{"id":43740,"date":"2022-09-14T21:27:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/journalists-federations-call-for-belarusian-reporter-to-be-freed\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"journalists-federations-call-for-belarusian-reporter-to-be-freed","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/43740\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists\u2019 federations call for Belarusian reporter to be freed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>September 14, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Both the International Federation of Journalists and the European Federation of Journalists have condemned the guilty verdict handed to Belarusian reporter Dzianis Iva\u0161yn, demanding that he immediately be released.<\/p>\n<p> In a joint statement, they described his trial as a \u201ctravesty of justice\u201d and the court decision as \u201cbased on unfounded accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The Hrodna Regional Court sentenced Iva\u0161yn to 13 years and 1 month in prison at a closed-door session on September 14. It also ordered him to pay hefty fines.<\/p>\n<p> The reporter, declared a political prisoner by human rights activists, was prosecuted under criminal articles against meddling in police work and treason.<\/p>\n<p> Iva\u0161yn was a volunteer editor at Ukraine\u2019s <span>InfromNapalm<\/span>. He also cooperated with Belarus&#8217; independent weekly <span>Novy \u010cas<\/span>. He investigated Russian meddling in Belarus, construction at a Soviet-era massacre site, and the controversial recruitment of former Ukrainian riot police officers by Belarus.<\/p>\n<p> He was arrested on March 12, 2021. Later that month, the Committee for the State Security (KGB) claimed that he worked for Ukraine\u2019s special services and caused damage to Belarus&#8217; national security.<\/p>\n<p> The journalist went on trial on August 15, behind closed doors, as some details of his case supposedly amount to a state secret.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, 28 media workers remain behind bars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 14, BPN. Both the International Federation of Journalists and the European Federation of Journalists have condemned the guilty verdict handed to Belarusian reporter Dzianis Iva\u0161yn, demanding that he immediately be released. 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