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June 21, 2004
U.S. SENATOR, LITHUANIAN DEPUTIES SUPPORT BELARUSIAN HUNGER STRIKERS



U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican, Arizona) and a group of Lithuanian lawmakers have expressed their support for three Belarusian lawmakers who have been conducting a hunger strike, BelaPAN reported on 18 June, citing the press office of the United Civic Party (AHP). Valery Fralou, Uladzimir Parfyanovich, and Syarhey Skrabets, members of the "Respublica" caucus in the Chamber of Representatives, went on the hunger strike on 3 June, demanding democratic changes to the country's Election Code. In a letter to the AHP, McCain characterized the striking lawmakers as models of moral bravery and resolve, according to the AHP press office. Meanwhile, a group of Lithuanian parliamentary deputies have called on the Belarusian lawmakers to end their strike. "The future democratic Belarus needs your expertise and energy," they wrote in a statement. "You have already fulfilled your duty by drawing the international community's attention to the political situation in Belarus."


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