Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Daria Chultsova, who were sentenced to two years each in prison, were arrested after filming coverage of the violent dispersal of a anti-government protest.
"This is an attempt to intimidate journalists and human rights activists who have been telling the world about the unbelievable scale of repressions," said @viasna96 activist Valiantsin Stefanovich.
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Lukashenko, in power for over 26 years, declared to the 2,700 delegates present on Thursday that they would be able to draft constitutional reforms. The opposition has branded it a sham.
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