Convicted journalist Katsiaryna Andrejeva sentenced again for “treason”

In Feb­ru­ary 2021, Kat­siary­na Andreje­va, a jour­nal­ist with the Bel­sat TV chan­nel, was sen­tenced to two years of impris­on­ment under Arti­cle 342 of the Crim­i­nal Code (orga­ni­za­tion and prepa­ra­tion of actions gross­ly vio­lat­ing pub­lic order) for cov­er­ing the protest at the Square of Changes in Min­sk.

Human rights activists declared her a polit­i­cal pris­on­er.

On 7 April 2022, five months before her release from prison, the jour­nal­ist was charged again, this time under Part 1 Arti­cle 356 (Trea­son against the State) of the Crim­i­nal Code of Belarus.

Andrejeva’s release date was 5 Sep­tem­ber this year.