CPJ calls on Belarusian authorities to drop all charges against journalist Aliaksandr Ziankou

“The deten­tions of jour­nal­ists Yauhen Hlushk­ou, Ales Sabaleus­ki, and Ali­ak­san­dr Ziank­ou are yet anoth­er exam­ple of the Belaru­sian author­i­ties’ relent­less harass­ment of mem­bers of the press,” said Gul­noza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Cen­tral Asia pro­gram coor­di­na­tor. “Author­i­ties should imme­di­ate­ly drop all charges against Ziank­ou, reveal any charges filed against Hlushk­ou and Sabaleus­ki, and ensure that mem­bers of the press are not jailed for their work.”

CPJ emailed the Belaru­sian Inves­tiga­tive Com­mit­tee, the country’s law enforce­ment agency in charge of crim­i­nal inves­ti­ga­tions, for com­ment but did not receive any replies.

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