Alexander Burakov was arrested in May, while on a journalism assignment for DW. Shortly after his release he spoke about the conditions in detention and compared it to a "military prison."
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KYIV (Reuters) - One of Belarus s few independent news sites, TUT.BY, said on Monday its editor-in-chief Marina Zolotova had been charged in a tax evasion case that it said was fabricated as part of a crackdown on media. Zolotova could face 3-7 years in prison if found guilty after the closed-door hearing, TUT.BY said. The Belarusian authorities have not confirmed the charges and a spokesman for the state s Investigative Committee did not respond to a request for comment. The court in Minsk where the hearing took place could not be reached for comment. Zolotova has been accused of complicity in tax evasion on an especially large scale , her outlet said. The authorities have arrested 15 employees at TUT.BY as part of a crackdown following mass protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko that erupted last year after a disputed election. TUT.BY was one of the most widely read news sites in Belarus during the protests. Lukashenko s government has stripped many news organisation