In Belarus, publicists who wrote for the Russian media were detained
Yuri Pavlovets and Dmitry Alimkin. Grani.ru collage In Belarus, the publicists Dmitry Alimkin and Yuri Pavlovets, who wrote for the Russian media, were detained and placed in custody. As stated in the message on the website of the Investigative Committee of the country, they are suspected of "inciting racial, national, religious or other social enmity or growth" (Article 130 of the Criminal Code of Belarus). The sanction of this article provides for from 5 to 12 years in prison.