Belarusian Journalist on Trial for Covering Protests, Faces Years in Prison

FILE - A protester holds up a map of Belarus with a red heart during an opposition rally challenging presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 17, 2020. Belarusian photojournalist Alyaksandr Zyankou went on trial Friday on charges linked to work covering protests.

A Belarusian journalist went on trial Friday on charges linked to his professional work covering protests, the latest move in a government crackdown on dissent.