BELARUS: CONCERN OVER KGB MOVES AGAINST PAPER.("Pagonia" journalists)(Brief Article)

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Article 19 expressed "alarm at the escalation of KGB activities undermining media freedom in Hrodno, particularly in relation to the non-state newspaper 'Pagonia.'" According to Article 19, in May, all employees of the paper "Pagonia" were summoned at least once to the anti-terrorism unit of the local KGB for questioning about an article in the newspaper's 10 May issue. This article included a statement by a hitherto unknown organization, the Council of Commanders of Belarusian Nat...

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