People take part in a rally for women’s rights and protection, after a young woman kidnapped for marriage was found dead, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 8 April 2021, VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP via Getty Images April 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
April reminded us that “strongmen” are the wrong men if you want a free press and vibrant civil society. The month saw sweeping powers handed to the president in Kyrgyzstan, independent journalists threatened by legislation in Belarus and Kazakhstan, and civil society and the press targeted in Russia. But April also saw writer Ahmet Altan released in Turkey.
В Могилеве озвучили приговор брестским блогерам Сергею Петрухину и Александру Кабанову
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По три года колонии получили брестские блогеры за призывы к участию в акциях протеста
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