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Belarus security raid homes of independent journalists
Some were detained
16 July, 11:56
(ANSA-AFP) - MOSCOW, JUL 16 - Security services in Belarus
raided the homes of a dozen independent journalists on Friday in
a continuing crackdown on media and rights groups by President
Alexander Lukashenko's regime. The searches came two days after
authorities raided the offices of a dozen human rights
organisations and after the UN rights chief said recent moves by
Belarusian authorities were "completely unacceptable". "Searches
took place (at the homes of) 12 journalists, some were
detained," the Belarusian Association of Journalists said in a
statement. US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was the
main target of the raids, with security services raiding the
homes of several of its journalists and detaining at least one.
(ANSA-AFP).
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