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.
Bob Beaudet, battalion chief for the Manchester, N.H., Fire Department, said the rescue of a woman who was trapped inside the compactor of a trash truck after she fell into a dumpster while throwing out her garbage is "alarming, because you don t really think it s true."
Belarusian photojournalist Alyaksandr Zyankou was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for his coverage of protests, charged with "participation in an extremist group."