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Journalist Dzmitry Luksha was among 30 prisoners pardoned on August 16 by President Aleksandr Lukashenko, pictured here in January 27 near the village of Zaitsevo, Leningrad region. (Photo: Olga Maltseva/Pool via Reuters)

Belarusian journalist Dzmitry Luksha released following presidential pardon

New York, August 26, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of Belarusian journalist Dzmitry Luksha, who received a presidential pardon after serving 30 months of a four-year prison sentence. “Belarusian journalist Dzmitry Luksha unjustly served 2 ½ years behind bars when he shouldn’t have spent a day in jail,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program…

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