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Belarus frees at least 8 journalists unjustly detained for years - Committee to Protect Journalists
Belarus freed 52 political prisoners, including eight journalists, after the US lifted airline sanctions; over 1,000 remain detained, rights groups report.
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Belarus frees 8 more journalists as US eases sanctions on state airline
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) celebrated on Thursday the release of at least eight Belarusian journalists, part of a group of 52 political prisoners freed as the US eased sanctions on Belarus’ state airline Belavia. Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator, shared a statement on the release: CPJ celebrates that at least eight Belarusian journalists can finally return to their families after being freed from pr…
Belarus frees at least 8 journalists unjustly detained for years - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, September 11, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of at least eight Belarusian journalists, who were among 52 political prisoners freed on Thursday as the United States announced it was lifting sanctions on Belarus’ national airline. “CPJ celebrates that at least eight Belarusian journalists can finally return to their families after being freed from prison. They...
At the same time, the international organization “Reporters Without Borders” condemned the decision of the Belarusian authorities to send them to Lithuania.
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