{"id":81394,"date":"2024-04-22T18:52:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/81394\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belsat-proofer-given-two-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/81394\/","title":{"rendered":"Belsat proofer given two years in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April 22, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> On April 19, the Minsk City Court sentenced Anastasija Macia\u0161 to two years in prison for collaboration with Warsaw-based Belsat TV<\/em> that Belarusian authorities labeled an extremist group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman provided linguistic consultations, translated, proofread and edited texts, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported, citing the ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macia\u0161 pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 17 Belsat TV<\/em> journalists and collaborators were held behind bars as of late January, Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzya, director of the television station at the time, said in late January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly all Belarusian independent media outlets were outlawed or have been forced to shut down in a government crackdown after the disputed 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many newsrooms either closed down or relocated abroad following searches, confiscations of equipment, arrests and website blocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities keep using terrorism and extremism designations to silence critical voices in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 36 media workers are behind bars in Belarus, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BAJ too is outlawed in Belarus and is currently based abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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