U.S. Senate Approves Law Expanding Scope Of Sanctions To Use Against Belarus

Police in Belarus have violently cracked down on the demonstrators, with more than 27,000 detentions, according to the United Nations.

The U.S. Senate has approved the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act, expanding the scope of who can be subjected to U.S.

sanctions and providing support to independent media. U.S.

Senator Jim Risch (Republican-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hailed the passage of the act late on December 21 as a sign that U.S. support for a democratic Belarus remains strong.

«The violent and ongoing crackdown against peaceful citizens protesting [Alyaksandr] Lukashenka’s dictatorial rule in Belarus is unconscionable. The legislation passed today reaffirms U.S.

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