On the motion for a resolution · the text as a wholeAdopted
504 for · 4 against · 55 abst
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Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich
Resolution on a topical subject.
Summary
In this non-legislative resolution, Parliament demands the immediate and unconditional release, full rehabilitation and restoration of rights of Aliaksandra Pulinovich and all political prisoners in Belarus, noting that 853 remain arbitrarily detained. It strongly condemns the politically motivated prosecution of Belarusians, including the imprisonment of minors, and denounces the misuse of anti-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation to criminalise anti-war expression and youth dissent, calling for the lists of terrorists and extremists to be abolished. Parliament condemns the systematic misuse of Article 411 of the Belarusian Criminal Code as a tool for arbitrary sentence extension and calls for its immediate repeal. It urges the EU, its Member States and international partners to intensify efforts to secure prisoners' releases, and calls on the Council to broaden and strictly enforce targeted sanctions against those responsible for repression and torture. The resolution instructs its President to forward the text to the VP/HR, the Council, the Commission, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the de facto authorities of Belarus.
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Voted 18 Jun 2026
Full session brief →Other votes on this text · 6 votes
- ✓On amendment 2 · text to be inserted after paragraph 3488 / 39 / 28↗
- ✕On amendment 3 (part 1 of a split vote) · text to be inserted after paragraph 4177 / 369 / 17↗
- ✕On amendment 3 (part 2 of a split vote) · text to be inserted after paragraph 4135 / 366 / 60↗
- ✕On amendment 3 (part 3 of a split vote) · text to be inserted after paragraph 493 / 437 / 22↗
- ✓On text to be inserted after recital C366 / 43 / 148↗
- ✓On amendment 1 · text to be inserted after recital D488 / 37 / 30↗
Plenary amendments3 tabled on this text
Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.
- Amendment 1ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Recital C a (new)Amendment
Ca. whereas Article 411 of the Criminal Code of Belarus has been systematically used against political prisoners to arbitrarily extend their imprisonment on the basis of fabricated disciplinary violations, creating a mechanism of indefinite detention and coercion; whereas more than 80 political prisoners have been convicted under this provision since 2020, some of them repeatedly; whereas Article 411 is used to subject detainees to blackmail, force them to seek pardons from the regime, participate in propaganda activities or cooperate with the authorities, and has become an instrument of psychological torture and political repression;
- Amendment 2ECRJoint motion for a resolution · 3 a (new)Amendment
3a. Condemns the systematic misuse of Article 411 of the Criminal Code of Belarus as a tool for political persecution and arbitrary sentence extension; calls for its immediate repeal; demands the release and full legal rehabilitation of all persons convicted under this provision; expresses deep concern for the approximately 50 political prisoners who remain imprisoned under Article 411 and whose lives and health are at serious risk as a result of prolonged detention, solitary confinement and other forms of inhuman and degrading treatment;
- Amendment 3ESNJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 a (new)Amendment
4a. Notes that in exchange for sanctions relief, the US administration has secured the release of over 400 political prisoners in Belarus; notes that 2025 Sakharov Prize laureate Andrzej Poczobut was freed as part of a US-brokered Polish-Belarus prisoner exchange; encourages the US administration to continue along this humanitarian-diplomatic track; calls for the EU to take a more pragmatic approach and to re-engage with the authorities in Belarus in order to secure the release of further political prisoners;
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