The head of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Tatyana Protko, said the move to deprive the organization of a legal address comes after it had stepped up its contacts with Western Europe.

She said the group will appeal the decision.

Source:

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2007/01/23/belarussia.shtml