Poland warns Belarus of revolt

Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, would face a popular uprising such as those that took place in north Africa in early 2011 unless he changed course and stopped his crackdown on the opposition, warned Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on the 2 February 2011.

BBC News, 18.2.11: Belarus dissident Vasily Parfenkov jailed for protest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12495441

Deutsche Welle, 17.2.11: Germany condemns conviction of Belarus opposition activist http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14847634,00.html

ESO: Background information: Time to hit Lukashenko where it hurts http://www.europeansources.info/record/time-to-hit-lukashenko-where-it-hurts/

European Commission: Press Release: IP/11/123: European Commission is quadrupling its aid to the Belarusian population http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/123&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Polskie Radio, 2.2.11: Sikorski warns Lukashenko - ‘you’re losing’ http://www.thenews.pl/international/artykul148569_sikorski-warns-lukashenko---youre-losing.html

EUObserver, 3.2.11: EU and US create €87m anti-Lukashenko war chest http://euobserver.com/9/31741

The Independent, 8.3.11: Lukashenko, our own merciless dictator (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/534601-lukashenko-our-own-merciless-dictator

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