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Belarus police on Wednesday searched the homes of journalists working for an independent news agency in an escalating crackdown on the media under President Alexander Lukashenko.

The ex-Soviet country has been in political turmoil since a disputed presidential election last August that sparked historic demonstrations against Lukashenko’s nearly three-decade rule.

On Wednesday, police searched the home of BelaPan news agency’s editor-in-chief Irina Levshina before taking her to the outlet’s newsroom for a search there, reported website Naviny.by, which is owned by BelaPan. Journalists who covered anti-Lukashenko protests have come under mounting pressure in recent months, with several receiving long jail terms.

 

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