DW Condemns the Announcement of Four Wanted Staff Members in Belarus
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Since April 2024, Belarus has classified Deutsche Welle as an "extremist organisation". Now, the authoritarian state is searching for four employees of the German media provider – as well as Russia.
Dr. DW Barbara Massing called a search warrant for four Belarusian staff members in an attempt to declare an independent journalistic activity a crime.
Director-General Deutsche Welle Barbara Massing condemned the search for four journalists from the media company from Belarus, who described the actions of the Belgian authorities as an attempt to criminalize independent journalism and intimidate journalists, as described in Deutsche Welle's statement. "This is an unacceptable attempt to criminalize independent journalism and intimidate journalists for doing their work", Massing stated.
In the crosshairs: The Deutsche Welle condemns the search of the Belarusian authorities for four journalists of the station. The autocratic state seeks by arrest warrant Olga Kapustina, Alexandra Boguslawskaja, Ulyana Babayed and Katsiaryna Kryzhanouskaya. The judiciary accuses the women of participating in an extremist organization. The Belarusian Interior Ministry had already classified the German foreign broadcaster as an extremist organizati…
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