18/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - Brutality against protesters. In a statement published on Saturday 16 July, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Defence Policy Catherine Ashton “regrets the Belarusian authorities' brutal handling on repeated occasions of the 'silent protesters' - ordinary Belarusian citizens who peacefully and legitimately express their discontent over the situation in the country”. Many of them have been mistreated by law enforcement personnel and fined or...