Open Letter

To: Romanian Presidency
Romanian Government
Romanian Parliament
Romanian Mass-Media
Romanian NGO
European Institutions


The Christian Democratic Youth – NPCDP, from Romania is shocked by the events that followed the DEMYC (Democrat Youth Community of Europe – one of the youth organizations of the European People’s Party) study visit in Belarus. We declare that is unacceptable that young people get arrested by the authorities after using a basic human right: the freedom of speech.
Following a study visit to Belarus by DEMYC, ten Belarusian activists from The Belarusian Popular Front and the Young Front were arrested and imprisoned by the Belarusian regime because of their political beliefs. These young activists are: Franak Viachorka, Anton Kalinouski, Yuras Stankevich, Uladzimir Syarheew, Kasya Krasnova, Lyudmila Atakulava, Kasya Halitskaya, Maksim Vyarnyanski, Paval Kuryanovich and Volha Kulyakevich.

These ten young people were arrested and have been sentenced for up to 15 days in prison without any justified reason. They have been sentenced to prison for “using bad language”. Some of them were beaten by the police in order to confirm their participation in a peaceful demonstration of the opposition.

The actions of the Belarusian Government prove that these political forces are against democracy and against the natural process that every country from the former USSR must follow. Unfortunately, the political regime in Belarus seems that is related to tight to the deported Communist Party and to it’s universal capital: Kremlin.
We are worried for the people in Belarus, for they must stand against such regime, witch does nothing but a political inquisition.

In any normal country, it is impossible to band the freedom of speech and expression. Including the political belief. Such actions must not repeat, and we appeal the International institutions to do whatever it takes in preventing such barbarian events in the future.

The Youth Organization of The National Pesant Christian Democratic Party– himself a victim of the atrocities made by the communist regime from Romania in the 20th century - rallies to the DEMYC and IYDU’s (International Youth Democrat Unoin) appeal, and urges world governments to defend human rights and freedom of speech in Belarus and everywhere.

Victor Ionescu
CHAIRMAN- THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC YOUTH – NPCDP-ROMANIA