Former state TV journalist Dzmitry Semchanka pressured to appear in propaganda film while in prison

For­mer Belaru­sian state TV host Dzmit­ry Sem­chanka, impris­oned since 2022, has report­ed­ly faced pres­sure and provo­ca­tions in Ivat­se­vichy Cor­rec­tion­al Facil­i­ty No. 22, includ­ing efforts to coerce him into par­tic­i­pat­ing in a pro­pa­gan­da film. A for­mer polit­i­cal pris­on­er who shared a cell block with Sem­chanka told  human rights group Vias­na that Sem­chanka was offered to give … Con­tin­ue read­ing For­mer state TV jour­nal­ist Dzmit­ry Sem­chanka pres­sured to appear in pro­pa­gan­da film while in prison