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A Journalist In Jail: Freed Former RFE/RL Reporter Recalls Belarus Prison Ordeal

Summary by RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Longtime former RFE/RL journalist Ihar Karnei was arrested in July 2023 after the KGB came to his home in Belarus. Freed in a US-brokered inmate release last month, he describes the “inhuman conditions” still faced by what rights activists say are nearly 1,200 political prisoners in Belarus.

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A Journalist In Jail: Freed Former RFE/RL Reporter Recalls Belarus Prison Ordeal

Longtime former RFE/RL journalist Ihar Karnei was arrested in July 2023 after the KGB came to his home in Belarus. Freed in a US-brokered inmate release last month, he describes the “inhuman conditions” still faced by what rights activists say are nearly 1,200 political prisoners in Belarus.

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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty broke the news in on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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