US and EU impose fresh sanctions on Belarus

EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels on the 31 January 2011 agreed to ban Aleksandr Lukashenko, the Belarusian President who has been in power since 1994, and about 150 officials from travelling to EU Member States. They also extended a list of people affected by an EU asset freeze, in place since 2006, to include those involved in the December 2010 crackdown following disputed Presidential elections.

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ESO: Background information: US and EU to impose joint sanctions unless Belarus frees prisoners http://www.europeansources.info/record/us-and-eu-to-impose-joint-sanctions-unless-belarus-frees-prisoners/

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EUObserver, 31.1.11: EU imposes visa ban on Belarus, threatens economic measures http://euobserver.com/9/31727

Deutsche Welle, 31.1.11: EU imposes sanctions against Belarus http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14807433,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 1.2.11: Russia slams Belarus sanctions as 'counterproductive' http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6424969,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 2.2.11: Poland leads nations in raising millions for Belarus opposition http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14811938,00.html

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