News » CCB's local activist unlawfully imprisoned in Belarus

09.09.2020

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A prominent environmental activist Irina Sukhy, the founder of one of Belarus most influential NGOs Ecohome and the CCB member, was taken from her apartment in Minsk on Sunday, September 6th, 2020, and detained in custody. Irina Sukhy was charged with participation in a peaceful, allegedly illegal street mass gathering in Minsk on 3 September, while, following the presentation of evidence to the court, she was not in fact in Minsk that day. In result, the case was returned for further investigation but, despite this fact, Irina Sukhy remains in custody. What's more, the Nuclear Transparency Watch and the European ECO Forum allege that Irina Sukhy's detention is connected to her recentactivities to oppose the start of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets.

CCB stands in solidarity with ecological activists in Belarus and supports the demands of many other organizations for an end of the persecution of environmental activists and the immediate release of Irina Sukhy.

Below information on reaction of other organizations and institutions on this most urgent matter:

  • Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum
  • Rivers without Boundaries
  • Arnika
  • Climate Action Network Europe
  • 350.org
Federacja Zielonych GAJA
5 Lipca 45, 70-374 Szczecin, Poland
Phone. +48 91 489 42 33
Fax + 48 91 489 42 32
fzbiuro@gajanet.pl


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SE-753 22 Uppsala, Sweden
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Project Industrial animal farms in the Baltic Sea Region - sustainable practices to reduce nutrient loads is a part of a long-term campaign of the Coalition Clean Baltic and Green Federation "GAJA", aiming to reduce the negative impact of large-scale animal production on the environment and local communities in the Baltic Sea Region, particularly by reducing nutrient run-off into the sea. The project is part-financed by the European Union. This website reflects only the view of the Coalition Clean Baltic. The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

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