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English By Danila Galperovich Share on Facebook Print this page Beatings, arrests, court cases, internet blocks and revocation of press credentials being an accredited journalist is no longer a guarantee of protection for independent media in Belarus. Four members of Press Club Belarus, a network that focuses on journalism, have been in pre-trial detention since December 22, when club founder Yulia Slutskaya, program director Ala Sharko, financial director Sergei Olszewski and operator Pyatro Slutski, Yulia’s son, were arrested on accusations of large-scale tax fraud. Two others linked to the club are also in custody: Ksenia Lutskina and Siarhei Yakupau. Lutskina is one of several journalists who resigned from state media in protest at the August 2020 contested presidential election in Belarus, when President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in a vote opposition politicians say was flawed. Opposition le

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