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\n\n Sabale\u016dski (left) and H\u0142u\u0161ko\u016d\n <\/div>\n \n
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August 1, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Mahilo\u016d Regional Court on July 31 sentenced two journalists to prison, the Belarusian Association of Journalists reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ale\u015b Sabale\u016dski was given four years and cameraman Ja\u016dhien H\u0142u\u0161ko\u016d, three years in connection with their work for 6TV.by<\/em>, a YouTube news channel labeled an extremist group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both journalists were ordered to pay 8,000 rubels (\u20ac2,343) each in fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were accused under two articles of the Criminal Code \u2013 Part 1 and 3 of Article 361-1 carrying punishment for forming an extremist group or membership of an extremist group and Part 1 of Article 361-3 carrying punishment for participating or intention to participate in an armed conflict abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police arrested journalist Sabaleuski in Mahiliou on December 12 and H\u0142u\u0161ko\u016d on January 4, weeks after declaring the two local media outlets extremist groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights groups designated both journalists as political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most journalists associated with 6TV.by <\/em>fled the country for fear of persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In August 2021, KGB officers forced the channel\u2019s IT specialist Kanstancin Latu\u0161kin to give away passwords to the website administration dashboards and sign a pledge to cooperate, threatening to open a terrorism case against him if he refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latu\u0161kin left Belarus after the detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Mahilo\u016d-based reporters face extremism trial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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