Belarusian journalist Palina Pitkevich’s extremism trial set to open - Committee to Protect Journalists

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Belarusian journalist Palina Pitkevich’s extremism trial set to open - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, February 27, 2025— Belarusian authorities should immediately release Belarusian journalist Palina Pitkevich, whose trial on charges of participating in an extremist organization is set to start on March 7, and stop jailing the press for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. “Palina Pitkevich’s detention is yet another grim reminder that President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s government is the worst jailer of journal…

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The KGB of Belarus considers it involved in the MediaIQ media literacy project, which was declared “extremist” in June 2024.