Obama's Praises

Warsaw, Poland (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized the government of Belarus, saying that the country was in an "unacceptable situation."
His remarks came in a speech in Warsaw with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Obama said that the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has "a total disregard for democratic values and rule of law."
Lukashenko, once called "the last dictator in Europe" by a U.S. official, was re-elected last year in a contest that triggered massive protests and led to hundreds of arrests.
More recently, press freedom groups lashed out at a Belarusian court for the two-year suspended jail sentence of a reporter accused of "organizing and preparing a public order disruption" in connection with the protests surrounding the election.
Pressure must be applied to Belarus to get it to change its practices, Obama said, adding that he was familiar with the case of journalist Irina Khalip. read more

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