Brief Published (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-09-16
On September 16, four Belarusian journalists were released thanks to an amnesty secured through the intervention of American diplomacy, reports RFI.
However, their release was immediately followed by expulsion and forced exile from the country.
Reporters Without Borders welcomes these releases but condemns the continued detention of 17 other journalists and media professionals still imprisoned in Belarus.