20/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 17 March, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) underlined the importance of ensuring the freedom of association and assembly in Belarus, following arrests during peaceful demonstrations against the draft 'parasite tax' legislation, which should be imposed on people working less than six months a year. Journalists and opponents of this draft legislation were sentenced to several days in prison or to fines. "Recently...