A court in Belarus has sentenced a high-profile journalist to 3 1/2 years for “facilitating extremist activities” and “discrediting Belarus” after she provided data for a renowned human rights group.
that resulted in more than 35,000 arrests, with thousands of protestors beaten.
“Today, my thoughts are with Larysa Shchyrakova, a journalist and mother,” she said. “She’s been sentenced to 3 1/2 years simply for doing her job, torn away from her son. This brilliant woman is held as a political prisoner alongside 32 other journalists in Belarus. This shameful injustice must end.”
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