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December 6, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> A Homiel court yesterday tried journalist Andrej To\u0142\u010dyn accused of possessing \u201cextremist content,\u201d a minor offense punishable by up to 15 days in jail, Viasna Homiel reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outcome and details are unknown. Viasna fears that the man has been jailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, the Homiel Regional Court sentenced To\u0142\u010dyn to 2.5 years in prison after finding him guilty of association with an extremist group and defaming the head of state in connection with his work for Belsat, a Warsaw-based TV station banned in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities also added him to the list of persons “involved in extremist activity,” while human rights groups designated him as a political prisoner. He was released in September after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka had pardoned him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To\u0142\u010dyn had founded Homiel\u2019s newspaper Gomelskiye Vedomosti<\/em> and cooperated with several independent media as a freelancer before imprisonment. He was arrested and tried for journalistic activity several times. He left the profession after the 2020 political unrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Former journalist To\u0142\u010dyn pardoned, released<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

December 6, Pozirk. A Homiel court yesterday tried journalist Andrej To\u0142\u010dyn accused of possessing \u201cextremist content,\u201d a minor offense punishable by up to 15 days in jail, Viasna Homiel reported. The outcome and details are unknown. Viasna fears that the man has been jailed. In March, the Homiel Regional Court sentenced To\u0142\u010dyn to 2.5 years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":74587,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-117099","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHomiel-based journalist stands new trial after pardon | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 6, Pozirk. 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