Belorusy i rynok Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Belarusian journalist released from KGB jail, banned from travelling

December 16, 2014 4:32 PM EST

Aleksandr Alesin, journalist with the Minsk-based independent newspaper Belorusy i rynok (Belarusians and the Market), was released from prison on December 10, 2014, but banned from traveling outside Belarus pending investigation, local and international press reported.

Belarusian journalist held by the KGB on espionage charges

December 8, 2014 5:09 PM EST

New York, December 8, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for the immediate release of journalist Aleksandr Alesin, who according to news reports is being held by the Belarusian national security service, known as the KGB.