Belarus: CFWIJ Condemns The Crackdown On Journalists by The State

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State officials cracked down on civilians and journalists for organizing a protest rally against President Alexander Lukashenko. Of those arrested, at least five are journalists, most of them women. The continued repression of civil liberties and free press in the country has sent a wave of outrage in the international community.

 

Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) covered The Statement

 
 

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