Natallia Radzina gets a letter of support from Václav Havel

The editor of the web-site charter97.org Natallia Radzina has received a letter from the former president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel, and members of the Czech organization “Civic Belarus” on March 22, BelaPAN reports.

"

We have been following your civil protest against the procedure and results of the presidential election with hope, and we were indignant at evidence of cruel measures against you on the part of police and the KGB

, — stated in the letter, written in Belarusian. —

We are reading the news about the political situation in Belarus carefully and worriedly, and we would like to assure you that in these hard times we are thinking of you and your family, and in the future we plan to continue to attract attention of the word community to violations of basic human rights and civil rights in your country

".


"F

or a long time we have been trying to increase international pressure with the aim to release unjustly imprisoned, and in order to stop persecution and criminalization of opposition. We find persecution for political views and non-admission of lawyers and doctors to prisons absolutely incompatible with the main principles of democracy and a rule-of-law state

", — underlined in the letter.


"Let us join you in celebration of March 25, the important day of Belarusian statehood, and express by correspondence our civil support and solidarity. We believe that your position would be rewarded by a truly decent life in your wonderful country", — Havel and the "Civic Belarus" members write.