EU dismayed as Lukashenko terrorises media
Families watch play in courtyard in Minsk put on by opposition arts group Belarus Free Theatre (Photo: belarusfreetheatre.com)
Belarus has attacked its last few independent journalists in raids that prompted an international outcry.
Police broke into the offices of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) and the Belarusian Radio and Electronic Industry Workers Union (REP) in Minsk on grounds of searching for illicit funding on Tuesday morning (16 February).
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