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Belarus independent journalists targeted ahead of election by gov’t determined to control news

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Belarus independent journalists targeted ahead of election by gov’t determined to control news

A secret apartment in an old Minsk building has become just the latest risky place for journalists from the independent Belsat television station to work.

The journalists take great precautions to elude detection, frequently moving their makeshift studio from one underground apartment to another, and transmit reports to Poland for broadcasting from there. Still they face regular searches and harassment.

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