Udlændinge- og Integrationsudvalget 2021-22
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Mattias Tesfaye
Udlændinge- og integrationsminister
Att.: medlemmer af Udlængige- og integrations udvalget
Danish-Belamsian
Culture Society «Beladania»
(+45)50361995
ldhtbeIadania.org
HENVENDELSE OM LOV OM MIDLERTIDIG
OPHOLDSTILLADELSE TIL BELARUSERE, DER ER
FORDREVET FRA UKRAINE
Vi har læst i artiklen i Jyllands-Posten fra d. 5.03.2022, skrevet af præsident
for de europæiske journalister Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, at “flygtningene fra
Belarus kan komme ind ad den samme åbne dør også uden visum.” til
Danmark.
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www.beladania.org
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Vi kan desværre ikke finde en formulering om Belarus i forslag til Lov om
midlertidig opholdstilladelse til personer, der er fordrevet fra Ukraine som skal
behandles i Folketinget i morgen og i overmorgen.
For os som herboende belarusere er det vigtigt at være sikre på at belarusiske
statsborger som flygtede fra autoritær regime i Belarus til Ukraine efter 2020
ikke bliver sendt tilbage til Belarus hvor de er garanteret op til 25 år i fængsel
eller henrettelse.
Belarus
er det eneste land
i Europa som
har dodsstraf,
som bliver brugt regelmæssigt og
i
hemmelighed, dvs, uden familie bliver
informeret.
Sammen med vores partnerorganisationer
i andre lande har vi skrevet et Brev
til internationale samftind
med
anmodning om at beskytte belanisere på flugt
til
Ukraine
fra Lukasjenka’s regime. En lang liste afbelantsiske diasporaer har
støttet vores initiativ.
Det er vigtigt at understrege at Belarus er de facto okkuperet af Rusland med
massiv russiske militære tilstedeværelse på sit jord og befolkning som befinder
sig som en gidsel lukket afLukasjenka inde fra. Faktum er at takket
økonomisk, politisk og militært støtte fra Rusland lykkedes det Lukasjenka at
sende >40.000 tusind mennesker i fængsel, mens >1000 fil lange straffer op til
20 år efter valget i 2020.
Vi håber at I ville tage stilling til denne problematik og ville støtte pro-
demokratiske belarusere som kæmper for de samme fælles værdier og befinder
sig på siden med ukrainerne og hele demokratisk verden.
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Open letter from the Bclanrsiaii .diaspora to the
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24th February has dramatically changed the lives of millions of people.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine performed with the support of
the
Belarusian
dictator is a world catastroplie, threatening the international order and
democracy.
Danish-Belamsian
Culture Society «Beladanla»
(+45) 50 36 19 95
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We, the Belamsian diaspora, stand united against Russian aggression towards
Ukraine and the whole democratic world. We support the Ukrainians’ heroic
fight for their country and for their freedom. If they and the world would like
to see an example of their lives in the
future
under Putin’s rule, it is afready
visible m Belarus under the Russian puppet regime of Lukashenka: Europe s
largest prison camp.
In August 2020 Belarusians rose up peacefluly against the 26 years of
authoritarian rule by the Russian puppet regime of Lukashenka after the rigged
presidential elections. Across the country, more than 750,000 people (out of
9.3m population) were involved in those peaceffil protests. Unfortunately, the
protesters met with overwhelming odds and were brutally suppressed by armed
police and military with Russian backing. More than 40,000 protesters were
atTested and imprisoned, ali of
whom
suffered torture, many were raped and
even murdered: over a thousand are stil! in prison with long sentences. In
addition to the direct attacks on the protesters, the regime issued threats to their
families, which inciuded the confiscation of children. There followed over
100,000 job losses for political reasons and an estirnated 300,000 fled the
country, many hurriedly abandoning everything inciuding documents and ali
means ofsupport. Ofthose
who
left Belarus, over 10,000 remained in Ukraine.
In spite of living under the terror of Lukashenka regime and constant
government propaganda and the absence of any free, independent media,
Belarusian people still do not support Putin’s War
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Ukraine. According to
Chatham House, fewer than 3% of the urban population (-79.48% of the total)
support Belamsian involvement in the Russian attack against Ukraine; over
800 people have been arrested for anti-war protest. Despite the risk,
Belanisians continue to resist through sabotaging the railways in order to slow
down the advance of the Russian military to Ukraine.
The Belamsian diaspora across the World are working together with the
Ukrainians and assisting in the svar effort. We collect money, clothes, personal
protective equipment, and take part in the demonstrations to support Ukraine.
There is a special Belarusian military division, consisting of several hundreds
ofvolunteers protecting Kyiv.
However, numerous cases of discrimination against Belanisians in the EU,
countries have been reported: Belamsians get fired from tlieir johs, face
difficuities in fmding apartments, their cars get vandalized and many ha’e
faced hatred on social media. We would like to make it clear that the common
enemy and thrpat to democracy sits in the Kremlin, whule
the
Belanisian
population has become a hostage of Russian aggressive foreign policy
supported by Lukaslienka wlio seeks to hold power by any means.
Lukashenka and his collaborators must and will receive punishment for the
crimes together with Putin.
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In regard to that, we, Belarusians of the world, urge the international
community:
1) To treat Belarusians who fled the war in Ukraine, possess any kind of
residence permit, as eligible for receiving protection in ali EU countries, at
least the Belamsians who fled Lukashenka regime since August 2020, as they
will risk being returned to Belarus by the Russian occupational forces and
prosecuted.
2) Prevent discrimination of democratic Belarusians by expressing support and
pubhcly drawing lines between Lukashenka s regime and Belarusians.
Signed by:
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Danish-Betarusian
Culture Society «Beladania»
(+45) 5036 19 95
Belamsians of Sweden
Belarusians of Denmark
Belarusians ofNorway
Belamsians of Finland
Belamsian community in the United Kingdom “Nadzeya”
People’s Embassy of Belarus in the United Kingdom
Danish-Belarusian Culture Society BELADANIA
Belamsisk forening i Norge RAZAM
Professional Union ofBelarusians in Britain (PUBB)
Belamsians of Czechia
Belarusians of Luxembourg
Belanisians of Savoies regions in France
Belanisians of Ireland
Belamsians of Ukraine
Belanisians of Germany
Belarusian jews of Israel
Belanisians of Japan
People’s Embassy of Belarus in Lithuania
Belarusian Solidarity Union, Wroclaw, Poland
Belarusians of Montenegro
Belarusians of Austria
Foundation Tutaka, Poland
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Belarusians of Lithuania
Belarusians of San Francisco (Belarus SF)
Belarusians of Poland
Embajada Popular de Belarûs en Espafla
People’s Embassy of Belarus in Slovenia
Belamsians of Slovenia
Belarusian Cultural Society of South Australia
Belarusians of Belgium
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