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Belarus dictator Lukashenka seeks to silence the media Belarusian journalists Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova await sentencing in Minsk on February 18. (REUTERS) A Minsk court sentenced journalists Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsovato two years in prison on February 18 in a case that highlights the war against free speech that is accompanying Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s ruthless crackdown on the country’s six-month pro-democracy uprising. The two young journalists, who both work for the Polish-backed independent Belarusian TV channel Belsat, were convicted on charges of “organizing a demonstration that grossly violates public order.” However, critics of the verdict maintain the journalists were guilty of nothing more than live streaming a peaceful protest staged to commemorate activist Raman Bandarenka, whose death in November 2020 was widely believed to be the result of regime brutality.

Belarus generalKatsiaryna andreyevaArciom sarokinRaman bandarenkaAlyaksandr lukashenkaJim rischKaciaryna barysevichAtlantic councilAtlantic council nonresident fellow hanna liubakovaSenate foreign relations committeeBelarusian association of journalistsEuropean union external action serviceDarya chultsovaDarya chultsovatoEuropean unionExternal action service