Belarus National Emergency Declaration Extended
President Obama issued notice that Belarus’ national emergency declaration, set to expire June 16, will continue for one additional year. In a June 14 notice to Congress, Obama said the government of Belarus “has not taken steps forward in the…
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development of democratic governance and respect for human rights,” including by arbitrarily arresting citizens for political opposition and stymieing the country’s independent media (read the notice here). The country’s human rights abuses and political repression “continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security and foreign policy, Obama said. The national emergency for Belarus was originally declared through a June 2006 executive order.