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The Belarusian authorities today lifted the accreditation of several journalists from foreign media, including the French Agency, eve of a new great demonstration planned by the opposition, which challenges the results of the presidential elections on August 9.
According to the spokesman for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anatoly Glaz, the decision was made on the basis of a recommendation from the Interministerial Committee. fight against extremism and terrorism.
The spokesperson did not specify how many journalists were affected by the move, but foreign media outlets such as the BBC and Radio Liberty reported. withdrawal of accreditation by various journalists its.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus summoned me and notified me of the cancellation of my accreditation and the accreditation of a colleague of mine as BBC correspondents. “They asked me to return my card,” journalist Tatiana Melnitsuk told AFP.
“The Belarusians Journalists from the French agency they were informed by the government that their accreditations had been revoked. No explanation was given and we do not know the reasons for the removal of the accreditations. “We urge the Belarusian authorities to return their credentials so that they can continue to provide independent and impartial coverage of events in Belarus.” AFP’s news director Phil Chetwid.
On your side Associated Press (AP) denounced the deportation today two of his journalists in Russia. Just as the AFP journalists’ accreditation was removed, so was the Belarusian AP journalists.
The US embassy says “concerned” about the attack on journalists “continuously” in Belarus, also denouncing the exclusion of independent or opposition media, “the”recurring internet outages “ and the “arbitrary detentions of peaceful poles”. The embassy asked Minsk to show restraint.
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