This article is published by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Here is an excerpt:

Belarusian authorities should drop the treason charges against journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva, release her immediately, and stop charging and imprisoning members of the press over their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

“By charging imprisoned journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva with treason, Belarusian authorities show how far they are willing to go to retaliate against those who covered the 2020 protests demanding President Aleksandr Lukashenko resign,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Authorities must immediately drop all charges against Andreyeva and release her, along with all other members of the press currently in detention.”

On Wednesday, April 7, Andreyeva’s husband Ihar Ilyash announced on Facebook that his wife, a correspondent with Poland-based independent broadcaster Belsat TV, had been charged with state treason following an investigation “conducted in complete secrecy.” That charge was also reported by the banned Belarusian human rights group Viasna.

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