On Thursday 11 May, the European Parliament urged the Belarusian authorities to “immediately” stop the mistreatment of former presidential candidate Viktar Babaryka and other political prisoners.
Mr Babaryka, who was sentenced in July 2021 to 14 years’ imprisonment on political grounds, was hospitalised in April 2023 since signs of beatings required surgery.
In the resolution put forward by the Greens/EFA, S&D, Renew Europe, EPP and ECR groups – which they adopted with 533 votes in...