The Belarusian authorities should immediately release the journalists and stop blocking the media.
The ministries of foreign affairs of Ukraine, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic condemned the blocking of the tut.by portal, naviny.online reports.
“We condemn the blocking by the Belarusian authorities of the independent Belarusian media resource tut.by and the persecution of its journalists. Tut.by is known for its high standards of journalism and objective reporting. We call on the Belarusian authorities to stop attacks on freedom of speech,” Foreign Ministry spokesman
Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Twitter.
“Another blow to independent journalism in Belarus,” said the head of the Slovak diplomacy
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