CIVICUS condemns the arrest and detainment of Andrey Yurov, Head of the International Observation Mission of the Committee on International Control over the Human Rights Situation in Belarus. Currently, he is in the process of being deported from the country. CIVICUS laments the ongoing crackdown on civil society in Belarus and calls the international community to find effective means ensuring that legitimate civil society has a place in Belarus. Human rights defenders such as Andrey Yurov should not be menaced with constant surveillance and groundless deportation.
