Activities of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2023/2041(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Relations with Belarus (debate)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas almost three years after the so-called elections on 9 August 2020, the Belarusian authorities areillegitimate regime of Aliaksandr Lukashenka is continuing theirits repression against the Belarusian people; whereas more than 50 000 Belarusians have been illegally arrested and tortured, more than 1 500 persons remain imprisoned on political grounds and around 300 000 have left the country for fear of a similar fate;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Belarusian authoritieillegitimate Lukashenka regime is actively supporting and have become accomplices in Russia’s unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Belarusian democratic forces led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya have a well-established and internationally recognised structure, including the Coordination Council, which the European Parliament recognises as an interim representation of the people demanding democratic change in Belarus that is open to all political and civil society stakeholders, as well as the recent formation of the United Transitional Cabinet and the opening of the Mission of Democratic Belarus in Brussels;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the Lukashenka regimes continues to suppress all fundamental human rights, including freedom of religion and belief; whereas according to the Coordination Council, in 2022 alone 8 Roman Catholic, 3 Greek Catholic, 6 Orthodox priests and 7 Protestant pastors faced various forms of pressure from the illegitimate regime, from fines to the long terms of imprisonment, including Siarhei Rezanovich who was sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment in a colony under a strict regime; where the political prisoners are systematically denied access to the religious literature or visits of priests;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the Lukashenka regime continues to severely restrict the freedom of association; whereas, in December 2022 it submitted a bill to the National Assembly to amend the Law on Political Parties, which may ultimately lead to the de facto banning of any political party in opposition to the regime;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the BelarusianLukashenka regime to end this spiral of violence, torture and repression against dissenting voices and perceived critics, to release immediately and unconditionally all political prisoners and all persons arbitrarily detained, and to engage in a genuine dialogue with representatives of the democratic forces, including opposition political parties and civil society, in order to find a way out of the current political crisis through the organisation of free and fair elections to be organised under international observation led by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the regime to provide necessary medical treatment to the prisoners with serious diseases and health issues, including Maria Kalesnikava, Viktar Babaryka, Ryhor Kastusiou, Iryna Melcher, Halina Dzierbysz, Henadz Fedynich, Marfa Rabkova, Vasil Berasneu, Viachaslau Areshka, Uladzimir Hundar, Uladzimir Matskevich, Mikalai Statkevich, Alena Hnauk, Andrei Voinich, Aliaksandr Fiaduta, Mikita Zalatarou, Dzmitry Zalomski, Aliaksei Hubich, Vadzim Hurman, Antanina Kanavalava, Andrei Skurko, Darya Afanasieva, Arseni Maiseichyk, Ihar Mints, Pavel Hancharyk, Siarhei Batura, Viachaslau Dashkevich, Daniil Kastsiukevich, Mikhail Khamitsevich, Maryna Markevich, Yauhen Liulkovich, Volha Tsybulskaya, Volha Zalatar, Artsiom Bayarski, Ksenia Lutskina, Pavel Kuchynski, Uladzimir Malakhouski, Ruslan Slutski, Alena Maushuk, Larysa Kuzmenka, Kiryl Palcheuski, Yury Prakharenka, Siarhei Verashchahin, Viachaslau Rahashchuk, Aliaksandr Kapshul, Raman Karanevich, Vital Melnik, Aksana Zaretskaya and Viktoryia Kulsha. Reiterates its demand on the Lukashenka regime to immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Strongly condemns the persecution of religious communities in Belarus, as well as the persecution of clerics and laity, who in their religious activities refuse to support the position of the Lukashenka regime and express disagreement with its policies, including the sentencing of Orthodox priest Sergei Rezanovich, his wife and son to 16 years in prison, the pressure on the late Orthodox Archbishop Artemy (Kishchanka), the former Grodno and Vaukavysk, as well as regular arrests of clergy including the arrests in May 2023 of the Catholic priests - Viachaslau Adamovich, Andrei Kulik, Aliaksandr Shautsou, and catechism teacher Uladzislau Beladzied, taking away of churches from Catholics in Minsk, as well as the prohibition of the ministry of Protestant communities;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Condemns the continued incarceration of political prisoners, including democratic opposition leaders Pavel Sevyarynets and Mikhalai Statkevich who have been jailed for over 3 years, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Condemns the regime's planned deregistration of democratic political parties in Belarus on the basis on the new Law on Political Parties, which may ultimately lead to the de facto banning of any political party in opposition to the regime;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the BelarusianLukashenka regime’s involvement in Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, including the massive provision of ammunition and military hardware to the Russian aggressors and the use of Belarusian territory as a staging ground to launch the invasion as well as continued missile attacks on military and civilian targets in Ukraine; notes that the vast majority of Belarusians disapprove of this multifaceted involvement in Russia’s war of aggression; expresses its support for the Belarusian volunteers, in particular the ‘Kalinouski’ and ‘Pahonia’ regiments, who are bravely fighting alongside the Ukrainian army to repel the aggressors;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on European political parties and foundations to provide all necessary assistance to their Belarusian sister parties and affiliated organisations;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the EU, its institutions and its Member States to develop a more ambitious and comprehensive strategy in order to support democratic forces, civil society activists, independent trade unions and free media both in and outside Belarus; calls for improved EU communication with the people in Belarus in order to provide them with information and counter disinformation and propaganda by the state-controlled media; urges the EU Member States to coordinate their actions in order to alleviate the difficulties faced by democratic forces, including opposition political parties and civil society activists in exile, for example in the process of obtaining residence permits or opening bank accounts;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the EU, its institutions and its Member States to develop a more ambitious and comprehensive strategy in order to support democratic forces, including opposition political parties, civil society activists, independent trade unions and free media both in and outside Belarus; calls for improved EU communication with the people in Belarus in order to provide them with information and counter disinformation and propaganda by the state-controlled media; urges the EU Member States to coordinate their actions in order to alleviate the difficulties faced by democratic forces and civil society activists in exile, for example in the process of obtaining residence permits or opening bank accounts;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to organise systematic and comprehensive support for the Belarusian political prisoners and members of their families who are in a vulnerable financial situation, as well as to support for political prisoners who have served their sentences, including financial support, assistance in medical and psychological rehabilitation;