Foreign Minister Reinsalu: violence and repressions against journalists in Belarus must end immediately 22. January 2021 - 19:45 On Friday 22 January, Estonia called an informal high-level virtual meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss media freedom in Belarus. The meeting built on a previous UN Security Council meeting initiated by Estonia and held on 4 September with a focus on human rights in Belarus. “In addition to protesters, representatives of free media – journalists, cameramen, bloggers, anyone covering the events on the ground – have been turned into a target for the government’s repressions. It is alarming how the Belarusian authorities have persecuted, beaten and arrested representatives of the media,” Foreign Minister Reinsalu said.