been widely reported\u00a0<\/a>by eye-witnesses and media.\u00a0 It has been an ugly\u00a0show of force and restrictions against free speech and assembly.<\/p>\nThe Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) stands with the peaceful and freedom-seeking people of Belarus in their struggle for democracy and against Lukashenka\u2019s dictatorship. We fully support the nonviolent assembly of Belarusians, their wish for free and fair elections, and we strongly condemn violence of any kind.<\/p>\n
JBANC urges the international community, including the United States, to continue to strongly oppose any violation of the rights of peaceful protesters in Belarus, and to call for the immediate release of anyone who has been wrongly imprisoned during the protests.<\/p>\n
The Joint Baltic American National Committee represents the American Latvian Association, Estonian American National Council, and Lithuanian American Council.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","category":[28],"class_list":["post-2694","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJBANC Statement on the Situation in Belarus - American Latvian Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/alausa.org\/en\/aktualitates\/jbanc-statement-on-the-situation-in-belarus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"JBANC Statement on the Situation in Belarus - American Latvian Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Sunday, August 9, 2020, presidential elections in Belarus took place. 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