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TUT.BY freelance photographer Yauhen Yerchak detained in Minsk on unknown grounds
Photographer Yauhen Yerchak was detained in Minsk on June 13. A “penitential video” and photos of the search were circulated by pro-government Telegram channels.
Two journalists recognized as political prisoners
RFE/RL Freelancer Kuznechyk handed six-year prison sentence in Belarus
Belarus sentences several activists as crackdown over dissent continues
MINSK -- A court in Minsk has sentenced sociologist Tatsyana Vadalaskaya to a lengthy prison sentence while prosecutors in another case have recommended a harsh sentence for journalist Aksana Kolb on charges related to protests against the disputed results of a presidential election in August 2020 that handed authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term in power.
Four belarusian journalists go on trial as Lukashenka’s crackdown continues
Orwell would be surprised: why journalists are jailed in Belarus. Online briefing
Jailed belarusian RFE/RL journalist transferred to penal colony
Up to 15 years of prison. Five criminal trials against journalists scheduled for June
Journalist Ales Liubianchuk criminally detained, grounds unknown
On May 26, in the village of Kryvichy (Iuje District), police detained journalist Ales Liubianchuk.
Open Letter To Imprisoned Journalists And Media Workers In Belarus by Eamon Gilmore, EU Special Representative for Human Rights
21 May is the Day of the Political Prisoner in Belarus.
Another journalist detained in Belarus — director of the newspaper “Belorusy i Rynok”
Journalist who photographed Russian military vehicles taken into custody
Journalist criminally detained in Baranavichy for sending photos to ‘extremist media’
A 23-year-old correspondent of Baranavichy-based Intex-Press has been criminally charged for facilitation of extremist activities (Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code), reports the pro-government Telegram channel ‘Obratnaya storona’.
Journalist Iryna Slaunikava accused of founding an extremist formation
Belarusian journalist Iryna Slaunikava has been in custody for six months. The former Belsat reporter and currently a staff member of Polish Television (TVP) is a political prisoner and will soon face trial. She is accused of committing crimes under two articles of the Criminal Code, informs Belsat.
Novy Chas editor-in-chief Aksana Kolb is political prisoner
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