RFE/RL, Other Media Raided As Belarusian Police Search Offices, Homes Of Journalists
udf.byA van with Belarusian security officers pictured outside RFE/RL's offices in Minsk on July 16. Security forces have raided the offices and homes of several independent journalists across Belarus, including the premises of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Minsk. Witnesses said the officers broke through the door at RFE/RL's Minsk bureau on July 16 as part of a sweep targeting the media.
Separately, a court in the former Soviet republic sentenced 10 students and a teacher to 2 years and 6 months in prison on charges of violating public order, while another student was given two years.
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