The journalist Oleg Borchevsky lives in Lithuania. The Lithuanian government wants to deport him to Belarus. There is a threat of severe repression there. This is a suggestion for a protest letter to the Lithuanian embassy in your country.
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No extradition to the Lukashenko regime: Asylum for Oleg Borchevsky
Dear Mr. Ramūnas Misiulis,
For years, Oleg Borschevsky, an opposition Belarusian journalist, has found protection from Lukashenko’s regime in Lithuania. With his investigative research and publications on the website nash-dom.info, he advocates for a democratic Belarus that is independent of Russia. He condemns the war in Ukraine. But now, he has received a deportation notice. We urge you to work to ensure that Oleg receives asylum in Lithuania.
Threat of imprisonment in Belarus
In Belarus, there are neither freedom of the press nor freedom of expression. The Belarusian civil rights organization “Nash Dom” (engl. “Our House”), whose website Oleg runs, is classified as an “extremist group” by the Belarusian regime. For this reason alone, Oleg faces seven years in prison in Belarus, during which he would most likely be subjected to torture and ill-treatment.
Against Russian aggression
With the „No Means No“ campaign, Nash Dom (and Oleg) are campaigning against Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Nash Dom relies on civil measures to weaken the Russian attack. An important measure is to grant Belarusian conscientious objectors asylum in the EU. A humanitarian corridor can deprive the Belarusian regime of soldiers and thus prevent a potential second front in the war against Ukraine. Oleg and Nash Dom are working hard for that. So please help weaking the regime in Minsk and grand asylum to Oleg.
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