2001 Press Releases

1. Embassy Press Release Following Three-Month Commemoration Event (December 14, 2001)
2. Excerpt on Belarus from Joint Declaration by OSCE and Council of Europe (October 30, 2001)
3. USOSCE: Embryonic Emergence of Civil Society in Belarus (October 5, 2001)
4. U.S. Concluding Statement at Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (September 27, 2001)
5. U.S. Statement on Freedom of Expression at Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (September 25, 2001)
6. White House Statement on Belarus Presidential Elections (September 17, 2001)
7. EU Declaration on Holding of Presidential Elections in Belarus (September 14, 2001)
8. Head of U.S. Mission to OSCE Says Belarus Has Not Seized Opportunity to Move Away from Isolation (September 13, 2001)
9. U.S. Department of State: Election Declared Undemocratic (September 10, 2001)
10. Head of U.S. Mission to OSCE Says Time is Running Out but Fair Elections Still Possible in Belarus (September 6, 2001)
11. U.S. Department of State: Election Processes Raise More Concerns (September 5, 2001)
12. U.S. Mission to OSCE Statement on Belarus Elections (August 30, 2001)
13. U.S. Mission to OSCE Statement on OSCE's Parliamentary Assembly (August 30, 2001)
14. Embassy Statement on Detention and Deportation of U.S. Citizen Robert Fielding (August 29, 2001)
15. ODIHR Director Cancels Visit to Belarus Citing Visa Denials (August 27, 2001)
16. Secretary of State Powell's Message on Occasion of Tenth Anniversary of Belarus' Independence (August 25, 2001)
17. Finnish MP to Lead OSCE Election Observer Mission in Belarus (August 23, 2001)
18. U.S. Mission to OSCE on Government Actions Undermining Confidence in Elections (August 23, 2001)
19. OSCE/ODIHR Election Observers Begin Mission in Belarus (August 21, 2001)
20. OSCE Media Representative on Seizure of Independent Newspaper's Print Run (August 21, 2001)
21. U.S. Department of State Says Belarus Obstructs Election Observation Preparations (August 10, 2001)
22. CSCE Says Prospects Fade for Free and Fair Elections in Belarus (August 9, 2001)
23. ODIHR: European Observers Remain Shut Out (August 6, 2001)
24. U.S. Government Condemns Illegal Seizure of Equipment by Belarus Authorities (August 3, 2001)
25. OSCE Observers Not Yet Welcome in Belarus (July 30, 2001)
26. EU Declaration on Monitoring of Elections in Belarus (July 27, 2001)
27. OSCE/ODIHR and Russian Central Election Commission to Cooperate in Observing Belarus Elections (July 24, 2001)
28. Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Smith Letter to President Bush on Democracy in Belarus (July 20, 2001)
29. U.S. Mission to OSCE Urges Belarus Government to Extend Invitation to Monitors (July 19, 2001)
30. U.S. Officials Meet with Wives of Disappeared Belarusian Politicians (July 18, 2001)
31. U.S. Mission to OSCE Criticizes Obstacles to Opposition in Run-up to Elections (July 12, 2001)
32. U.S. Department of State on Anniversary of Zavadskiy Disappearance (July 11, 2001)
33. International Observation Mission Planned for Belarus Elections (July 9, 2001)
34. U.S. Mission to OSCE on Need for Belarus Authorities to Create Climate of Peace (June 21, 2001)
35. U.S. Statement on Upcoming Presidential Elections in Belarus (June 15, 2001)
36. U.S. Mission to OSCE on Upcoming Presidential Elections in Belarus (June 14, 2001)
37. EU Declaration on Upcoming Presidential Elections in Belarus (June 11, 2001)
38. U.S. Mission to OSCE Statement on Belarus (May 24, 2001)
39. Democracy Under Siege in Belarus (May 10, 2001)
40. U.S. Mission to OSCE Statement on Belarus (May 10, 2001)
41. Senator Helms Commemorates Zakharenko Disappearance (May 7, 2001)
42. Opposition Activist Unaccounted For After Two Years (May 7, 2001)
43. U.S. Statement to OSCE on NGO Activity in Belarus (April 26, 2001)
44. U.S. Statement to OSCE on Media Representative's Canceled Visit to Belarus (April 26, 2001)
45. Statement by OSCE Media Representative on Cancellation of Visit to Belarus (April 26, 2001)
46. Embassy Statement on 15th Anniversary of Chernobyl (April 26, 2001)
47. OSCE Media Representative Cancels Visit to Belarus (April 24, 2001)
48. OSCE/ODIHR Concerned About Political Climate in Belarus (April 6, 2001)
49. U.S. Commends Work of OSCE in Promoting Freedom of the Media (April 5, 2001)
50. U.S. Mission to OSCE Statement on Belarus (April 5, 2001)
51. U.S. Delegation Remarks on Religious Freedom to UN Human Rights Commission (April 4, 2001)
52. Helsinki Commission on Lack of Atmosphere of Trust in Belarus (April 4, 2001)
53. Prosecutions Following Belarusian Freedom Day (March 30, 2001)
54. U.S. Mission to OSCE on Prosecutions Following Belarusian Freedom Day (March 29, 2001)
55. NATO Parliamentarians Conclude Visit to Belarus (March 27, 2001)
56. U.S. Mission to OSCE Restates Support to OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group (March 26, 2001)
57. U.S. Statement to OSCE on Freedom of Expression and the Media (March 12, 2001)
58. Parliamentary Troika Statement on Belarus (March 7, 2001)
59. Head of U.S. Mission to OSCE on Belarus Elections (March 1, 2001)
60. Head of U.S. Mission to OSCE Urges Free and Fair Elections in Belarus (February 15, 2001)
61. U.S. Mission to OSCE on Release of Vladimir Kudinov (February 8, 2001)
62. Department of State Welcomes Release of Political Prisoner Vladimir Kudinov (February 6, 2001)
63. Embassy Statement on Release of Vladimir Koudinov (February 6, 2001)
64. Consular Notice to J Visa Applicants for Summer Program 2001 (February 5, 2001)
65. U.S. Supports OSCE Group in Belarus (February 1, 2001)
66. U.S. Response to OSCE Chairman-in-Office Geoana (January 11, 2001)