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Prosecutor asks for eight years of prison for Belarusian journalist Siarhei Satsuk
CJE leaves the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe because of the non-expulsion of Russia
Political prisoners Maryna Zolatava and Liudmila Chekina added to the “terrorist list”
Wife Of Jailed RFE/RL Consultant In Belarus Reportedly Detained
TUT.BY journalists Volha Loika and Alena Talkachova added to “terrorist list”
Several state radio hosts fired in Homel over support of protesters
Belarusian journalists detained, forced to make ‘confession’ videos
Paris, October 12, 2022—Belarusian authorities are continuing their crackdown on the country’s independent media with a spate of fresh arrests and detentions of several journalists.
UN experts call for immediate release of jailed Nobel winner and other rights defenders in Belarus
Police-affiliated Telegram channel published video of detained journalists Aliaksandr Lychauka and Sniazhana Inanets
Ales Bialiatski becomes Nobel Peace Prize laureate
CPJ condemns Belarus ‘witch hunt’ after three BelaPAN journalists sentenced to lengthy prison terms
Belarusian authorities must immediately release Andrei Aliaksandrau, Dzmitry Navazhylau, and Iryna Leushyna, three former and current employees of independent Belarusian news agency BelaPAN who were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 4 to 14 years on various charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.
Defendants in BelaPAN case sentenced to 4 to 14 years of prison
On 6 October, the Minsk Regional Court announced the sentences for the four defendants in the case of the BelaPAN independent news agency. Political prisoners will have to spend the next few years behind bars.
KGB puts political prisoner Andrei Pachobut on “terrorist list”
Ex-state media journalist Dzmitry Semchanka sentenced to 13 more days of arrest
Journalist Ksenia Lutskina sentenced to 8 years in prison
Judge Tatsiana Falkouskaya passed the verdict today.
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