RFE/RL Condemns Detention of Another of Its Correspondents in Belarus

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has condemned Belarus's detention of another of its correspondents, Ales Dashchynski, as President Alexander Lukashenko continues to crack down on independent media.

Dashchynski's relatives told RFE/RL that police detained him on July 16 after his apartment in Minsk was searched and his computer, telephone, a hard drive, several flash memory sticks, and a bank card were confiscated. His accreditation as a journalist was canceled last October as part of Lukashenko's campaign against dissent and free media following a disputed presidential election in August that the opposition and many Western nations say was rigged. Dashchynski's detainment came the same day as police and security forces raided the offices and homes of several independent journalists across Belarus, including RFE/RL's offices in Minsk.