On July 17, 2023, authorities in Minsk, Belarus, searched the home of Ihar Karnei, a former freelance journalist with Radio Svaboda, the Belarus service of the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, detained him, and ordered him to be held for 10 days. (Photo: RFE/RL)

Belarus detains journalist Ihar Karnei on undisclosed charges, bans Polish journalist Justyna Prus