DW contributor in Belarus sentenced to 20 days in detention

DW contributor in Belarus sentenced to 20 days in detention
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6 days ago
Irina Filatova
Alexander Burakov was arrested in the town of Mogilyov while on an editorial assignment for DW's Russian service. During his sentencing, he told the court that he was mishandled in the detention facility.
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Burakov was sentenced to 20 days in the Mogilyov jail after covering protests
The freelance journalist Alexander Burakov, who reports for DW from Belarus, was sentenced to 20 days in detention on Saturday on charges of "repeatedly participating in an unsanctioned demonstration within a year."
Burakov was detained on Wednesday in front of a regional court in Mogilyov, 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Belarus' capital, Minsk, where the hearing began against the opposition politician Pavel Severinets, who was accused of "participating in mass riots" began. Burakov, who was reporting on the trial for DW's Russian-language service, was waiting in front of the court along with other journalists. The independent reporter Vladimir Laptsevich, who was also arrested in front of the court, received 20 days in detention on the same charge.

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