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Belarus court sentences journalist Siarhei Satsuk to 8 years in prison

October 26, 2022 10:00 AM EDT

Paris, October 26, 2022 – Belarusian authorities must immediately release Siarhei Satsuk, who was sentenced to eight years in prison, along with all other journalists currently behind bars, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On Wednesday, October 26, a court in Minsk, the capital, found Satsuk, chief editor of the independent Yezhednevnik news website,…

Belarusian journalist Siarhei Satsuk detained on bribery charges after publishing COVID-19 report

March 31, 2020 2:55 PM EDT

Vilnius, Lithuania, March 31, 2020 – Belarusian authorities should immediately release journalist Siarhei Satsuk and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.