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Belarus: Former and current BelaPAN journalists handed prison sentences of 4 to 14 years

A court sentenced former deputy director of BelaPAN Andrei Aliaksandrau to 14 years in prison, former director Dzmitry Navazhylau to six years, and current director and chief editor Iryna Leushyna to four years.

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Congolese authority’s attempt to ban poster overturned by Belgian court

The Belgian court has authorized a poster entitled “The Chebeya Scandal: A State Crime?” by filmmaker Thierry Michel. The filmmaker had been sued by the former Inspector General of the Congolese National Police, who also sought to have the poster banned.

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Ten arrested in police raid on Kurdish TV station

Police organised simultaneous raids at 25 locations in the country that were alleged to be connected to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.