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Officials and journalists attend a press conference of Belarus' President Alexsandr Lukashenko and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 13, 2025. Belarus has been jailing an increasing number of journalists since 2020, after Lukashenko's disputed reelection. (Photo: AFP-Pool/Maxim Shemetov)

Belarusian journalist Anatol Sanatsenka sentenced to 15 days administrative detention

New York, April 2, 2025— Belarusian authorities should immediately release journalist Anatol Sanatsenka, who was sentenced to 15 days of administrative detention on March 31 on accusations of distributing “extremist” content, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday. “Belarusian authorities continue to target members of the press in a reign of terror that has plagued the country…

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