Europe is celebrating Belarus Freedom Day 2024 with the Belarusian Freedom Fighters, TODAY, 19^th of March 2024 at Yehudi Menuhin Area in the European Parliament in Brussels at 18h00.

There will be an exhibition about Ales Bialiatski, Novel Prize Laureate and Sakharov Prize Laureate, titled 'I am not afraid, let them be afraid'. Immediately afterwards, there will be a launch of the theatre play from Belarus Free Theatre titled 'Postchildhood', featuring young Belarusian artists and teenagers. We believe that now, as in the years before, we need to continue drawing attention and supporting the fight of Belarusians against tyranny of Lukashenka – the regime in Europe that kills its political opponents the same way Putin does. The Belarusians fight for their freedom through artistic initiatives, different social and political efforts, and by the example of freedom fighters, many of whom are being held in prisons by Lukashenka. The event is organised by the MEP office with MEP Dace Melbārde; MEP Andrzej Halicki; MEP Rasa Juknevičienė; MEP Włodzimierz Karpiński; MEP Sandra Kalniete; MEP Andrius Kubilius from the EPP Group

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee today held a hearing on 'The situation in Ukraine and the UK's response'. The video and transcript are available hereLink opens in a new window.

The Warwick ‘Leadership for Educational Transformation’ programmeLink opens in a new window was founded by Dr Bo KelestynLink opens in a new window immediately after the full-scale invasion in February 2022. In 2023 40 Senior Leaders in Education joined a residential programme at Warwick which not only builds a cadre of highly informed leaders, but also addresses Ukraine specific educational challenges such as transition of schools into the New Ukrainian School model, aligning quality in all levels of education to European standards, supporting trauma informed teaching, developing educational delivery for displaced learners, and building resilience both in education systems and at a societal level through Education. Leaders taking the programme originate from all levels of Education, NGOs and the civil service. The academic leadership is provided by Prof Gwen van der VeldenLink opens in a new window. This year’s cohort is already creating great impact in Ukraine, thanks to this unique collaboration of the University of Warwick, the Ukrainian Leadership Academy and the Ukrainian Ministry for Education and Sciences.