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Belarus: Statement by the Spokesperson on the crackdown on independent media
In the latest act of continued repression and intimidation by the regime, the authorities have on Monday targeted the largest independent media outlet Tut.by. At least 15 outlet workers have been detained, Its domain has been blocked, offices and private apartments of their staff searched, and a criminal case against its leadership opened.
Recent actions against other independent media and journalists, including the detentions of Alexander Burakov, a freelance reporter for Deutsche Welle, Vladimir Laptsevich, a journalist with online news portal Mogilev Region and Tatyana Kapitonova, a freelance photojournalist and Lyubov Kasperovich, a Tut.by journalist detained while covering a court trial, shows the complete disregard by the Belarusian authorities for freedom of expression. These actions of the Belarusian authorities contradict the core international commitments undertaken by Belaru
Two Belarusian journalists jailed, ‘tortured’
World
May 16, 2021
MINSK: Two Belarusian journalists including a freelance reporter for German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, were jailed for 20 days on Saturday, and complained of torture while in pre-trial detention, a media group said.
Freelance reporter Alexander Burakov, who works for Deutsche Welle (DW), and Vladimir Laptsevich, a journalist with local online news portal Mogilev Region, were on Wednesday detained outside a courthouse in the eastern city of Mogilev.
Both were there to cover the trial of opposition politician Pavel Sevyarynets and several other figures.
A court in Mogilev on Saturday found Burakov and Laptsevich guilty of repeated participation in an unauthorised event, said the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
Two Belarusian journalists including a freelance reporter for German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, were jailed for 20 days on Saturday, and complained of torture while in pre-trial detention, a media group said.