Belarus Jails Journalist for Revealing ‘Medical Secrets’ in Protester’s Death

Belarus Jails Journalist for Revealing ‘Medical Secrets’ in Protester’s Death
Journalist Katerina Borisevich and doctor Artyom Sorokin sit inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus, on Feb 19, 2021. Ramil Nasibulin/BelTA/Handout via Reuters
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KYIV—A Belarusian court sentenced a journalist to six months in prison on Tuesday for divulging medical secrets, after she contradicted official statements about the death of a protester who the authorities suggested was drunk at the time.

Journalist Katerina Borisevich and doctor Artyom Sorokin stand inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus, on March 2, 2021. (BelaPAN via Reuters)
Journalist Katerina Borisevich and doctor Artyom Sorokin stand inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus, on March 2, 2021. BelaPAN via Reuters