A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the political repression in Belarus on the two-year anniversary of the August 2020, fraudulent presidential election.

This resolution expresses that the Senate

• continues to refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimately elected leader of Belarus;
• condemns the ongoing harassment and persecution of opposition leaders, civil society activists, human rights defenders, and independent media carried out by the Lukashenka regime;
• urges the immediate release, without preconditions, of all political prisoners in Belarus;
• calls for new presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in Belarus and conducted in a manner that meets international standards and includes independent election monitoring; and
• encourages President Biden to swiftly appoint a new Special Envoy for Belarus to support the pro-democracy movement in Belarus.