Belarus - Journalist facing jail sentence for exposing Minsk metro security flaws

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns journalist Vital Ruhayn's arrest in Minsk on 25 July after posting a video online showing a lack of security on the Minsk subway although it was the target of a deadly bombing in April 2011. Ruhayn is a correspondent for Warsaw-based European Radio for Belarus (ERB). “Vital Ruhayn's arrest is indicative of the regime's sensitivities about matters related – closely or otherwise – to the Minsk bombing and national security,” Reporters Without Borders said. “A (...)

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