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Following the fraudulent presidential election in Belarus on 9 August 2020, journalists have faced hundreds of arrests and detentions. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) join their Belarusian affiliate, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), in condemning the indiscriminate repression by the regime of dictator Alexander Lukashenko. The IFJ/EFJ and BAJ demand the immediate release of the 30 journalists and media workers currently imprisoned in Belarus.
Precipitating political events and a world preoccupied with the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a record high in the number of journalists behind bars across the globe according the Committee to Protect Journalists' annual census of journalists imprisoned or killed.
EUvsDisinfo has been regularly monitoring how the illegitimate Lukashenka regime abuses its legal system and the security apparatus to shut down the very few remaining independent voices. The targets include journalists, regional outlets, Telegram channels and their followers and readers....
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Back in the days, Lizaveta Bursova became the USSR record holder in bullet shooting. After the end of her sports career, she acted as a judge at various tournaments in Belarus. Although, on Monday, the 87-year-old pensioner herself was in the dock. The elderly woman was tried for a single picket. The reason is a white-red-white flag that was hung on her balcony. The verdict is 15 basic units (this fine has already been paid by the Sports Solidarity Fund). Alexander Ivulin from Tribuna phoned Lizaveta Yakauleuna to talk about the first trial in her life, participation in peaceful rallies, famous riflemen who support the current government, and the white-red-white flag: