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Six RFE/RL Journalists Jailed As Belarus Crackdown Intensifies

Article - November 20, 2020 - RFE/RL condemns the most recent escalation of the Belarus government’s intensifying suppression of media freedom.

Jailed RFE/RL Belarus Service journalists (clockwise from from top left): Maksim Lauretsky, Yuliya Kotskaya, Andrey Shauluha, Aleh Hruzdzilovich, Ihar Karney, Andrey Rabchyk

RFE/RL Condemns Verdict Against Belarusian Journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich

Article - November 12, 2020 - A Belarusian court has sentenced veteran RFE/RL correspondent Aleh Hruzdzilovich to 15 days in jail.

Journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich stands trial over Skype for 'participating in a street protest', Minsk, (November 12, 2020)

125 Days Behind Bars — RFE/RL Journalists Face Unrelenting Pressure in Belarus

Article - October 1, 2020 - During the past three months of a violent and contentious election season in Europe’s last autocratic stronghold, RFE/RL journalists in Belarus have faced the most intense harassment since they first began working inside the country 30 years ago.

An image of, clockwise from top left: Belarus Service consultant Ihar Losik with his daughter; journalist Alyaksandra Dynko being detained while reporting live in June; journalist Anton Trafimovich, after being released from detention; photojournalist Uladz Hrydzin on assignment.

Belarus Broadens Assault Against RFE/RL

Article - August 28, 2020 - As protesters remain unyielding nearly three weeks since an election they say was rigged handed Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term, authorities are escalating their attacks against Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and other independent media.

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Amid Belarus Internet Shutdown, RFE/RL Is Seen and Heard

Article - August 14, 2020 - As last Sunday’s presidential election in Belarus continues to fuel protests and unnerve its leadership, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists continue to defy unrelenting government pressure.

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Ahead of Presidential Poll, Belarus Targets RFE/RL and Independent Press

Article - July 16, 2020 - Ahead of the August 9 presidential election, authorities in Belarus are detaining and physically attacking hundreds of activists and journalists, including five from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).

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