Belarus - Opposition journalists and cyber-dissidents hounded in run-up to election

Reporters without borders

The Belarusian authorities are keeping up the pressure on independent and pro-opposition journalists and news outlets in the run-up to the parliamentary elections scheduled for 23 September. "As usual, the regime is 'preparing' the elections with an all-out crackdown," Reporters Without Borders said. "The judicial harassment of journalists and Internet users critical of the government has just one aim – to keep them under pressure and make them feel permanently threatened. "The call for an (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - lundi 3 septembre 2012