Labeled "extremists" at home, independent Belarusian journalists living and working abroad worry that troubles attracting advertising and competition for media grants mean that their work encouraging Belarusians to support democracy is under threat.
The Minsk City Court has sentenced journalist Ales Lyubyanchuk to three years in prison amid a crackdown on independent media and civil society in Belarus under authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAZh) said Thursday that Judge Alena Ananich had sentenced the journalist after finding him guilty of creating an extremist group…
The Minsk City Court has sentenced journalist Ales Lyubyanchuk to three years in prison amid a crackdown on independent media and civil society in Belarus under authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
Ever since democracy supporters in Belarus rose up after Alyaksandr Lukashenka extended his rule in a 2020 election that millions say he stole, journalists have been in the regime's sights. Now at least 24 journalists are behind bars, while others struggle to reach their audiences from abroad.