Belarus: Petition to Move 2014 Ice Hockey Championship Elsewhere · Global Voices
Veronica Khokhlova

Pyotr Kuznetsov posts a petition (RUS, ENG) to the International Ice Hockey Federation, drafted by Lithuania-based Belarusian opposition activists, in which they are proposing “to change the location of the [2014 ice hockey championship] from Belarus to another country” – because “[t]he atmosphere in Belarus and the actions of Mr. Lukashenka are incompatible with the principles of sport and the mission of IIHF.”