2 journalists in Belarus imprisoned as part of a crackdown on free speech, media groups say
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures during a meeting of the supreme council of the Union State with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)This photo, provided by Belarusian Association of Journalists, an undated portrait of Belarusian journalist Uladzimir Yanukevich, in Belarus, as he was sentenced to 14 years in prison on charges of high treason. (Belarusian Association of Journalists via AP)In this photo, provided by Belarusian Association of Journalists, an undated portrait of Belarusian journalist Andrei Pakalenka, in Belarus, as he was sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of high treason. (Belarusian Association of Journalists via AP)
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures during a meeting of the supreme council of the Union State with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)