Belarus: 18 months of media repression
Cenzolovka 11.02.2022 | Veera Nikkanen, Helsingin
On February 9, one-and-a-half years will have passed since presidential elections in Belarus widely considered to be fraudulent. Since then, journalists have been detained more than 500 times by the Belarusian state authorities as part of a wide-ranging crackdown on media freedom following nationwide protests.
Thirty-three Belarusian journalists and media workers currently remain behind bars. IPI strongly condemns the continuing crackdown on independent media and urges the international community not to lose sight of the systematic attacks on press freedom and freedom of speech. Since Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in the presidential elections on August 9, 2020, independent media in Belarus have faced severe and continuing persecution. Recent examples show that
