Berlin, 3rd August 2012: On 23 September 2012 parliamentary elections are being held in Belarus (second round, if required, on 7 October 2012).The campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections", which is made up of members of the Human Rights Center Viasna and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, announced the start of its long-term election monitoring mission on 21 June.

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