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The Lukashenko regime s persecution of Belarus journalists
For months, hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have staged protests against strongman Alexander Lukashenko. The president has used the country s security agencies to intimidate dissidents and persecute journalists.
Belarus security forces have cracked down on protests and dissent (November 2020)
Yulia Slutskaya is a well-known Belarus journalist with a proven track record. She founded the independent Press Club Belarus, an organization that seeks to advance the country s independent media landscape and receives funding from the EU. But her media work came to a halt when security officers asked Slutskaya to use a different customs exit at Minsk airport on November 22, 2020, vanishing without a trace.