Belarus: CFWIJ Condemns The Arrests Of Liubou Kaspiarovich And Hlafira Zhuk

The situation of press freedoms in Belarus continues to deteriorate as journalists are subjected to detentions and state violence for covering the ongoing protests in the country. On May 14, law enforcement agencies detained TUT.BY reporter Liubou Kaspiarovich and sentenced her to 15 days in prison. On May 28, police forces detained a journalist for Narodnaya Volya, Hlafira Zhuk, and sentenced her to 30 days in prison.