Following massive pro-democracy protests in Belarus in 2020, the government has cracked down – targeting independent media, among others. Some of the many journalists who have fled their profession, or the country entirely, recounted how their lives have been altered forever.
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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.