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Belarus sends one more independent journalist to prison

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A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced yet another independent journalist to three years in prison, a second prison sentence handed to a journalist in the European county this week in a sweeping, years-long crackdown on independent media. According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Aliaksandr Liubianchuk was convicted on the charges of participating in an extremist group. Liubianchuk had worked with a number of independent media, including the Poland-based Belsat TV channel, which was outlawed as extremist in Belarus.

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Belarus sends one more independent journalist to prison

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced yet another independent journalist to three years in prison, a second prison sentence handed to a journalist in the European county this week in a sweeping, years-long crackdown on independent media.

1 year ago·United States

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Belarus sends one more independent journalist to prison

A court in Belarus has sentenced another independent journalist to three years in prison

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Belarus hands investigative reporter 8-year prison sentence - Local News 8

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated PressTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarushas sentenced a prominent investigative journalist to eight years in prison, the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on independent media by the Belarusian authorities. Siarhei Satsuk, the chief editor of the Yezhednevnik popular online outlet, investigated corruption in the Belarusian leadership and covered the mass protests that raged in the country for months in 2020.…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Belarus sends one more independent journalist to prison

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced yet another independent journalist to three years in prison, a second prison sentence handed to a journalist in the […]

1 year ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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VOA News

Another Belarusian Journalist Handed Prison Term Amid Crackdown on Civil Society

The Minsk City Court has sentenced journalist Ales Lyubyanchuk to three years in prison amid a crackdown on independent media and civil society in Belarus under authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAZh) said Thursday that Judge Alena Ananich had sentenced the journalist after finding him guilty of creating an extremist group and taking part in its activities. BAZh demanded that Belarusian authorit…

1 year ago·United States

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MY Northwest

Belarus sends one more independent journalist to prison

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced yet another independent journalist to three years in prison, a second prison sentence

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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